Lead Accessibility Solutions Engineer

About the Company

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our team is delivering groundbreaking solutions that provide intuitive and integrated experiences for millions of customers across online, retail and care channels. We’re a technology-powered organization and committed to those who seek to discover the undiscoverable and dare to disrupt the norm. When you join our team, you’ll make bold impacts and create a seamless customer experience. If you’re ready to revolutionize the user experience, join our team and propel your career into the future.

About the Team

The Strategic Platforms Compliance Team oversees the following compliance areas for the broader Strategic Platforms organization. SP-Compliance designs, leads, and implements a digital data privacy and accessibility program to meet corporate and regulatory needs. It serves as the interface to the Chief Compliance Office, Legal, Regulatory and Audit partners.

About the Job

Collaborates with product teams to support design, development, implementation, and testing of technology solutions to ensure all digital products and services meet accessibility compliance requirements.

Responsibilities and Day-to-Day View

Translates compliance regulations into technical solutions. Responsible for supporting and improving the processes and tools for accessibility requirements and capable of delivering accessibility training. Provides consulting to clarify needs to support delivery of application functionality and capable of testing accessibility for all types of disabilities, including proficient use of assistive technology.

Supports client organizations by consulting on the design, development, testing, and monitoring of product performance to ensure conformance with accessibility requirements. Performs risk assessments and maintenance of documentation related to regulatory compliance and recommends appropriate technical changes. Capable of creating accessibility processes and documentation that can be used by a wide variety of product teams from best practices and guidelines to detailed functional and technical requirements. Deep technical knowledge and subject matter expert on AT&T and accessible technologies and tools. Proficient on FCC and other government regulations pertaining to disability access.

Qualifications

Experience developing, designing or maintaining desktop, mobile and responsive web applications.

Experience with accessibility standards and guidelines (WCAG, WAI-AIRA).

Proficient with multiple accessibility and assistive technology testing tools such as JAWS, NVDA, AMP, Wave, ZoomText.

Proficient in mentoring and/or coaching multiple product teams within an agile software development organization.

Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills, and the ability to present ideas, thoughts, arguments, and information clearly.

Proficient in creating and maintaining best practice documentation across multiple systems and functional areas.

IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS), or other certification is desired.

Experience user testing applications and websites for accessibility.

Consult to and/or lead effort to integrate to accessibility to agile projects.

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