Accessibility Tester
6 Month Contract+
Hybrid, Oakville
Responsibilities
- As an Accessibility tester you are responsible for the verification of newly introduced applications and modifications to existing critical systems. You participate in test execution to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose and complies to all the accessibility regulations. Core duties of the role include analysis of software and systems, risk mitigation and prevention of production software issues.
- Participate in development projects and release cycles as an application subject matter expert.
- Ensure digital applications are fully tested and conforms to WCAG standards with the common goal of ensuring frictionless implementations of technology across the organization
- Contribute as an active team member on Agile projects. Be accountable to understand user story content, determine test approach, create tasks, and provide daily progress updates to team members.
- As an accessibility tester, you will work closely with developers and designers to suggest modifications or improvements that would enhance the accessibility of the product. This collaboration ensures that accessibility considerations are integrated into the development process.
- While focusing on accessibility, you will also evaluate the overall user experience of the product. This includes assessing usability aspects such as navigation, interaction design, and overall user satisfaction.
- Provide recommendations as to the severity and impact of identified technical issues.
- Write, execute, and validate test cases, documenting results and creating any required defects assigning to the development team for review. Test cases may be executed on a variety of technologies including desktop, mobile etc.
- Staying up to date with the latest trends and advancements in web accessibility is crucial. You’ll need to continuously research new tools, techniques, and guidelines to enhance your testing skills and keep pace with evolving accessibility standards.
- You may also be responsible for conducting training sessions or workshops to educate developers, designers, and other stakeholders about best practices for creating accessible digital products.
Requirements
We are looking for individuals who are
- Creative and courageous, with the ability to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold, strategic moves in this rapidly evolving retail environment
- Action oriented, and comfortable taking calculated risks to better serve our customers and business
- Outcome focused, critical thinkers with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous improvement across our entire business
- Collaborative team players with superior influencing skills, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward
- If you’re curious, ready to take on new challenges and open to doing things differently to help us evolve rapidly, then this is the place to be.
What you bring
- Previous accessibility testing experience including hands-on test software proficiency: JIRA, Confluence, qTest
- Previous experience in Agile project environment
- Ability to prioritize critical path activities, achieve project milestones and meet deliverables
- Ability to interpret acceptance criteria and high-level testing scenarios into test cases
- Capable of adapting to changing technologies
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
The pay range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is between and
Our voluntary benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tundra Technical Solutions would like to thank you for the interest you have demonstrated in this opportunity. However, only candidates with the required skills will be contacted.
Tundra Technical Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in our workplace.
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