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Quality Assurance Engineer - Accessibility Workday
Pleasanton, CA

Workday is a company providing enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources.

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About Workday

Job Description

Join our team and experience Workday!

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing. At Workday, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: One of our core values is fun.

Job Description

We're looking for a self-motivated professional with expert experience in web and native application accessibility to help deliver Workday to all users of all abilities. Candidate will be expected to plan, design, and review test specifications, and ensure full coverage based on functional specifications and requirements. This individual will be a primary contributor to the testing efforts for Workday's UI Platform.

Requirements

* BS degree with 5+ years work experience / MS degree with 2+ years work experience


* A minimum of 3 years working on consumer or enterprise UI solving complicated accessibility challenges is preferable.


* Passionate about working with designers, engineers and customers to build accessible user experiences


* Expert knowledge on Section 508 , WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 Guidelines, Success Criteria Level AA, and the implementation of accessible solutions


* Experience conducting accessibility testing on multiple platforms and devices: Web (Windows & Mac) and mobile iOS & Android devices


* Drive accessibility and testing efforts drawing from experience working with different disciplines, such as design, engineering and support



Responsibilities

* This candidate will be a primary contributor to Workday's testing effort and will primarily be responsible for ADA, WCAG, 508 Compliance testing for web and mobile clients.


* Testing shall be conducted according to Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA Standards and requirements of Section 508 (29 U.S.C §794d)


* Work directly with agile software development teams to incorporate test strategies throughout the development process


* Collaborate with product managers, designers, and developers to identify and clarify requirements and ensure they are met


* Review existing Workday user experiences, provide feedback on making them more compatible with assistive technologies, and lend design and technical expertise to the project teams


* Assist in evaluating and formulating a VPAT for various product areas across web and mobile clients


* Perform software development by creating and testing software products through the use of systematic tests to develop, apply, and maintain quality standards;


* Develop, modify, and execute software test plans;


* Analyze and write test standards and procedures;


* Maintain documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software;


* Identify potential accessibility issues and help enhance our software experiences to be more accessible for all using knowledge of QA engineering, assistive technologies (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver), and mobile app auditing;


* Identify accessibility issues, help troubleshoot and find solutions for them;


* Utilize strong communication skills to work closely with our Product Managers and Developers to build accessible experiences; and


* Perform accessibility audits, develop recommendations to build more accessible experiences, and help educate developers think with an accessible mindset.


About Workday

Workday is a company providing enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources.

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10001 employees
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6230 stoneridge mall road

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