Web Accessibility Specialist (SO# 435)

Tri-Force Consulting Services, Inc.

Job Location:

Philadelphia, PA - USA

Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 5years

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Name of position: Web Accessibility Specialist (SO# 435)

Location: Philadelphia PA

Note: its hybrid role 2 days on-site 3 days remote

Position overview / Statement of Work

The Accessibility Specialist will be responsible for hands-on testing remediation and ongoing quality assurance of the Citys websites and web applications against WCAG 2.1 AA standards.

Working full-time at 40 hours per week for 12 months the resource will conduct comprehensive accessibility audits of City web properties work directly with development teams and vendors to remediate identified issues and integrate automated and manual accessibility testing into existing development and deployment workflows.

The specialist will also at times review vendor deliverables for accessibility compliance and help educate departmental web teams in adopting accessible design and coding practices.

This role works in close coordination with the Accessibility Architect and the OIT Digital Services team to ensure web accessibility efforts align with the Citys broader enterprise accessibility governance framework.

Work activities:

Bring City websites and web applications into compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria utilizing tools such as axe DevTools WAVE Lighthouse Site Improve and assistive technologies (JAWS NVDA).

Help guide continued development of the Citys internal web crawler as it relates to accessibility.

Collaborate with internal development teams and external vendors to remediate identified accessibility defects providing detailed guidance on compliant HTML ARIA markup keyboard navigation focus management and color contrast.

Integrate automated accessibility testing into CI/CD pipelines and establish pre-deployment accessibility gates to prevent regressions including configuration of tools such as axe-core pa11y or Lighthouse CI.

Identify remediate and validate existing City digital documents (PDFs forms reports spreadsheets) for compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA PDF/UA and Section 508 standards using tools such as Adobe Acrobat Pro CommonLook and PAC.

Required Skills/experience of the assigned staff:

Minimum 3 years of professional experience in web accessibility testing auditing and remediation for large-scale or enterprise web environments.

Deep working knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA success criteria WAI-ARIA authoring practices Section 508 and ADA Title II requirements as applied to websites and web applications.

Proficiency in front-end web technologies (HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript) with the ability to read evaluate and recommend fixes to source code for accessibility compliance.

Hands-on experience with accessibility testing tools (axe DevTools WAVE Lighthouse pa11y) and assistive technologies (JAWS NVDA) for both automated and manual evaluation.

Highly Desired/Preferred

Experience working in or with government agencies on web accessibility compliance particularly in environments with WordPress

Familiarity with integrating accessibility checks into CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions) and with defect tracking workflows for accessibility issues.

IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) certification DHS Trusted Tester certification or equivalent professional credential.

Familiarity with inclusive design principles and plain-language content practices for the web.

If you are: bright motivated skilled a difference-maker able to get things done work with minimum direction

enthusiastic a thinker able to juggle and multi-task communicate effectively and lead then

we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client

so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit.

About Us:

Since 2000 Tri-Force Consulting Services () has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting

firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing software development (web and mobile apps)

systems integration data analytics system automation cybersecurity and cloud technology solutions for government

and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity

increasing efficiencies through automation and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing

core values: integrity diligence and technological excellence.

Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the

Inc. 5000 list of the nations fastest-growing companies.

Required Skills:

Minimum 3 years of professional experience in digital document accessibility remediation including PDF tagging form accessibility and document structure optimization. Expert-level proficiency with Adobe Acrobat Pro accessibility tools (tags panel reading order accessibility checker) and familiarity with complementary tools such as CommonLook PDF Validator PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) Strong working knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA PDF/UA (ISO 14289) Section 508 and ADA Title II requirements as they apply to electronic documents and forms

Required Education:

Bachelor in computer science or related field.3 years of experience in digital document accessibility remediation

Name of position: Web Accessibility Specialist (SO# 435)Location: Philadelphia PANote: its hybrid role 2 days on-site 3 days remotePosition overview / Statement of WorkThe Accessibility Specialist will be responsible for hands-on testing remediation and ongoing quality assurance of the Citys website...