Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, web application accessibility

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Job Description

We’re looking for a self-motivated professional with experience in web application accessibility testing to help us deliver our product to all users of all abilities. Candidates will plan, design, and execute test specifications and ensure complete test coverage based on functional specifications and requirements.

Requirements

BS degree with 5+ years work experience or MS degree with 2+ years work experience

A minimum of 3 years of experience working on complex UI solving accessibility challenges is highly desired.

Passionate about working with designers, engineers and customers to build accessible user experiences

Working knowledge of Section 508 , WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 Guidelines, Success Criteria Level AA, and the implementation of accessible solutions

Experience conducting accessibility testing of web-based applications

Great communication skills

Working knowledge of web-based applications and a proven ability to understand complex business rules.

Financial domain experience is a big plus

Responsibilities

This candidate will be a primary contributor to Workday’s testing effort and will primarily be responsible for ADA, WCAG, 508 Compliance testing for web and mobile clients.

Understand the application functionality and its many business rules from UI perspective;

Testing to be conducted in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guideline 2.1 standards and requirements of Section 508 (29 U.S.C §794d);

Work directly with agile software development teams to incorporate test strategies throughout the development process;

Collaborate with product managers, designers, and developers to identify and clarify requirements and ensure they are met;

Review existing Workday user experiences, provide feedback on making them more compatible with assistive technologies, and lend design and technical expertise to the project teams;

Assist in evaluating and formulating a VPAT for various product areas across web and mobile clients;

Perform software development by creating and testing software products through the use of systematic tests to develop, apply, and maintain quality standards;

Design, develop and execute software test plans;

Maintain documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software;

Identify accessibility issues, help troubleshoot and find solutions for them;

Utilize strong communication skills to work closely with the scrum teams to build accessible experiences;

Perform accessibility audits and develop recommendations to build more accessible experiences and help educate developers think with an accessible mindset.