[nfbcs] Direct client Need-Senior Accessibility Analyst @ Austin, TX with VISA Inc., VISAJP00012293

[Jeanine Lineback]

>  please see the job announcement for a senior accessibility specialist at Visa in Austin, below my signature. If you apply for this position please give my name as your reference. 

Jeanine Lineback

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Ram Kumar" <ram.kumar at rssoftware.com>
> Date: June 19, 2018 at 2:21:49 PM CDT
> To: <jeanine.lineback at gmail.com>
> Subject: Direct client Need-Senior Accessibility Analyst @ Austin, TX with VISA Inc., VISAJP00012293
> Reply-To: <ram.kumar at rssoftware.com>
> 
> Hello Jeanine,
> Hope you doing great,
>  
> Please let me know if you’re interested in this below position with your updated resume and let me know your hourly rate expectations on W2: ?.
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> Senior Accessibility Analyst
> Austin, TX
> 1 year contract with possible extension, unsure on conversion.
> VISAJP00012293
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> Must have skills              
> 3-5+ years of accessibility experience, prefer in a corporate environment. Must have WCAG 2.0 experience. Experience as a Senior hands on member of the team. Knowledge of ARIA, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript. They will not be coding, but will need to understand. Strong communication skills, verbal and written. Mobile experience - iOS and android. Must have a11y experience.
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> Nice to have skills          
> Bachelor's Degree is very preferred but would be willing to look at a candidate without.
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> Roles and responsibilities          
> They will be working on the auditing side on 3 platforms. Web, iOS, and Android. They will be using an in house spreadsheet for tracking. Document findings and provide recommendations for resolving the issues. Accessibility consulting, customer brings issues and how can we resolve it.
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> Preference on industry background or previous companies worked for?             
> Technology companies. ApacheDEQUE. Level Access SSB, Paciellow, etc.
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> Duration of assignment and possible extensions            
> 1 year contract with possible extension, unsure on conversion.
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> Interview timeline and process
> 1 phone interview and 1 final video conference interview.
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> Qualifying questions required for candidate submission             
> Prescreening Test • Candidates that Vendor wants to submit for short list consideration must provide the following along with resume. • Instructions to send to candidate: • Do an accessibility audit for WCAG 2AA conformance on the following page: • https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa_checkout/reference • Submit a five-column accessibility test report (Word, Excel, or PDF) with your findings using the following format requirements: • Issue number • Issue identified • WCAG success criterion failed • Tool Used (Steps to reproduce as applicable) • Recommended solution for remediating the issue, provide code snippets (as applicable) • The report and findings will be reviewed by the team to determine next steps.
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> Description
> Seeking a Senior Accessibility Analyst with significant specific experience in WCAG 2.0 testing and solving/training developers to improve consumer-facing payment applications and platforms for web.
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> Education/Experience
> Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, User Experience, or a related field.
> 5+ years of experience with proven experience in accessible (508/WCAG) testing, analysis, and teaching.
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> Responsibility level
> Exercises independent judgment with minimal direction from supervisor
> Responsible for accessibility of a large product. A whole team will depend on this single person's ability to find all issues and teach staff how to fix them.
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> Qualifications / Skills
> • Deep, demonstrable Subject Matter Expertise in WCAG 2.0, Section 508, ADA, other accessibility laws and standards
> • Experience is critical - "being familiar with WCAG" or having done "some testing on a couple projects while in another role" is not enough.
> • Significant experience using Accessibility testing tools AND screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, Voiceover, and TalkBack
> • Significant experience performing accessibility audits on web applications, iOS apps, Android apps AND providing solutions to developers with little accessibility expertise.
> • Knowledge of and ability to discuss ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) solutions
> • Knowledge of and ability to discuss HTML5, CSS, JavaScript solutions
> • Extremely strong verbal and written communication skills . This role must easily be able to to have clear communication over email, IM, phone, and in person.
> • Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
> • This position will be a busy one. Self-drive and a desire to work hard, cranking through a backlog and keeping up with multiple fast-paced teams is required.
> • Thorough, methodical, problem solver and creative with extreme attention to detail
> • Expert at time management as well as working & finding answers to questions independently
> • Passion for making websites and applications accessible to all users
> • Understanding of SDLC and the technical and business challenges that come with development of a product
> • Understanding of UX and the design techniques and principals involved in the production of conceptual prototypes and wireframes
> • Past Experience as a Developer and/or Accessibility Consultant preferred
> • Past Experience in QA a plus
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> Major Job Duties and Responsibilities
> • Analyze existing web applications for Accessibility issues and provide developers and designers with workable solutions
> • Analyze future designs and provide feedback to Product Owners and others to ensure Developers receive accessible designs and specs on new features
> • Work with diverse team of product owners, UX designers, and developers in a fast paced and complex environment, with quick iterative cycles
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> Thanks & Regards,
>  
> Ram Kumar G
> 530-461-1007(Direct) 
> ram.kumar at rssoftware.com
> www.rssoftware.com
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