Technical 508 Compliance SME
Arlington, VA

Job Description

TIAG, The Informatics Applications Group, has a need for a Technical 508 Compliance SME to join our team in support of a new program at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, VA. Candidates must possess an active Secret Clearance to be considered.

The Technical 508 Compliance SME will assist the Office of Naval Research with 508 compliance reviews, testing, design, and remediation of applications and services. The Technical 508 Compliance SME will provide support to all activities related to 508 compliance of ONR assets.

Position responsibilities include:

* Assisting with writing test procedures and protocols to assess product accessibility and evaluates the ability of products to meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 standards and specifications.
* Collaborating with other engineering groups to improve or upgrade accessibility features and/or product performance.
* Delivering accessibility training and seminars as needed for ONR.
* Documents testing methodologies and writes accessibility compliance reports.
* Gathering test data and evaluates the results of tests to determine if product designs and architecture meets specifications and performance expectations.
* Maintaining current knowledge of Section 508, its amendments, updates, and industry best practices for IT accessibility.
* Providing technical assistance and remediation guidance to developers.
* Recommending potential solutions by evaluating new and emerging assistive technologies that support Reasonable Accommodations designed to increase accessibility.
* Tailors application designs and solutions to provide Section 508 compliance in all software and hardware.
* Tests programs, processes, and systems to measure the accessibility and Section 508 compliance of products and services.
* Develop, maintain and support technical infrastructure, hardware, and system software components for mid- to large-sized projects.
* Independently performs assignments with instruction limited to results expected. Determines and develops approach to solutions.
* Receives technical guidance only for unusual or complex problems or issues.
* Performs installation, maintenance, and support of system software/hardware and provides user support.
* Identifies key barriers/core problems and applies problem solving skills in order to deal with complex situations.
* Troubleshoots and resolves complex problems.
* Makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty, sometimes with incomplete information, that produce effective end results.
* Performs engineering and roll-out implementation, configuration, debugging and support for multiple platforms.
* Monitor and tune platforms to ensure expected availability and performance levels are achieved.

Required Experience and Certifications:

* Bachelors degree from an accredited institution
* Five (5) years or more of related experience
* IAT Level II certification AND relevant Computing Environment certification:
* Security+ CE (or GSEC; SCNP; SSCP)
* Current Secret or current interim Secret clearance

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