Senior Digital Accessibility Developer

Job Description

The Senior Digital Accessibility Developer will join an already successful team to grow our projects, other staff, and personally through the firm’s commitment to our people. An experienced developer who brings in mature technical skills, continually advancing themselves through training, involvement with product launches, and is active within the team dynamics will find themselves at home with Myers and Stauffer. Our knowledgeable staff will partner with you in your career journey with us.

Whether it be our software that manages billions of dollars of state and federal budgets, processes that consume billions of claims, custom portals for provider/client use, or the FBI/DOJ work to fight fraud, waste, and abuse, work is never dull in seeing the direct impact we have across the nation. This position will open several project opportunities across the firm;

come join our expanding team!

• Participating as a key member on the development team
• Proven experience as a web developer with a focus on accessibility
• Understand and train others on common OOP concepts and design patterns
• Self-review of skill gaps to cover our quarterly training hours
• Take ownership of change management and SDLC processes and tools
• Be able to give and receive feedback on requirements or code reviews
• Able to debug code across the entire technology stack
• Develop and document technical requirements and decisions
• Self-starter that conducts small proof-of-concept projects to test out improvements
• Take into consideration user experience and how to measure standard performance metrics
• Conduct training sessions on knowledge sharing within and outside assigned teams
• Establish strong relationships with business and IT members to deliver solid solutions
• Maintains a high level of professionalism, regardless of business or client level
• Confident in their own skill set to lead peers in expanding others’ skills
• Consistently delivers high-quality services and products
• Able to provide adequate training and support to other colleagues on accessibility best practices
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with designers, developers, and other stakeholders
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and Java Script

• 3 years’ of related work experience, 8+ years strongly preferred
• At least 2 years’ experience of related ADA Compliance and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)
• Manage Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) for various web technologies
• Experience using accessibility tools;
  Evinced, WAVE, or JAWS a plus
• Experience in mentoring staff on accessibility standards and tools
• Experience working in a team environment. Demonstrative proficiency building and running accessibility test plans.
• Experience with CI/CD accessibility testing a plus
• Understands secure coding practices preferred
• Experience in technical requirement gathering and documentation
• Must be able to work independently on projects and within a remote team environment
• Maintain effective relationships with business stakeholders and team members
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Have ability to travel on occasion based on business needs

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance along with other competitive employee benefits for eligible associates
• Vacation time, sick time, and paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave and available support resources
• 401K with company matching for eligible employees
• Tuition reimbursement, referral bonuses, paid volunteer community service time, mentor program, and a variety of other employee programs and perks
• A combination of technical and leadership development training at each career milestone
• Up to six counseling sessions per year for eligible employees through our Employee Assistance Program