Testing​/Section 508 Specialist- Remote; DC, MD, VA Locals

Testing / Section 508 Specialist
- Remote (DC, MD, VA Locals Only) About Swingtech

Swingtech delivers innovative Information Technology and Professional Support services to a diverse range of clients across the federal and intelligence communities. With over 15 years of trusted experience as a systems integrator, we apply agile methodologies and deep industry insight to help our customers achieve greater efficiency, compliance, and cost savings. At Swingtech, we’re committed to excellence and long-term success for our clients and our team.

Swingtech Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Testing / Section 508 Specialist to support accessibility testing, quality assurance, usability validation, and compliance review for federal digital learning products, web-based training platforms, and program deliverables.

This role focuses on ensuring that eLearning content, web-based applications, documents, reports, multimedia assets, and user-facing digital materials are accessible, usable, and compliant with Section 508 and related accessibility standards. The ideal candidate should have hands‑on experience reviewing digital content and web-based functionality for accessibility, documenting findings, and working with cross‑functional teams to support remediation.

• Perform Section 508/accessibility testing of eLearning modules, web-based training content, learning management system functionality, documents, reports, and multimedia deliverables
• Review digital products for accessibility, usability, navigation, readability, keyboard access, screen reader compatibility, captions, transcripts, alt text, color contrast, and form accessibility
• Support quality assurance testing of online courses, web applications, learner workflows, assessments, certificates, transcripts, reports, and user support materials
• Develop and execute accessibility test cases, QA checklists, review procedures, and validation scripts
• Document accessibility issues, defects, remediation recommendations, severity, and resolution status
• Coordinate with eLearning developers, web developers, instructional designers, QA staff, technical writers, and program teams to support remediation and retesting
• Validate that corrected items meet accessibility and quality requirements before customer submission or release
• Support testing of SCORM or LMS-published courseware to confirm functionality, tracking, completion, and learner experience
• Review electronic documents and training materials for accessible formatting and compliance readiness
• Support accessibility reviews for multimedia elements including video, audio, animations, captions, transcripts, and descriptive text
• Assist with user acceptance testing, regression testing, release validation, and post-release verification
• Maintain testing records, defect logs, accessibility findings, remediation trackers, and validation evidence
• Help improve accessibility testing procedures, templates, checklists, and team guidance
• Stay current with Section 508, WCAG, and federal digital accessibility practices

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, Education, Digital Media, Quality Assurance, Accessibility, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered
• At least 3 years of experience supporting accessibility testing, Section 508 review, QA testing, web testing, eLearning testing, or related digital quality activities
• Working knowledge of Section 508, WCAG, and digital accessibility principles
• Experience testing web-based applications, eLearning content, electronic documents, reports, or multimedia products for accessibility
• Familiarity with screen reader testing concepts, keyboard-only navigation, color contrast checks, alt text review, captions, transcripts, and accessible document formatting
• Experience documenting defects, accessibility findings, remediation guidance, and validation results
• Ability to work with developers, instructional designers, writers, QA staff, and program teams to support issue resolution
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify usability, accessibility, and quality issues
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Abili…