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

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