Digital Accessibility Analyst

Overview

The Digital Accessibility Analyst ensures digital products, applications, websites, and services comply with WCAG 2.2 Level AA, EN 301-549, and ADA/Section 508 standards. This role involves conducting comprehensive accessibility testing, serving as a subject matter expert, and educating team members on digital accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive accessibility testing on websites, mobile apps, and digital documents for WCAG 2.2 AA and PDF/UA compliance
• Execute hands-on manual evaluations with keyboard-only navigation, focus order validation, screen magnification, and leading screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, Voiceover, TalkBack)
• Serve as an accessibility subject matter expert for key technologies
• Provide guidance on challenging implementations (or tackle directly)
• Review work where appropriate and pitch in when needed
• Document technical findings clearly, providing actionable remediation guidance, severity ratings, and impact descriptions to design (UX) and development teams
• Maintain issue logs, tracking remediation items and verifying fixes through re-testing
• Partner with designers and developers during the software development lifecycle to provide guidance on accessible requirements and best practices
• Create and execute internal trainings on accessibility standards to foster a culture of inclusion
• Manage and optimize accessibility platform(s) by tracking digital accessibility compliance metrics, interpreting automated scan findings, and generating actionable reports to guide

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Minimum of 2–3 years of direct experience in digital accessibility testing
• Expert Knowledge of WCAG (2.1AA & 2.2AA)
• Hands-on proficiency with assistive technologies, specifically screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, Voiceover, TalkBack)
• Experience with manual testing methods (keyboard navigation, color contrast analysis)
• Proven experience creating and reviewing ACRs/VPATs
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and WAI-ARIA
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments and using Jira/Confluence for bug tracking