Enterprise - Front-End Software Engineer - JavaScript, JAWS, Agile
$150,000–$270,000 year
On-siteAnnapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Design, develop, and maintain front-end components using modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue preferred) to ensure RAD system interfaces conform to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards. Perform comprehensive accessibility testing with JAWS and other screen readers, remediating issues in keyboard navigation, focus management, and ARIA implementation. Conduct manual and automated audits, document findings, and integrate tools like axe-core and Pa11y into CI/CD pipelines for continuous compliance monitoring. Partner with UX/UI designers and product owners early in the design process to bake accessibility in by design, actively participating in Agile ceremonies and communicating tradeoffs to stakeholders. This role requires a Top-Secret/SCI clearance and offers partial telework options.
Required Qualifications
- A current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university
- four (4) years of Software Engineer or equivalent experience
- Proven experience developing front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks
- Vue
- Hands-on expertise testing with JAWS screen reader
- working familiarity of other assistive technologies
- Strong knowledge of Section 508 standards
- WCAG 2.1/2.2 (Levels A/AA)
- ARIA authoring practices
- Experience with semantic HTML
- accessible form design
- keyboard navigation patterns
- focus management
- Proficiency with accessibility testing/auditing tools
- axe DevTools
- WAVE
- Pa11y
- Lighthouse
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
- Agile collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos)
- communicate accessibility requirements and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Design, develop, and maintain front-end components and user interfaces that conform to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards
- Perform comprehensive accessibility testing using JAWS and other screen readers
- identify and remediating issues related to keyboard navigation, focus management, ARIA implementation, color contrast, and semantic HTML structure
- Conduct manual and automated accessibility audits
- document findings
- produce test reports as needed to support agency compliance requirements
- Partner with UX/UI designers, developers, and product owners early in the design process
- provide guidance on accessible design patterns
- Work with QA and DevOps to integrate automated accessibility testing tools (e.g., axe-core, Pa11y, Lighthouse) into the CI/CD pipeline
- continuous compliance monitoring
- This position allows for partial telework
Desired Qualifications
- 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
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