Front-End Developer / 508 Compliance Specialist [Up to 3 days/week telework]

**Job Description:** Type of Requisition: Regular

**Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:** Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

**Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain:** Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

**Public Trust/Other Required:** None

**Job Family:** Software Engineering

**Skills:** Job Qualifications: Accessibility Compliance, Design, Section 508 Compliance

**Certifications:** None

**Experience:** 5 + years of related experience

**US Citizenship Required:** Yes

**Job Description:** Front-End Developer / 508 Compliance Specialist

• Up to 3 days/week telework ***

Transform technology into opportunity as a Front End Engineer Senior/ 508 Compliance Specialist at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Front End Engineer Senior/ 508 Compliance Specialist, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of a mission-critical customer. You will play a crucial role in collaborating with a cross-functional Agile team of software developers, system engineers, and product owners to build and validate accessible, compliant, and high-quality user interfaces.

The candidate should bring a strong concentration in Section 508 accessibility compliance to ensure the system’s interfaces are fully usable by individuals with disabilities. The ideal candidate combines solid front-end engineering skills with deep, hands-on expertise in accessibility testing and remediation, including proficiency with screen reader technology.

What You’ll Need To Succeed Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Front End Engineer Senior must have:

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Experience: 5+ years of related experience
• Security clearance level: TOP SECRET//SCI W/ Polygraph
• US citizenship required
• Responsibilities:
• Accessible Front-End Development: Design, develop, and maintain front-end components and user interfaces that conform to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards.
• 508 Testing & Remediation: Perform comprehensive accessibility testing using JAWS and other screen readers, identifying and remediating issues related to keyboard navigation, focus management, ARIA implementation, color contrast, and semantic HTML structure.
• Audit & Documentation: Conduct manual and automated accessibility audits, document findings, and produce test reports as needed to support agency compliance requirements.
• Collaboration: Partner with UX/UI designers, developers, and product owners early in the design process to bake accessibility in by design rather than retrofit it, and provide guidance on accessible design patterns.
• Integration & Delivery: Work with QA and DevOps to integrate automated accessibility testing tools (e.g., axe-core, Pa11y, Lighthouse) into the CI/CD pipeline for continuous compliance monitoring.
• Agile Ceremonies: Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos) and communicate accessibility requirements and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Required Technical Skills:
• Proven experience developing front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue preferred)
• Hands-on expertise testing with JAWS screen reader, with working familiarity of other assistive technologies
• Strong knowledge of Section 508 standards, WCAG 2.1/2.2 (Levels A/AA), and ARIA authoring practices
• Experience with semantic HTML, accessible form design, keyboard navigation patterns, and focus management
• Proficiency with accessibility testing/auditing tools (e.g., axe DevTools, WAVE, Pa11y, Lighthouse)
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and Agile collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Desired Technical Skills:
• Experience producing VPATs/Accessibility Conformance Reports for federal agency review
• Familiarity with integrating automated accessibility checks into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI/CD)
• Experience with Cypress or similar tools for automated UI/accessibility test scripting
• Familiarity with Cloud-based architecture and deployment (Amazon Web Services)
• Familiarity with domain knowledge surrounding government agency reporting and dissemination policies

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