Esri
Accessibility Engineer I
Redlands, CA
Sponsorship not specified$70k-$121kDetected 5 hours ago
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About the role
- Esri's Accessibility Team is a centralized, dedicated team with the goals of driving accessibility innovation in ArcGIS software and products.
- The work that they do contributes to positive change in our company culture as well.
- As a member of this unique and highly collaborative team, you will advocate for accessibility strategies across ArcGIS product groups and development teams, as you inspire, reinforce, and incorporate accessibility best practices across the company.
Responsibilities
- Conduct manual and automated testing to identify accessibility issues, and collaborate with internal teams and external partners (such as third-party accessibility testing contractors) to deliver high-quality evaluation results.
- Create and maintain Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) based on VPATs, detailing product-specific accessibility features and conformance levels.
- Support accessibility testing infrastructure: Coordinate the testing, monitoring, and maintenance efforts for Accessibility testing tools, systems, and environments (such as testing environments and tools for product testing, issue creation and tracking tools).
- Engage with our global community: Communicate to external audiences about accessibility practices at Esri by presenting at Esri events, authoring blogs and articles, and developing publicly available accessibility resources and materials.
- This team's efforts support our diverse user communities to uplift all people, emphasizing the inclusion of those with disabilities.
- Share your passion for the intersections of advocacy, design and development, and technology and help to enrich the community of GIS accessibility champions at Esri and beyond.
- Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Redlands, CA area for this position.
Requirements
- 1+ years of relevant experience
- Familiarity with current global accessibility standards and guidelines (such as WCAG, Revised Section 508)
- Experience with accessibility testing best practices on at least one software platform (such as web, desktop, mobile Android/iOS)
- Experience with manual/automated accessibility evaluation using testing tools and assistive technologies such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, and automated web scanning tools
- Experience creating or contributing to Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) and/or working with Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs)
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, user experience or a related field
- Familiarity with Esri ArcGIS software and/or other GIS and mapping products
- Experience with agile software development methodologies and commercial software delivery processes
- Practical knowledge of web-based programming languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), and/or desktop software programming languages (C#, C, C++, Python)
- Familiarity with GitHub for project and issue creation and tracking
Compensation
- A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is
- $70,304 - $121,264 USD
Benefits
- Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy.
- We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process.
- We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life's best work.
- For more information on Esri's Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.
Company info
- When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work.
- We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change.
Equal opportunity
- If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email askcareers@esri.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
- Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
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