Accessibility Automation Engineer
Role summary
The Digital Accessibility Automation Engineer will advance digital product accessibility by developing scalable automation solutions. This role focuses on integrating accessibility validation into automated testing and CI/CD pipelines for continuous monitoring and early defect detection across client-facing digital channels. Key responsibilities include using Deque Axe Monitor for transactional scripting, integrating with Selenium, and enabling CI/CD for enterprise digital platforms. The engineer will partner with cross-functional teams, provide technical expertise on accessible implementation patterns, conduct testing, and analyze results to ensure compliance and guide remediation efforts.
Duration:
6+ Months Contract with possible extension or conversion to Permanent
Job Description:
Summary:
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. This role emphasizes accessibility automation at scale, including Axe Monitor transactional scripting, Selenium integration, and CI/CD enablement across enterprise digital platforms.
Roles & 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.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 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, Clienture 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.
- Ability to use screen readers there a11y testing tools to verify output or help improve scripts.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable YAML files for complex scanning rules using VS code or other IDEs.
- Using CSS selectors or XPath to "include" or "exclude" specific components from a scan.
- Proficiency in Modern Automation Frameworks: Selenium/Node.js/JavaScript
- The ability to write scripts that allow the monitor to log in and navigate complex flows
- Data Analysis & Reporting:
Distinguishing between "Critical" blockers and "Minor" UI polish; Produce reports from all the data; Using the axe-monitor API to export results into dashboards like JIRA.
Skills:
Digital Accessibility, Accessibility Automation, WCAG 2.1, WCAG 2.2, WAI-ARIA, Semantic HTML, Accessibility Testing, Deque Axe Monitor, Axe DevTools, Transactional Scripting, Selenium, Test Automation, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, JavaScript, Node.js, HTML, CSS, SPA (Single Page Applications), Automation Frameworks, XPath, CSS Selectors, YAML, Git, Screen Readers, Assistive Technologies, Accessibility Compliance, Debugging, Test Script Development, API Integration, Data Analysis, Reporting, JIRA Integration
Education: Bachelor’s & Equivalent experience
About US Tech Solutions:
US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.
US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Recruiter Details:
Name: Akib
Email: akib@ustechsolutionsinc.com
Internal Id: 26-06577
