Section 508 Compliance SME/Analyst

Company : Rainmakers Strategic Solutions

Job Description - Section 508 Compliance SME/Analyst

Job Title: Section 508 Compliance SME/Analyst

Job Overview:
It’s an exciting time to be joining a rapidly growing small business! Rainmakers Strategic Solutions, LLC, a certified SBA 8(a), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), is looking to immediately fill a key Section 508 SME/Analyst position on an exciting and high-profile Federal agency project.

To ensure the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) IT projects and processes are designed to be more user-centric, and it understand the people for whom the agency is creating programs and services, it has awarded Rainmakers a multi-year project to help support initiatives related to human centered design (HCD) and 508 compliance.

If you have a passion for accessibility, assistive technology solutions, ADA compliance, and current knowledge of accessibility market and industry trends please respond.

Job Duties:

Perform 508 remediation
Support the CMS Section 508 team with development of HCD artifacts to include rapid prototype wireframes, user stories/personas, and kanbans
Offer SME in Section 508 requirements and implementation, and accessibility.
Develop and implement Section 508 related instructor-led and self-paced e-learning trainings, videos, Standard Operating Procedures, and marketing materials
Provide support to web content development and outreach activities
Conduct manual and automated testing of web applications to evaluate accessibility in accordance with Section 508 standards, WCAG 2.0/2.1, and other accessibility laws/regulations
Review and analyze web application code, UI/UX design, and content to identify accessibility issues
Document, track, and report accessibility issues, providing clear steps for reproducing problems and recommendations for resolution
Suggest improvements to the agency’s Section 508 processes and procedures
Coordinate HCD best practices with HDC consultants, with a focus on the 508 perspective
Take notes at 508 committee meetings, to ensure accuracy of 508 technical content discussion, support direction to its sub-group meetings, and track 508 issues and resolutions
Perform tasks in an agile environment, working closely with the client on a routine basis
Participate in daily team scrums and client meetings/calls as required
Perform other duties as assigned

Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Assistive Technology, Educational Technology or related field.

Years of Experience:

Minimum of 8 years of professional experience with accessibility and Section 508 compliance
Minimum of 5 years’ experience contracting with government agencies, (ideally with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

Software Proficiency:
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, Accessibility packages, such as, but not required to have all, Adobe Acrobat, PAC3, WAVE toolbar, JAWS, NVDA, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Read&Write, ABBYY finreader, TextAloud, and other assistive technologies.

Benefits:

Medical/Dental/Life
401k Matching up to 4%
Tuition Reimbursement
This is a Remote (work from home) position.

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