Softrams is hiring a
Tester

Summary

Join Softrams, a fast-growing digital services firm, as a 508 Tester to work on a project team in support of a federal client in the Baltimore-Washington metro area. This role requires a strong understanding of Section 508 compliance and accessibility testing procedures.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Federal Position of Trust clearance designation
• Must reside in and be able to perform work in the United States
• Must have lived in the United States for 3 of the last 5 years
• Bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology, computer science, MIS, or related discipline, or equivalent related experience
• 5+ years in Information Technology and software Quality Assurance
• 3+ years of experience working on Section 508 Compliance and Accessibility
• Development experience with a working knowledge of testing methodologies, automation tools and best practice
• Hands on experience with assistive technology tools. Experience with JAWS, DNS, ZoomText, PAW, WAT, Ferret, Narrator, or Common Look (or other similar tools)
• Strong Knowledge of 508 testing procedures in an agile SCRUM environment
• Expert level of understanding of 508 compliance validation and WCAG2.0 standards
• Solid understanding of ARIA and Accessibility compliance validation practices
• Experience working with Federal Government projects
• Attention to detail with strong knowledge of planning and organizing test plans and test cases
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office products and IBM CLM will be highly desirable
• Flexible, detail oriented, with excellent analytical and communication skills
• Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables

Responsibilities

• Provides policy and process support to the entire project team to develop, maintain, and improve our compliance with the federal government Section 508 program
• Be the go-to resource for compliance with Section 508 Laws and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and ensure compliance, ease, efficiency, and effectiveness to use for specific audiences
• Assess, analyze, and identify areas of concern for Section 508 non-compliance of products
• Identifies, records, communicates and helps manage specific 508 defects to resolution
• Develop compliance checklists, plans, and remediation actions as well as provide advice on mitigating or resolving issues. Participates in meetings as required
• Develop and deliver training programs through briefings and reference guides to train internal teams in Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 compliance implementation in support of client deliverables
• Support Agile scrum team in analysis of business requirements and non-functional requirements to identify user story acceptance test criteria for 508 compliance
• Responsible for Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) submissions
• Conduct test in mobile environments using mobile accessibility tools
• Contribute to Requirements review and user story creation
• Provide status reports and compliance reports
• Any other tasks assigned by the project lead
• Web accessibility testing including semi-automated scans, manual reviews, and keyboard only
• Color sampling, and screen reader testing (using JAWS or similar tool)
• Investigate/research issues, determine impact, and provide solutions for improving accessibility for compliance
• Implementing World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) WCAG specifications
• Reading, understanding, and being the go-to resource for compliance with Laws and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
• Act as liaison with the client's accessibility office and support client testing process
• Identify, record, and help manage specific 508 defects to resolution
• Provide policy and process support to the entire project team to develop, maintain, and improve our compliance with the federal government's program
• Develop and execute detailed manual or automated test scripts
• Identify and communicate any testing issues and/or risks to developer and test lead
• Identify and/or create test data to support script execution
• Identify, record, and help manage defects to resolution
• Identify functional, regression and integration test case scenarios from user stories and acceptance criteria
• Assist with the development of overall test plan and other test artifacts

Benefits

• 65%-75% company-sponsored (including dependents) premiums towards medical, dental and vision insurance
• 100% company-paid. medical insurance
• 100% employer sponsored STD, LTD and life insurance (min $100K)
• Voluntary life insurance option available
• Retirement 401(k) plan with employer matching. Immediate vesting
• Vacation and sick leave
• Maternity and parental leave
• Discretionary bonuses, spot awards, gifts, and tenure-based rewards
• Company-sponsored role-based training and certifications
• Monthly DoordashDashPass subscription
• Group discounts via LifeMart ADP