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Front End Developer 508 Compliance Specialist with TSSCI Clearance & Full Scope Polygraph-Hybrid
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Job Location:
Howard County, MD - USA
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Posted:
15 August 2026 (22 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
12 November 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
An active Top Secret/SCI Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph is required.
This is a hybrid schedule with up to 3 days/week remote and 2 days/week onsite in Annapolis Junction MD.
We have an immediate need for a Front-End Developer with a strong concentration in Section 508 accessibility compliance to ensure the RAD systems interfaces are fully usable by individuals with disabilities. The ideal candidate combines solid front-end engineering skills with deep hands-on expertise in accessibility testing and remediation including proficiency with screen reader technology. This role involves close collaboration with a cross-functional Agile team of software developers system engineers and product owners to build and validate accessible compliant and high-quality user interfaces.
Responsibilities
This is a hybrid schedule with up to 3 days/week remote and 2 days/week onsite in Annapolis Junction MD.
We have an immediate need for a Front-End Developer with a strong concentration in Section 508 accessibility compliance to ensure the RAD systems interfaces are fully usable by individuals with disabilities. The ideal candidate combines solid front-end engineering skills with deep hands-on expertise in accessibility testing and remediation including proficiency with screen reader technology. This role involves close collaboration with a cross-functional Agile team of software developers system engineers and product owners to build and validate accessible compliant and high-quality user interfaces.
Responsibilities
- Accessible Front-End Development: Design develop and maintain front-end components and user interfaces that conform to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards.
- 508 Testing & Remediation: Perform comprehensive accessibility testing using JAWS and other screen readers identifying and remediating issues related to keyboard navigation focus management ARIA implementation color contrast and semantic HTML structure.
- Audit & Documentation: Conduct manual and automated accessibility audits document findings and produce test reports as needed to support agency compliance requirements.
- Collaboration: Partner with UX/UI designers developers and product owners early in the design process to bake accessibility in by design rather than retrofit it and provide guidance on accessible design patterns.
- Integration & Delivery: Work with QA and DevOps to integrate automated accessibility testing tools (e.g. axe-core Pa11y Lighthouse) into the CI/CD pipeline for continuous compliance monitoring.
- Collaboration & Ceremonies: Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning demos) and communicate accessibility requirements and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven experience developing front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue preferred).
- Hands-on expertise testing with JAWS screen reader with working familiarity of other assistive technologies.
- Strong knowledge of Section 508 standards WCAG 2.1/2.2 (Levels A/AA) and ARIA authoring practices.
- Experience with semantic HTML accessible form design keyboard navigation patterns and focus management.
- Proficiency with accessibility testing/auditing tools (e.g. axe DevTools WAVE Pa11y Lighthouse).
- Experience with version control systems (Git) and Agile collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Experience producing VPATs/Accessibility Conformance Reports for federal agency review.
- Familiarity with integrating automated accessibility checks into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab CI/CD).
- Experience with Cypress or similar tools for automated UI/accessibility test scripting.
- Familiarity with Cloud-based architecture and deployment (Amazon Web Services).
- Familiarity with domain knowledge surrounding government agency reporting and dissemination policies.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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