508 Compliance Specialist - Linthicum, MD; Must have an active Secret Clearance, Immediate Hire
Synertex
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- Location
- Linthicum Heights, MD
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 19
- 5 days ago
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About the company
Synertex
Defense & space · 201 to 500 employees
What you'll do
- Assess vendor-provided VPATs against WCAG requirements
- Score VPATs using the DCSA scoring system
- Provide vendors with remediation roadmaps and timeframes
- Track remediation completions
- Respond to requests and VPATs submitted through Service Now tickets
- Collaborate with vendors and stakeholders to address compliance gaps and fixes
- Provide 508 guidance to DCSA VPAT and RRAM Officers
- Conduct agency-wide working groups to streamline the effort
What you need
- Active Secret Clearance
- Strong proficiency in VPAT Assessment
- Proficient in Service Now ticketing system (recommended)
Key skills
VPAT AssessmentWCAG508 complianceService NowANDIJAWSJAWS InspectNVDA
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Perks
- competitive PTO
- 11 Paid Government Holidays
- 401k with 6% match
- health care options
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Synertex is looking to hire a 508 Compliance Specialist in support of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's Training Directorate in Linthicum Heights, MD. Benefits include competitive PTO, 11 Paid Government Holidays, a 401k with 6% match, and a comprehensive list of health care options. This position is 5 days a week on-site (Linthicum, MD). Clearance Required: Active Secret Clearance The 508 Specialist will be responsible for assessing Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) that are sent to DCSA by software application vendors such as Microsoft, Blackboard, Adobe, and many more. The 508 Specialist will review the vendor-provided VPAT and assess the 36 WCAG requirements using a scoring system provided by DCSA. If the vendor's VPAT identifies items that are not compliant, the 508 Specialist will provide a remediation roadmap to the vendor with timeframes for the remediations to be completed. The 508 Specialist will track remediation completions. Vendors submit requests and VPATs through Service Now tickets. The 508 Specialist will be responsible for responding to the tickets, assessing the VPATs, scoring the VPATs, and providing a remediation roadmap, and advancing the tickets to the proper stages through Service Now. Important: This position has limited to no hands-on testing of the applications since they are owned by external vendors. There may be occasions when the 508 Specialist will receive items for an internal DCSA-owned application called NBIS, which could require testing. But for now, the volume for this type of testing is low. We expect this to evolve over time as NBIS development continues and they release products. The higher volume of work will involve the VPAT assessments and remediation roadmaps. Responsibilities: Collaborate with external vendors and stakeholders to address compliance gaps and recommended fixes according to the WCAG 2.0 and DCSA VPAT Guidelines/Road Map. Strong proficiency in VPAT Assessment and being able to consult with software/product owners on fixing 508 compliance issues. Provide expert 508 guidance to the DCSA VPAT and RRAM Officers on incorporating agency-wide 508 best practices, compliance expectations, and improving workflow to existing processes to enhance vendor software implementation. Conduct agency wide working groups to streamline this effort. Use assistive technology tools (e.g. ANDI, JAWS, JAWS Inspect, NVDA) as it relates to testing software, websites, documentation, and other forms of ICT. Proficient in Service Now ticketing system (recommended).