Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
As an Accessibility Tester at Accenture, this professional should have a strong background in a technology field, such as Computer Science, Web Development or Design (for creative QA), and is responsible for certifying that all project deliverables meet quality goals. This resource will be the subject matter expert on WCAG compliance and accessibility validation.
On collaborating with the Engineering team, defining and executing on a testing strategy using assistive technologies as well as providing feedback back to the team. This resource will ensure that all discoveries reported to the team are addressed and fixed accordingly to agreed on accessibility standards.
Key Responsibilities
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Ensures that development processes are followed.
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Looks for improvement opportunities.
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Creation of test plans and test cases to verify and validate project requirements.
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Integrated testing across browsers and environments (development, testing and production).
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Estimation and scheduling of testing efforts.
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Perform complete validation testing on a Web application, focusing on WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines.
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Use Assistive Technologies, such as screen reader software (NVDA, JAWS), and Accessibility test tools.
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Document identified issues and recommended potential solutions and best practices for remediation of accessibility violations.
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Required Experience
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At least 2 years of proven experience working with software developers and project teams.
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At least 2 years of proven experience writing and executing test scripts.
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2+ years performing test case management, working with developer teams, logging bugs in JIRA, Asana or similar tools.
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2+ years of HTML, CSS, JavaScript experience
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Knowledge of IT process improvement and various Quality Assurance standards.
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Good understanding of cross browser/cross platforms compatibilities.
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Good communication skills, attention to detail and a team player.
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Experience running manual and/or automated tests.
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Experience analyzing business requirements and performing different types of testing: functional, non-functional, end-to-end testing, GUI testing, usability and/or accessibility testing.
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Experience testing in different environments including web, mobile and responsive sites.
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Experience writing bug reports and providing objective feedback to software developers.
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Ability to communicate findings to technical and non-technical colleagues.
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Good English skills
Preferred
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Has working knowledge of the WCAG and requirements to get a web page to an A or AA level of compliance with the WCAG 2.1
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Experience testing in native apps.
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Experience with accessibility audit and quality assurance tools and processes
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Proficiency with Assistive Technologies such as NVDA, JAWS, or similar screen readers.
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Experience in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) methodologies to ensure digital product adheres to QA strategies and conformance levels (WCAG 2.0, 2.1 level AA) within technical projects.
What we offer
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Health and Life Insurance
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Accenture days, 3 additional vacation days
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On site doctor
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Birthday leave
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Internet reimbursement
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Visit us at www.accenture.com
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What We Do
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 500,000+ people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
