Overview
Digital Accessibility Automation Engineer
About the Role
We are seeking a Digital Accessibility Automation Engineer to advance accessibility across enterprise digital products through scalable, engineering-led automation solutions. This role focuses on embedding accessibility validation into automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous monitoring, early defect detection, and regression prevention across customer-facing digital experiences—including websites, mobile applications, and other digital platforms.
This position emphasizes accessibility automation at scale, combining hands-on engineering, deep accessibility expertise, and cross-functional collaboration to support compliant, inclusive, and high-quality digital experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Accessibility Engineering & Automation
Design, implement, and maintain scalable accessibility automation solutions across multiple digital platforms
Build and execute transactional accessibility test scripts covering critical user flows (e.g., authentication, search, checkout)
Integrate automated accessibility testing into Selenium-based automation frameworks
Embed accessibility validation into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous and shift-left testing strategies
Monitor accessibility trends, regressions, and risks using automated reporting and dashboards
Analyze automated scan results to identify true accessibility defects and reduce false positives
Maintain reusable, reliable automation scripts and frameworks that scale across teams and products
Accessibility Expertise & Validation
Conduct targeted manual accessibility testing to:
Validate automated findings
Address accessibility gaps not detectable through automation (e.g., usability, assistive technology behavior)
Evaluate digital experiences against WCAG 2.2 AA and relevant accessibility standards and regulations
Provide clear, engineering-ready remediation guidance, including code-level recommendations
Validate fixes through automated reruns and regression testing prior to release
Collaboration & Enablement
Partner with design, product, engineering, QA, and DevOps teams to embed accessibility into the full product lifecycle
Advise on accessible implementation patterns using semantic HTML and WAI-ARIA
Mentor teams on:
Writing accessibility-friendly UI code
Interpreting automated accessibility results
Resolving issues efficiently
Act as a technical liaison with accessibility tooling partners as needed
Program Leadership & Governance
Support execution of the digital accessibility roadmap with an automation-first approach
Translate accessibility goals into repeatable, automated validations that reduce compliance risk
Align accessibility automation milestones with release schedules
Help define and evolve:
Accessibility automation standards
Test patterns and CI/CD accessibility gates
Support evaluations of third-party or vendor solutions for accessibility risk and automation readiness
Reporting & Insights
Produce clear, automation-driven reporting, including:
Accessibility coverage by product
Regressions prevented prior to release
Accessibility trends over time
Communicate findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders, emphasizing risk reduction and delivery efficiency
Required Qualifications
5+ years of experience in digital accessibility with a strong focus on automation and engineering
Expert knowledge of WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 and WAI-ARIA, including automatable success criteria
Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including modern single-page application behavior
Hands-on experience with accessibility automation tooling, including:
Transactional scripting
Scan configuration and execution
Debugging and maintenance
Experience integrating accessibility automation into Selenium-based test frameworks
Experience embedding accessibility checks into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
Strong debugging skills related to automation reliability, selectors, timing, and dynamic content
Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and enterprise development practices
Excellent technical communication and collaboration skills
Work Location & Schedule
Hybrid work environment
Must be based in or near Houston or Chicago
Onsite presence required several days per week