Accessibility Tester

United’s Digital technology team is looking for an experienced Usability/Accessibility tester to join our Digital Reliability team. As an Accessibility Tester at United, you will:

Work collaboratively with our Agile/Scrum teams responsible for testing our digital products for compliance with accessibility standards, such as WCAG 2.0.
Be responsible for writing and maintaining accessibility testing documentation, such as test plans, test cases, and bug reports.
Understand and apply accessibility guidelines (WCAG, Section 508, ADA, AODA) to United Digital products
Perform manual (and/or automated) testing of digital products for compliance with accessibility standards
Be able to describe accessibility issues and recommendations for resolving same in bug reports to developers
Retest products after fixes have been implemented to ensure that issues have been properly addressed
Knowledge of the latest accessibility technologies and trends
Advocate for the inclusion of accessibility considerations in all phases of product development
Provide training and awareness sessions on accessibility topics to internal and external audiences
Design and write manual front-end test scripts for assigned workflows to validate design and configuration against defined requirements
Analyze, resolve, and report on testing status, gaps, and issues to leadership during various testing cycles
Maintain testing documentation and artifacts for each test as proof of validation.

Required Qualifications

5 + years of combined related work experience and completed higher education and some level of Accessibility certification
Must have at least one of the following certifications: CPWA, IAAP, CPACC, WAS, CPABE
Knowledge of digital accessibility and inclusion
Knowledge of regulations related to digital accessibility (e.g., Section 508, ADA, WCAG)
Experience using accessibility evaluation tools and frameworks
Experience using assistive technologies (e.g., VoiceOver, JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, ZoomText, TalkBack, Speak to Me, axe DevTools)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $47.00 - $52.00 per hour

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

Chicago, IL 60606: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

Do you have one of the following certifications? CPWA, IAAP, CPACC, WAS, CPABE
Do you have experience using assistive technologies such as VoiceOver, JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, ZoomText, TalkBack, Speak to Me, axe DevTools?

Experience:

Web accessibility: 5 years (Required)
WCAG: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person