Accessibility Tester
NTT DATA, Inc. • Canberra, Australia
**Role & seniority: ** Accessibility Test Analyst (senior/experienced implied by evidence, remediation guidance, and reusable improvements).
**Location & work type: ** Not specified in text.
**Stack / tools (tech): **
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WCAG: 2.1 and/or 2.2 (Level A/AA)
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Testing tools: axe DevTools, WAVE, Lighthouse, Accessibility Insights, ARC Toolkit (or equivalent)
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Assistive tech: JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, Narrator (or equivalent)
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Process/traceability: Azure DevOps (or similar)
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Foundational testing: ISTQB Foundation (or equivalent)
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(Nice-to-have): IMD procedures; QAS/release/change practices
**Top 3 responsibilities: **
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Assess websites/apps/forms/documents/digital services for WCAG A/AA compliance, including manual checks (keyboard, focus, labels, structure, contrast, resizing/reflow, key journeys).
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Use screen readers + browser accessibility features plus automated/semi-automated tools; ensure automation is not the sole method.
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Document and prioritize accessibility defects with WCAG evidence; provide practical remediation guidance and user-impact/compliance risk for release decisions.
**Must-have skills: **
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Strong manual accessibility testing: keyboard navigation/focus-order, screen-reader flows, meaningful sequence, instructions, error handling, headings/structure, labels.
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Strong WCAG 2.1/2.2 Level A/AA knowledge.
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Evidence-based defect identification, prioritization, and communication to te
Full Description
Role purpose
Assess our client's websites, applications, forms, documents and digital services for accessibility barriers and compliance with applicable WCAG requirements. Provide evidence, practical remediation advice and user-impact assessments to support quality and release decisions. Work and expected outputs
Assess WCAG 2.1 and/or 2.2 Level A/AA criteria as applicable. Test keyboard navigation, focus, labels, errors, headings, structure, contrast, resizing, reflow and key user journeys. Use screen readers and browser accessibility features alongside automated/semi-automated tools; automation does not replace manual assessment. Check accessible documents where required. Record prioritised defects and WCAG evidence; guide developers, designers, content owners and vendors on remediation and residual risks. Improve reusable accessibility checks and reports.
Essential skills and experience ISTQB Foundation or higher certification, OR equivalent demonstrated testing experience. Active minimum NV1 security clearance; NV2 preferred under the general SOR requirement. Accessibility testing of websites, web applications, digital services, forms and online transactions Strong WCAG 2.1 and/or 2.2 knowledge, including Level A/AA success criteria. Manual keyboard, focus-order, screen-reader, meaningful-sequence, labels, instructions, errors and form testing. Assistive technologies such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, Narrator or equivalent. Tools such as axe DevTools, WAVE, Lighthouse, Accessibility Insights, ARC Toolkit or equivalent. Identify, document, prioritise and communicate defects to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Practical remediation advice aligned to WCAG and inclusive design. Testing responsive web interfaces, portals, forms, content pages and transactional services. Azure DevOps or similar for planning, execution, defects, reporting and traceability. Strong written/verbal communication, accessibility reports and release-readiness advice. Analytical and problem-solving skills considering user impact, compliance risk and business priority.
Desirable experience IMD testing procedures, QAS and release/change practices. Accessibility testing in secure government, regulated or complex enterprise environments. Salesforce, SmartIQ and Microsoft Power Apps. Cloud-hosted, on-premises, portal and integrated enterprise applications. Accessible PDFs, Word documents, online forms and templates. HTML, CSS, ARIA, JavaScript and front-end accessibility patterns. Technical guidance to developers/designers on remediation. Standards, checklists, reusable scripts, defect libraries and continuous improvement. Accessibility assessment in Agile/sprint testing, UAT, regression and release readiness. Inclusive design, usability, user-experience evaluation and assistive-technology users.
