[Nfbv-announce] Seeking an Assistive Technology Tester in our McLean, VA Office

Tue Jun 25 12:07:13 UTC 2013

FYI. This would be a great job for someone strong in technology.

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From: Sam Joehl <sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Seeking an Assistive Technology Tester in our McLean, VA Office

Interested in working for a company that provides you a chance to grow
professionally, give back to society and make money doing it?

SSB BART Group (SSB) helps companies design and enhance their IT systems –
including web sites, web applications, software, hardware, and services – so
they are usable by people with disabilities. In the same way that buildings
must conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) modern web sites
and applications must be accessible to people with disabilities or face
legal liability. SSB allows organizations to address these risks through
software, training, and consulting solutions. This ensures that people with
disabilities have equal access to, and use of, IT systems. With over 1000
public and private sector customers SSB is the leader in the growing field
of accessible IT solutions. Our proven Accessibility Management Platform
(AMP) is the industry’s first on-demand solution that integrates the
business and technical aspects of complying with regulations such as Section
508, ADA, and WCAG.

SSB has an immediate opening for an Assistive Technology (AT) Tester. The
ideal candidate will have significant experience working with assistive
technology, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and will possess strong verbal and
written communication skills. The candidate will have a bachelor’s degree
and relevant work experience.

The AT Tester will work with clients to validate user interfaces against
accessibility design requirements. SSB is a vibrant, fast-paced workplace,
and the AT Tester will be expected to keep up with tight deadlines.
Knowledge of accessibility testing is not a requirement — SSB will train the
AT Tester in all relevant design requirements. But significant experience
with assistive technology is a requirement.

Responsibilities

§  Test Set Definition – The AT Tester will work with the client to
determine the boundaries of the testing environment. The AT Tester will
identify a representative test set of the user interface components found in
the client’s system.

§  Testing – The AT Tester will test the client’s IT system against specific
manual and assistive technology tools.

§  Delivery – The AT Tester will deliver testing results to the client and
will participate in conference calls and follow-up discussions in order to
create a road map to improve the accessibility and usability of the client’s
IT system.

Qualifications

§  AT Experience - If you use a screen reader or other assistive technology
all day every day we are looking for you. The ideal candidate will have
extensive experience using assistive technologies and will use them as the
primary means of controlling their computer or mobile system.

§  Technical Experience - If the terms HTML, JavaScript and CSS are familiar
to you this is probably a good job for you. We are looking for someone with
a core understanding of web development technologies and how they produce
user experiences. Experience developing with Adobe Flash applications and
PDF documents is a plus.

§  Testing Focus - A large portion of what we do involves testing interfaces
and verifying that they conform to technical requirements. A desire to
perform this validation and experience testing web-based interfaces for
compliance with design specifications is critical.

§  Communicative - You should be able to clearly and effectively communicate
with clients in both written and verbal fashion. Written communication
should show a high attention to detail. Verbal communication should be
formal and indicate the ability to communicate complex topics concisely.

§  Organized and Disciplined - SSB has a culture of disciplined execution
over a long period of time. We seek to hire and advance people that have
this focus and can execute activities on their own, over a long period of
time without a large amount of management oversight. A candidate that will
succeed in this environment should have a desire to grow in the system over
several years and seek to build towards big goals – over a long period of
time.

§  Excellence Focused - At SSB, we have been successful because we
constantly seek to be the best in our market across all of the products and
services we provide. Think the Ritz Carlton, not the Holiday Inn. In
practice, that means we both charge more and invest more, with the end goal
of providing far more value per dollar spent than our competitors. It also
means that we focus on a very high level of quality and hold ourselves
accountable for delivering against that level of quality. As an Account
Manager, we will give you the discretion and empowerment to act in the best
interests of the customer. As part of that we expect you, in turn, to hold
other team members accountable for delivering high levels of quality and
value to the customer.

§  Small Team Experience - SSB is a small, growing company with teams in
three offices across the country. Experience working in a small office
environment with flexible roles and responsibilities is a desired component.

§  Education - College degree – BA/BS – or equivalent is desired.

Application Process

Salary is commensurate with experience. This is a full-time, salaried
position with a competitive benefits package.

For immediate consideration, send a cover letter and resume to
jobs at ssbbartgroup.com. Please include the phrase “AT Tester” in the subject
line. Failure to include this in the subject line will indicate an inability
to read the job description and follow simple instructions. So, pretty
please, put it in the subject line?

Sam Joehl

Director of Client Services

SSB BART Group

Accessibility-On-Demand

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