User Experience Accessibility Specialist

Key Responsibilities:-
• Ensure usability and accessibility compliance for PCCD-developed and maintained systems, including Egrants, CIPP, JHELD, and others.
• Act as a key contributor in designing and developing user interfaces for an upcoming Egrants project.
• Evaluate applications for accessibility compliance (e.g., WCAG 2.1 AA), develop mitigation plans, and remediate identified issues.
• Recommend and implement responsive designs, optimizing applications for mobile and tablet usage.
• Collaborate with business and technical analysts to create prototypes and gather focus group feedback.
• Prepare recommendations for modernizing legacy .NET webforms applications into MVC or other contemporary frameworks.
• Assist the development team during product upgrades by:
- Testing changes and documenting results using Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO).
- Preparing and publishing product release notes.
- Developing test plans for user acceptance testing.
• Communicate status updates effectively to stakeholders.
• Participate in team meetings to understand upcoming changes and provide UI/UX recommendations.
• Maintain accurate time tracking for all work activities.
• Establish and maintain mechanisms for users to report digital accessibility issues or concerns.

Qualifications:-
Required
• Demonstrated experience using accessibility compliance tools (e.g., Axe, JAWS, NVDA).
• 5+ years of experience developing complex applications in an object-oriented environment.
• 5+ years of experience developing with Visual Basic, C#, XML, CSS, and HTML.
• 5+ years of experience working with SQL Server or comparable relational databases.

 

Highly Desired:-
• Relevant experience with UI/UX tools and frameworks (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD, Bootstrap).
• 3+ years of experience with accessibility testing tools and methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience with source code management tools.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to complete regular accessibility training in alignment with evolving standards.
• Relevant experience with contemporary user experience guidelines and tools.
• 3+ years of experience with issue tracking tools (e.g., Azure DevOps).
• Workflow diagramming experience.
• Familiarity with Telerik .NET UI controls.
• Familiarity with W3C’s Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) and User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG).

 

Desired:-
• Understanding of public safety and criminal justice concepts and precautions.
• Knowledge of grants management or financial systems.