Senior Accessibility Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that serves shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions. We build better by putting people first. We are animated by our core values of Purpose, Wholeness, Trust, Self-Management and Inclusion. We deliver our solutions in autonomous teams of self-managed professionals (no managers here!) who genuinely care about each other and the work. We know thats our companys purpose and that we can only achieve it by supporting a culture where people feel valued, self-managed, and love to come to work.

The role

Agile Six is looking for a Senior Accessibility Engineer with a strong foundation in React.js, Assistive Technologies, and Web Accessibility standards to join a highly collaborative team working with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Our team is seeking someone focused on digital accessibility; working as a Front-End developer to create highly accessible web applications; improving existing React Components and Design System, and creating new components. Our ideal candidate is patient, curious, proactive, and positive; someone who understands the large impact that even small changes can have on end users, someone able to learn a complex landscape and innovate, someone who constantly seizes opportunities to refine, and someone who is dedicated to accessibility and championing the impact our work has on veterans. Most importantly, we are looking for someone with a passion for working on important problems that have a lasting impact on millions of users and make a difference in our government.

Our teams mission is to ensure that disability claims submitted through VA.gov are easy and quick for Veterans to complete, and maximally actionable and minimally burdensome for VA employees to evaluate. For more context on the teams work, please visit these GitHub repositories:

• https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-website
• https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/tree/master/products/disability

Responsibilities

• Ensure accessible outcomes through component design, issue remediation, and design system development
• Resolve issues in the design system as reported through an accessibility escalation pathway
• Create elegant and 508-compliant frontend solutions using HTML, CSS, JavaScript with React, and the US Web Design System (https://designsystem.digital.gov/)
• Leverage a comprehensive range of assistive technology during development
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team, including designers and researchers, to ensure user research and usability testing includes participants with diverse accessibility needs
• Work with stakeholders to identify and address accessibility concerns
• Perform accessibility assessments on web applications and integrate assessment into CI/CD processes
• Collaborate with and support other scrum teams to ensure accessibility compliance
• Embrace emerging standards while promoting and educating team members on accessibility standards and best practices
• Support the practice of Engineering and Digital Accessibility within the larger company as needed through activities such as:
  • Assisting in outreach, recruitment, and hiring efforts
  • Occasionally participating in or otherwise supporting business development efforts, including code or design challenges, writing or reviewing proposal responses, etc.
  • Participating in communities of practice
• We expect the responsibilities of this position to shift and grow organically over time, in response to considerations such as the unique strengths and interests of the selected candidate and other team members and an evolving understanding of the delivery environment.

Basic qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working as Accessibility Engineer or related position in collaboration with digital product teams (enterprise environment a plus)
• Expert level experience with Web Accessibility tools, including axe, WebAIM, VoiceOver, TalkBack, JAWS, NVDA
• Expert in Section-508 and WCAG Accessibility requirements, current and emerging standards
• Demonstrated ability to develop web applications with React and JavaScript or Typescript
• Solid knowledge of front-end engineering patterns and common challenges faced in enterprise-sized front-end systems
• Well versed in human-centered design best practices, demonstrated experience using HCD
• Ability to be autonomous, take initiative, and effectively communicate status and progress
• Experience working in a cross-functional team, including research, design, engineering, and product
• Has lived and worked in the United States for 3 out of the last 5 years
• Some of our clients may request or require travel from time to time. If this is a concern for you, we encourage you to apply and discuss it with us at your initial interview

Additional desired qualifications

• Experience developing knowledge of complex domain and systems
• Familiarity with Figma and modern prototyping tools
• Familiarity with the US Web Design System
• Experience using automated tests within a CI/CD pipeline to validate software and build behavior and writing testable code
• Experience with tools like GitHub, Github Actions, and Confluence
• Experience working with government agencies
• You are a U.S. Veteran. As a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, we recognize the transition to civilian life can be tricky, and welcome and encourage Veterans to apply

At Agile Six, we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Were eager to meet people who believe in our mission and who can contribute to our team in a variety of ways.

Salary and Sixer Benefits

To promote equal pay for equal work, we publish salary ranges for each position.

The salary for this position is $141,387 - $148,638.

Our benefits are designed to reinforce our core values of Wholeness, Self Management and Inclusion. The following benefits are available to all employees. We respect that only you know what balance means for your life and season. While we offer support from coaches, we expect you to own your wholeness, show up for work whole, and go home to your family the same. You will be seen, heard and valued. We expect you to offer the same for your colleagues, be kind (not controlling), be caring (not directive) and ready to participate in a state of flow. We mean it when we say We build better by putting people first.

All Sixers Enjoy:

• Self-managed work/life balance and flexibility
• Competitive and equitable salary (equal pay for equal work)
• Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) for all employees!
• 401K matching
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer paid short and long term disability insurance
• Employer paid life insurance
• Self-managed and generous paid time off
• Paid federal holidays and Election day off
• Paid parental leave
• Self-managed professional development spending
• Self-managed wellness days

Hiring practices

Agile Six Applications, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

Note: We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visas at this time.

If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation in applying for any of these positions, please reach out to careers@agile6.com. We want to ensure you have the ability to apply for any position at Agile Six.

Please read and respond to the application questions carefully. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis until the position has been filled.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans

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