Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist - Technology

Job Title: Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist - Technology
Location: London (Hybrid)
Salary/Rate: Negotiable
Start Date: October 2025
Job Type: 12 - month contract

Company Introduction:

We are currently representing a global academic research company who are recruiting for a senior digital accessibility for an exciting 12-month contract.

The Senior Accessibility Specialist will be responsible for guiding product teams in digital accessibility. The Sr. Accessibility Specialist will coach in all phases of the software development cycle: design, development, testing, and will verify compliance to WCAG and other accessibility standards. The ideal candidate will be able to evangelise accessibility best practice in a way which helps other teams integrate accessibility into their ways of working.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives:

• Author VPAT/Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) against W3C WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
• Troubleshoots user accessibility issues, guiding product teams to solutions and coaching on appropriate testing tools.
• Author detailed specifications for re mediating websites, mobile applications, and PDFs to meet the W3C WCAG 2.2 A standards.
• Work with core team developers and UX to test, steer, and validate designs and code to accessibility standards.
• Author product accessibility statements.
• Develop creative ways to educate staff on how to create more accessible content including documents, emails, presentations, and communications.
• Plan, conduct, and summarise usability testing with people who experience disability.
• Forge and sustain long-term accessibility collaborations with various product teams.

Required Skills/Experience

• Solid experience in authoring high quality VPATs/ACRs for enterprise web applications.
• Expert knowledge of how to recommend WCAG 2.2 techniques around websites and digital content.
• Rich experience using accessibility testing tools (WAVE, aXe, Microsoft Insights, Color Contrast Analyzer) and with screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver).
• High degree of initiative and autonomy coupled with an ability to function successfully as part of a virtual team.
• Generosity in sharing knowledge, skills, and positive attitude in mentoring people to learn accessibility concepts.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist Certification or US DHS 508 Trusted Tester Certification.
• Previous roles or degree(s) in fields of Digital Accessibility, User Experience, Digital Design, or Software Engineering.
• Expert knowledge of and mobile application accessibility testing and techniques.
• Wide experience with user interface design patterns including rich Internet applications, single page web applications, and AI/chatbots.
• Applicants will be required to submit a work sample of an accessibility audit, ACR

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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