Section 508 Accessibility Remediation Specialist

Founded in 2008, OPTiMO is an experienced consulting firm specializing in world\-class, enterprise\-level application development, system integration, and digital design. We support a client base spanning the public and private sector, and we strive for excellence both in our design work and in the service to our clients. We are looking to add an experienced Section 508 Accessibility Remediation Specialist to our team to support accessibility compliance and remediation activities for client documents, digital content, websites, mobile experiences, and other applicable electronic content and services. The Section 508 Accessibility Remediation Specialist will perform hands\-on accessibility remediation, validation, and documentation activities in support of federal Section 508 requirements. This role will work with accessibility leads, content owners, designers, developers, and other project personnel to identify and correct accessibility barriers and help ensure digital content is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Requirements * BA/BS degree. * Demonstrated experience supporting Section 508 accessibility compliance and remediation within the federal government. * Working knowledge of Section 508 requirements, applicable WCAG success criteria, accessible design principles, and accessibility remediation practices. * Hands\-on experience identifying and remediating accessibility issues across one or more areas such as electronic documents, web content, digital forms, websites, mobile experiences, or other digital content. * Experience performing accessibility remediation and validation using applicable accessibility tools, manual review techniques, and assistive technologies. * Ability to evaluate accessibility beyond automated tool results and perform manual validation when necessary to verify that remediation has successfully addressed the accessibility issue. * Ability to follow established Section 508 remediation procedures, technical guidance, quality standards, and workflows while accurately documenting completed remediation activities. * Ability to identify complex or unclear accessibility issues and appropriately escalate them to the Lead Section 508 Accessibility SME for technical guidance or compliance interpretation. * Strong attention to detail and ability to independently manage assigned remediation tasks while maintaining accuracy, consistency, and quality. * Ability to communicate accessibility findings, remediation actions, questions, and status clearly to accessibility leads, project personnel, content owners, designers, developers, and other stakeholders. Accessibility Remediation Responsibilities * Perform hands\-on Section 508 accessibility remediation of assigned documents, digital content, websites, mobile experiences, forms, or other applicable electronic content. * Identify accessibility barriers using appropriate automated and manual accessibility evaluation methods. * Apply appropriate remediation techniques