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<h3 class="groups">Section 508 Tester</h3>
<p class="summary">Position Summary
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The candidate will work on-site in Washington D.C. to assist a Federal
Government Agency in complying with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act by conducting Section 508 testing of software applications, web
pages, and documents. The candidate will be joining a small team of
highly regarded experts that provide accessibility services to a
Federal Agency.
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Responsibilities include day-to-day interaction with the lead Federal
tester and customers of the Federal test team, collaboration on test
methodologies and procedures and writing detailed reports on issues
found in application under test.
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The successful candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of the Section
508 standards, will take initiative to learn emerging technologies and
their impact on Section 508 compliance, have excellent technical
writing skills, be able to work with minimal direction and will work
closely in support of the Federal test team’s goals.
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Duties
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Conduct Section 508 compliance testing of web sites, software
applications and documents using the Section 508 technical
accessibility standards; <br>
Provide technical assistance and remediation guidance to developers; <br>
Interpret and apply the Section 508 technical standards to a wide
variety of environments and applications to ensure compliance; <br>
Document testing methodologies; <br>
Write Section 508 compliance reports which delineate an application’s
compliance with the appropriate set of technical standards; <br>
Recommend potential solutions by evaluating new and emerging assistive
technologies designed to increase accessibility in the network
environment; <br>
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Requirements
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Minimum 3 years of Section 508 testing experience of software, web, and
documents (preferably all three); <br>
A track record of auditing and documenting compliance against the
Section 508 technical standards; <br>
Skilled at preparing management and technical reports; <br>
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; <br>
Punctilious follow-through and attention to detail; <br>
A recent track record with hands-on Section 508 testing of complex
software interface layouts involving UI elements such as Custom Windows
Controls, Java Applets and applications, Oracle Forms applications,
Flash content, AJAX and other Web 2.0 Internet technologies; <br>
Experience in use of testing instruments such as Object Inspector,
screen reader software (JAWS, Windows Eyes, NVDA), screen magnification
software, voice recognition software etc.; <br>
Experience with PDF document accessibility testing and remediation; <br>
Well versed with WCAG 2.0 technical standards; <br>
BS/BA degree preferred; <br>
Deque offers a competitive base salary, a bonus plan, health insurance
benefits, tuition reimbursement as well as 15 days paid vacation and
401(k) plan participation.
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Resume and Cover letter may be submitted to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hr@deque.com">hr@deque.com</a><br>
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href="http://www.deque.com/">http://www.deque.com/</a><br>
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<p class="timestamp"> Expiring in 12 days. Posted 8-19-2010<br>
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