Sr. Web & Mobile Accessibility Engineer

We’re looking for a hands-on Web Accessibility Engineer who loves to enable amazing customer experiences through web applications! As a Web Accessibility Engineer in the Commerce Group, you will help guide the requirements development, story creation, and implementation of Accessibility features in our internal and guest-facing web pages and web applications. This role will rely on a mix of your knowledge, skills, and hands-on experiences, as well as your ability to relay complex ideas to less experienced developers to enable our business. This Commerce focused team works closely with internal development studios to deliver world-class guest experiences and interactive systems across the Commerce portfolio.
You will report to the Sr. Manager, Commerce Quality and Release Center of Excellence.
Responsibilities:
• Groom Jira Issues to identify and clarify Critical and High Accessibility Bugs, updating the description and work plan to ensure clear requirements and code samples are defined.
• Analyze backlogs and support project development teams to identify root causes for accessibility issues.
• Engage with, and coach, scrum-masters or studio leads to ensure Critical and High Bugs are addressed with appropriate prioritization, and holistically across a given application or site.
• Independently perform accessibility audits of web pages / UI workflows / mobile applications using a combination of automated testing tools, manual testing methods, and assistive technology products.
• Test or retest the in-scope applications, clearly documenting test results.
• Identify accessibility violations and recommend detailed code solutions and best practices for remediation.
• Engage in rapid prototyping in support of research and standards development to evaluate potential technical solutions for requirements definition on emerging or in-flight development.
• Collaborate with external vendors as well as other Accessibility professionals in order to find optimal solutions to complex requirements.
• Validate and help define acceptance criteria in BDD/Gherkin.
• Design, develop, and implement test-related code to create tools, unit tests, test scripts, test harnesses, and other infrastructure for validating Windows and/or mobile applications, libraries, drivers, and interfaces.
• Take ownership over test automation, including designing or customizing automation tools as needed.
• Develop feature code and support other engineering efforts when not working on test-based deliverables.
• Quickly translate technical requirements and product goals into appropriate code and automated tests.
• Design test plans and support testing tools and processes.
• Help manage continuous integration tools like Jenkins, Xcode Server, and VS Build Server to help manage test targets, create reports, and support other users of the tools.
• Participate in creating technical specifications and performing code reviews with other engineers.
• Participate in agile planning and scope estimation for team projects.
• Generate and maintain documentation as needed.
• iOS Development or QE experience a must.
Qualifications:
• Minimum of 6 years development experience in a complex enterprise organization.
•****Expert understanding of, and ability to interpret Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1 AA****) as development requirements for more junior developers.
•****Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.2.****
• Extensive hands-on experience with UI design and development, with emphasis on web accessibility that supports WCAG 2.1 AA or higher.
• Extensive experience working through Accessibility defects, focusing on delivery of code-level recommendations or training to less experienced developers.
• Strong ability to explicitly document the code changes required in order to resolve complex accessibility defects or requirements.
•****Proficient in using JAWS, VoiceOver (macOS and iOS), NVDA, Narrator, ZoomText, and other types of assistive technology software.****
• Adept at using common testing tools like Chrome DevTools, color contrast ratio analyzers, HTML code validators, bookmarklets, and more.
• Personal or professional understanding of how people with different abilities use assistive technologies to navigate complex workflows and forms.
• Exceptional collaboration, listening, written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and creative thinker with a passion for quality processes.
• Experienced in using Jira issue and project tracking software.
• Able to work independently, with limited guidance and day-to-day.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Demonstrated passion for and relevant development experience in Web Accessibility.
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing WCAG compliant web and/or mobile applications.
• Knowledge of or demonstrate experience in the fundamentals of an Angular code environment.
• Excellent partnering and collaboration skills, with experience working across multiple studios as a coach or mentor.
• Experience contributing to and maintaining accessibility documentation that can be used by a wide variety of teams, from best practices and guidelines to detailed functional and technical requirements.
•****Experience with Confluence as a Wiki documentation tool.****
• Awareness of the changes included in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA.
• Experience in testing applications that utilize Server Delivered User Interfaces (SDUI), like Flutter.
Required Education:
• 4 year degree in Computer Science or related field.