Accessibility Tester | Must work on W2 | Local to Chicago or Houston only

Role: Accessibility Automation Tester
Location: Chicago, IL or Houston, TX

Role Overview:

• The Digital Accessibility Automation Engineer is responsible for advancing accessibility across digital products through engineering-led scalable automation solutions.
• This role focuses on embedding accessibility validation into automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous monitoring early defect detection and regression prevention across our client-facing digital channels-including websites mobile apps and other digital platforms that serve as key customer touchpoints. T
• his role emphasizes accessibility automation at scale including Axe Monitor transactional scripting Selenium integration and CI/CD enablement across enterprise digital platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with design product and engineering teams to ensure accessibility is built into digital experiences from ideation through delivery.
• Provide technical expertise on accessible implementation patterns using semantic HTML and WAI-ARIA.
• Conduct accessibility testing using automated and targeted manual approaches aligned to WCAG 2.2.
• Design implement and maintain accessibility automation at scale using Deque Axe Monitor.
• Script and execute transactional accessibility test scripts e.g. authentication search booking checkout flows executed by Axe Monitor.
• Integrate automated accessibility checks into Selenium-based automation frameworks.
• Embed accessibility validation into CI/CD pipelines to support shift-left and continuous testing strategies.
• Monitor accessibility trends regressions and risk across applications and environments using automated reporting and dashboards.
• Analyze automated scan results to distinguish true accessibility defects from false positives.
• Partner with engineering and test teams to troubleshoot automation failures and guide remediation.
• Maintain reusable reliable automation scripts and frameworks that scale across products and teams.
• Clearly communicate technical findings and recommendations to engineering test and product stakeholders.
• Program Leadership Strategy - Lead execution of the digital accessibility roadmap with a strong emphasis on automation-first enforcement.
• Translate accessibility goals into repeatable automated validations that reduce manual testing effort and compliance risk.
• Coordinate automation milestones across Product Engineering and QA aligning accessibility automation with release schedules.
• Monitor accessibility maturity using automation-driven KPIs coverage regressions prevented time-to-fix.
• Hands-On Accessibility Expertise
• Conduct targeted manual accessibility testing to: o Validate automated findings
• Cover gaps automation cannot detect cognitive usability AT behavior
• Evaluate experiences against WCAG 2.2 AA ADA Section 508 EAA using assistive technologies as needed.
• Provide engineering-ready remediation guidance including code-level recommendations.
• Validate fixes via automated reruns and regression testing prior to release.
• Collaboration Enablement - Partner with Engineering test and DevOps to:
• Embed accessibility automation into existing pipelines
• Align functional and accessibility test strategies - Mentor teams on:
• Writing accessibility-friendly UI code o Interpreting Axe results
• Fixing issues efficiently - Act as a technical liaison with Deque and other tooling partners.
• Governance Compliance - Ensure compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA and EAA through continuous automated monitoring.
• Maintain and evolve: o Automation standards o Accessibility test patterns
• CI/CD accessibility gates - Support vendor and third-party evaluations by assessing automation readiness and accessibility risk.
• Reporting Insight - Produce automation-driven reporting:
• Accessibility coverage by product
• Regressions caught pre-release o Trends over time from Axe Monitor
• Communicate results clearly to engineering leaders and executives focusing on risk reduction and velocity gains.
• Must-Have Skills - 5 years of experience in digital accessibility with a strong automation and engineering focus.
• Expert knowledge of WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 and WAI-ARIA including deep understanding of automatable success criteria.
• Strong understanding of HTML CSS and JavaScript including modern SPA behavior.
• Hands-on experience with Deque Axe Monitor including configuration execution and maintenance of transactional scripts.
• Strong experience with Deque Axe DevTools for rule validation debugging and pre-Monitor testing.
• Proven experience integrating accessibility automation into Selenium-based test frameworks.
• Ability to write maintain and troubleshoot transactional automation scripts executed at scale.
• Experience integrating accessibility automation into CI/CD pipelines e.g. Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps.
• Strong debugging skills related to flaky automation selectors timing issues and dynamic content.
• Experience working with version control systems Git and enterprise automation practices.
• Excellent technical communication skills with engineering and test teams.
• Must be local to Houston or Chicago and willing to work in a hybrid environment.

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Asher Williams
Desk: 2o1.497.1o1o X:1o5 | Direct: 551.272.o129
asher (at) pullskill dot com