Digital Accessibility Consultant

1 month ago


Melbourne, Australia Salt Recruitment Full time

Contract Length: 6 months (likely to extend)

Day Rate: $700-900

Working Arrangements: Hybrid

**The Company**:
A large financial services organisation based in Melbourne CBD are looking for a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist to join their team on an initial 6 month day rate contract.

The role will be mostly remote, with 2 days a week in the office.

**Role Responsibilities**:

- Review designs for accessibility and provide feedback
- Write accessibility requirements and acceptance criteria in user stories
- Support Agile squads with accessibility guidance and support
- Providing engineering team with accessibility guidance and support
- Attend relevant Agile ceremonies
- Testing for accessibility with assistive technologies

**Core competencies**:

- Ability to deal with highly ambiguous environments, provide structure and simplify complex problems
- Ability to take complete ownership and accountability and drive outcomes
- Understanding of relevant legislation, governance, regulatory and compliance requirements
- Ability to drive out options and solutions when dealing with problem spaces
- Willingness to learn and challenge processes to improve efficiency
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team

**Technical Skills & Experience**:

- 4+ years’ accessibility experience
- Expert knowledge of WCAG 2.x guidelines and techniques
- Solid understanding of WAI-ARIA best practices and implementation in complex user interfaces
- Familiarity with assistive technologies (e.g. screen readers)
- Knowledge of inclusive design practices, technical accessibility and digital accessibility best practices
- Able to identify inaccessible features of visual and interaction design
- Able to support accessible product development from design through development to quality testing
- Experience testing accessibility on multiple platforms (desktop, tablet, iOS, Android)

Full client & project details available on request

Acknowledgement of Country

Salt respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. We recognise the enduring connection that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands, waters, and skies.

We pay our respects to all First Nations Australians and their Elders past and present.

Salt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

**Job Information**:

- Job Reference: JO-2308-336789
- Salary: AU$750 - AU$900 per day
- Salary per: day
- Job Duration: 6 months
- Job Start Date: ASAP
- Job Industries: Creative
- Job Locations: Melbourne
- Job Types: Contract
- Job Skills: accessibility wcag ARIA consultant design testing guidelines inclusive



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