Job description

Serving Maryland and the Greater Washington D.C. area, SageCor Solutions (SageCor) is a growing company bringing complete engineering services and true full lifecycle System Engineering services to areas requiring (or desiring) nationally-recognized expertise in high performance computing, large data analytics and cutting edge information technologies. Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph required. Responsibilities: • Accessible Front-End Development: Design, develop, and maintain front-end components and user interfaces that conform to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards. • 508 Testing & Remediation: Perform comprehensive accessibility testing using JAWS and other screen readers, identifying and remediating issues related to keyboard navigation, focus management, ARIA implementation, color contrast, and semantic HTML structure. • Audit & Documentation: Conduct manual and automated accessibility audits, document findings, and produce test reports as needed to support agency compliance requirements. • Collaboration: Partner with UX/UI designers, developers, and product owners early in the design process to bake accessibility in by design rather than retrofit it, and provide guidance on accessible design patterns. • Integration & Delivery: Work with QA and DevOps to integrate automated accessibility testing tools into the CI/CD pipeline for continuous compliance monitoring. • Collaboration & Ceremonies: Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos) and communicate accessibility requirements and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Required Technical Skills: • Proven experience developing front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue preferred). • Hands-on expertise testing with screen reader, with working familiarity of other assistive technologies. • Strong knowledge of Section 508 standards, WCAG 2.1/2.2 (Levels A/AA), and ARIA authoring practices. • Experience with semantic HTML, accessible form design, keyboard navigation patterns, and focus management. • Proficiency with accessibility testing/auditing tools • Experience with version control systems (Git) and Agile collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence. Desired Technical Skills: • 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. Consistent with federal and state law where SageCor conducts business, SageCor Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Requirements

Must-haves

Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph required.
Accessible Front-End Development: Design, develop, and maintain front-end components and user interfaces that conform to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards.
Audit & Documentation: Conduct manual and automated accessibility audits, document findings, and produce test reports as needed to support agency compliance requirements.
Collaboration: Partner with UX/UI designers, developers, and product owners early in the design process to bake accessibility in by design rather than retrofit it, and provide guidance on accessible design patterns.
Integration & Delivery: Work with QA and DevOps to integrate automated accessibility testing tools into the CI/CD pipeline for continuous compliance monitoring.
Collaboration & Ceremonies: Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos) and communicate accessibility requirements and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Hands-on expertise testing with screen reader, with working familiarity of other assistive technologies.
Strong knowledge of Section 508 standards, WCAG 2.1/2.2 (Levels A/AA), and ARIA authoring practices.
Experience with semantic HTML, accessible form design, keyboard navigation patterns, and focus management.
Proficiency with accessibility testing/auditing tools
Experience with version control systems (Git) and Agile collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
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.

Nice-to-haves

Proven experience developing front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue preferred).

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