Business Analyst
Budget: $50 – $0 USD
Position : Business Analyst
Location : 100% remote
ADA Accessibility SME
Responsibilities:
• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for WCAG guidelines and stay informed of new guidelines as they evolve
• Identify and suggest potential solutions for accessibility issues based on WCAG and PDF/UA
• Apply accessibility knowledge in the areas of design (UX/UI), development, and testing in support of digital properties, including web and mobile applications, PDF documents, and emails
• Work across the organization to help drive the adherence and implementation of key compliance guidelines including identifying opportunities to increase effectiveness
• Assist accountable parties (technology, journey owners) to interpret accessibility audit reports and identify root causes of defect creation and monitor remediation of those root causes
• Partner with groups across the consumer bank to share best practices for digital accessibility
• Participate in testing and evaluating digital accessibility software
• Understand how a global matrixed organization operates and functions, and thrive in this type of environment
Required Skills:
• 4 years of digital accessibility development and testing following standards such as WCAG 2.0 AA, WCAG 2.1 AA, Section 508, PDF/UA, UAAG, ATAG
• 5+ years front end development experience
• Native mobile development experience
• Experience performing accessibility audits using assistive technologies such as VoiceOver, TalkBack, JAWS, NVDA
• Experience using automated accessibility testing tools such as Axe, Access Continuum, and WAVE
• Experience implementing Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) and WCAG compliant solutions in technologies such as HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Angular, JQuery Swift (iOS), Java and Kotlin (Android)
• One or more of the following industry certifications: International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) CPACC, WAS, and/or CPWA, DHS Trusted Tester Training for Web on Windows
Preferred Skills
• Experience mentoring others in methods and techniques for addressing accessibility barriers on web applications and mobile devices and in a variety of forums
• Experience integrating automated accessibility testing within CI/CD pipeline and with unit testing frameworks such as Karma, Selenium, and Protractor
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience working with vendors on development and testing for accessibility
• Consumer-centric; empathetic toward the customer with the ability to put oneself in their shoes
• Solid interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on collaborating, influencing, and coaching
• Strong verbal and written communication and diplomacy skills, with ability to maintain working relationships across a geographically dispersed organization
• Fast learner, with enthusiasm and ability for acquiring knowledge to become a subject matter expert on compliance guidelines and initiatives
Education
• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience
Location : 100% remote
ADA Accessibility SME
Responsibilities:
• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for WCAG guidelines and stay informed of new guidelines as they evolve
• Identify and suggest potential solutions for accessibility issues based on WCAG and PDF/UA
• Apply accessibility knowledge in the areas of design (UX/UI), development, and testing in support of digital properties, including web and mobile applications, PDF documents, and emails
• Work across the organization to help drive the adherence and implementation of key compliance guidelines including identifying opportunities to increase effectiveness
• Assist accountable parties (technology, journey owners) to interpret accessibility audit reports and identify root causes of defect creation and monitor remediation of those root causes
• Partner with groups across the consumer bank to share best practices for digital accessibility
• Participate in testing and evaluating digital accessibility software
• Understand how a global matrixed organization operates and functions, and thrive in this type of environment
Required Skills:
• 4 years of digital accessibility development and testing following standards such as WCAG 2.0 AA, WCAG 2.1 AA, Section 508, PDF/UA, UAAG, ATAG
• 5+ years front end development experience
• Native mobile development experience
• Experience performing accessibility audits using assistive technologies such as VoiceOver, TalkBack, JAWS, NVDA
• Experience using automated accessibility testing tools such as Axe, Access Continuum, and WAVE
• Experience implementing Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) and WCAG compliant solutions in technologies such as HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Angular, JQuery Swift (iOS), Java and Kotlin (Android)
• One or more of the following industry certifications: International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) CPACC, WAS, and/or CPWA, DHS Trusted Tester Training for Web on Windows
Preferred Skills
• Experience mentoring others in methods and techniques for addressing accessibility barriers on web applications and mobile devices and in a variety of forums
• Experience integrating automated accessibility testing within CI/CD pipeline and with unit testing frameworks such as Karma, Selenium, and Protractor
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience working with vendors on development and testing for accessibility
• Consumer-centric; empathetic toward the customer with the ability to put oneself in their shoes
• Solid interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on collaborating, influencing, and coaching
• Strong verbal and written communication and diplomacy skills, with ability to maintain working relationships across a geographically dispersed organization
• Fast learner, with enthusiasm and ability for acquiring knowledge to become a subject matter expert on compliance guidelines and initiatives
Education
• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience