Accessibility QA Analyst

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.

St. Paul, MN

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Bug Tracking/Defect Management, Code of Federal Regulations, Communication Skills, Desktop PC, DevOps, Disability Accommodations, Documentation, Functional Testing, Government, HTML (HyperText Markup Language), Information Technology & Information Systems, Internet Application, Keyboards, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft ADO (ActiveX Data Object), Microsoft Windows Azure, Multitasking, Policy Implementation, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Project Schedule, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Methodology, Quality Management, Regression Testing, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Section 508, Software Administration, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Testing, Test Tools, Testing, Time Management, Web Browsers, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Writing Skills
LOCATION
St. Paul, MN
POSTED
4 days ago
Business Need
The Information Technology Division (ITD) of the State Court Administrator's Office (State) within the Minnesota Judicial Branch (MJB) is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst with extensive knowledge of digital accessibility and handson accessibility testing experience. This role will primarily focus on ensuring accessibility compliance across multiple applications and projects simultaneously while also providing functional quality assurance support throughout the software development lifecycle. The selected candidate(s) will be required to sign a confidentiality, participation, and assignment of rights agreement in a form acceptable to the State.

Project Deliverables
This role will be responsible for independently performing accessibility and quality assurance activities across multiple applications while ensuring software meets accessibility standards and overall quality expectations. Deliverables include:
  • Performing accessibility testing against WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards across multiple web and desktop applications
  • Conduct testing using NVDA/JAWS, keyboard navigation, and other accessibility testing tools and techniques
  • Document clear, actionable defects
  • Validates defect fixes
  • Execute functional, regression, and exploratory testing as needed
  • Support multiple applications simultaneously
  • Collaborate with project teams to meet delivery timelines.
  • The selected candidate will engage in regular communication, at least weekly, concerning work performance and provide documentation regarding the work performed. Successful performance will be determined by regular communication of work progress to the Quality Assurance Supervisor.

Project Milestones and Schedule
  • Primary Milestone: Support the accessibility validation and remediation efforts for all assigned web applications with the objective of achieving and maintaining WCAG 2.1 AA compliance by April 2027
  • Ongoing Milestone: Provide accessibility and functional QA support for new features, enhancements, and releases to ensure accessibility compliance is maintained through the application lifecycle
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of software quality assurance experience
  • 5+ years of hands-on digital accessibility testing experience
  • Demonstrated experience testing against WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards
  • Experience using both NVDA and JAWS, keyboard only navigation, and browser accessibility tools
  • Experience documenting accessibility defects with sufficient technical for developer remediation
  • Experience performing functional, regression, and exploratory testing
  • Ability to manage work across multiple applications and competing priorities simultaneously
  • Understanding of how accessibility issues show up in code (HTML, ARIA, etc.)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum development environments
  • Experience using Azure DevOps (ADO) for test management and defect tracking
  • Familiarity with accessibility tools such as Axe DevTools, WAVE, ANDI, Lighthouse
  • Experience working in government or other highly regulated environments
  • Knowledge of Section 508 requirements, ADA implementing regulation, 28 CFR 35, requirements, and accessible design best practices
  • Experience partnering directly with developers to resolve accessibility issues
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

About the Company

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22nd Century Technologies, Inc.

22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1997
WEBSITE
https://www.tscti.com/careers-0