Senior Accessibility Engineer

Workhuman

Dublin
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

Job Description:This is a hybrid role, requiring presence in our Dublin office at least two times per week.The OpportunityThis position involves working in an agile environment on our Platform UX team which offers solutions that enable engineering teams to build a consistent, scalable and accessible user experience for our customers.You will be working alongside our Principal Accessibility Engineer to educate teams, support our customers, build quality software and uphold accessibility standards and processes across our product development lifecycle.This is an exciting opportunity to work in an area of huge importance, focus and growth within Workhuman, providing enormous scope to positively impact how we support our users with disabilities.What we can offer you:

An opportunity to lead the way it relates to maintaining high accessibility standards for both our digital products and design system components.
An opportunity to be an advocate for users with disabilities, you will be promoting accessibility best practices across our design group and front-end development teams.
An opportunity to work closely with product managers, designers, and developers to advocate for accessibility in all phases of product development.
An opportunity to partake in accessibility workshops, training sessions, events and presentations.
An opportunity to partake in accessibility vendor evaluation and onboarding.
An opportunity to perform accessibility evaluations of designs, features, web pages, macOS and iOS applications, and providing clear, actionable remediation guidance.
An opportunity to be actively involved in our Accessibility Community of Practice to foster a culture of accessibility awareness and inclusion across the organisation.
An opportunity to support our customers and front-end teams with bug prioritisation and remediation advice.
An opportunity to participate in defining our accessibility roadmap and priorities.
An opportunity to keep up to date on the latest developments within the field of accessibility.

The skills you bring:

Influencing – You use understanding of the organisational culture to successfully persuade and influence partners and stakeholders to gain commitment to decisions and direction.
Decision Making – You have an ability to analyse situations, diagnose problems, identify key issues and act decisively in establishing alternative courses of action with practical, logical and acceptable solutions
Change/Adaptability – Ability to embrace change and being flexible and comfortable adapting current work practices and procedures to respond to changing/different situations. Comfortable working in ambiguity Build Relationships - Ability to work collaboratively and foster a collegiate environment and culture with peers and other stakeholder groups. A need to understand and be tolerant of different needs and viewpoints
Continuous Development - Recognise that continuous development is essential for success in any role & proactively take steps to develop self and help others excel at what they do

Achievements:

Strong working knowledge of the WCAG 2.2 'AA' guidelines, WAI-ARIA and HTML5.
Understanding of how users with disabilities interact with digital applications, with or without assistive technologies and adaptive strategies.
Experience working with accessibility automation and tooling, and an understanding of their limitations.
Strong working knowledge of assistive technologies and adaptive strategies including desktop and mobile Screen Readers, Voice Input software, Braille Displays, Windows High Contrast Mode and Screen Magnification tools.
Experience working in an Agile, cross-functional team, and an understanding of the end-to-end software development lifecycle.
Working knowledge of accessibility legalisation such as ADA and the European Accessibility Act.
Practical experience of implementing manual and automated accessibility testing methodologies.

Benefits:

25 days annual leave, increasing with years of service
Company plan VHI Health Care & Dental cover for employee, partner and children
Pension commencing from day one and matched up to 5% after the probation period.
Income Protection
Life Assurance
We live our values and that includes being super-users of our own recognition program, Workhuman Spark®.
Discounted gift certificates
Discounted TaxSaver Travel cards/free car parking (subject to availability)
Access to our Tuition Reimbursement Scheme
Access to Workhuman University
Workhuman employees are offered up to one paid day volunteering per year.
Access to a fully equipped, state of the art onsite gym and fitness area wit shower facilities
Ability to participate in onsite regular gym classes led by professional instructors including spin, yoga, and HIIT
The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a confidential service available to all Workhuman employees from your first day of employment and is free of charge.
Free breakfast cereal, fruit, pastries, tea/coffee, lunch, fantastic catered events throughout the year etc.

#LI-HybridThe Company:At Workhuman® our mission is to bring more humanity to the workplace. We recognise and embrace individuals’ differences and believe that workforce diversity and inclusion are essential to our long-term growth and success. Even if you don’t think you “check every single box” above, please still consider applying. We’re looking for a human who is collaborative, innovative with a growth mindsetWe love what we do because we’re shaping the future of work through our people and our technology. Our human cloud-based applications are helping some of the world’s leading global brands connect culture to shared purpose. The Workhuman Cloud empowers employees to thank, talk and celebrate each other, creating an environment that sparks gratitude and human connection while increasing employee engagement and productivity.Did you know we have an award-winning culture across EMEA and North America:We were named as #5 Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work Awards in Ireland in 2022 in the large-sized workplace category. We were also recognised as the Best Workplace for Women and the Best Workplace in Technology in 2020, 2021, and 2022.In 2021 we were named as #2 Best Workplace in Europe in the medium-sized workplace category.We were also recognised as #2 Best Large Places to Work in Boston by Built In for 2023 as well as the Best Place to Work in Boston, U.S. Best Large Places to Work, and U.S. Best Places to Work.There are currently over 7.5 million users on the Workhuman® cloud across 180 countries.Our core values are Respect, Determination, Innovation, and Imagination.Workhuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We proudly provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Workhuman are based solely on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Workhuman believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

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