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Why Bixal?

Bixal is a consulting company headquartered in Fairfax, VA, working alongside governments and organizations to help them deliver better services and experiences to the communities they serve. Using evidence-based knowledge and technology, Bixal empowers clients to deliver on their missions more effectively by fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

Our values:

• People-First: Emphasizing the importance of people in all aspects of work.

• Collaboration and Transparency: Valuing teamwork and open communication.

• Growth Mindset: Encouraging innovation and continuous improvement.

• Creating Lasting Impact: Focusing on meaningful outcomes and positive change.

About the role:

The Sr. Digital Accessibility Specialist will support two federal digital services contracts focused on improving the usability, accessibility, and performance of high-impact public-facing platforms. For both contracts, the work centers on maintaining and enhancing large-scale Federal websites, including auditing and remediating content for Section 508 and WCAG compliance and applying plain language best practices. This role owns the accessibility approach across the contracts, serves as the primary SME, and is accountable for compliance outcomes, not just audits and recommendations. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary Agile teams to optimize content and information architecture to improve findability and user experience. You will also provide ongoing training to team members on accessibility standards, compliance, and guidelines. Internally, you will contribute to business development efforts, including writing and advising on solicitation responses, and championing accessibility across Bixal.

This is a full-time position. This role offers you a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a project that aligns with Bixal’s mission of delivering innovative, human-centered solutions. While the role has a fixed duration, we are committed to transparency and collaboration, keeping you informed about contract updates and new opportunities. At Bixal, we support your professional journey, ensuring your experience reflects our inclusive, purpose-driven culture and prepares you for future success.

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $95,000 – $100,000. In the spirit of transparency, most offers tend to land near the midpoint of the range. We make compensation decisions thoughtfully, considering your experience, the skills you bring, and our commitment to internal equity. Fairness and transparency are core to how we operate.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement accessibility plans and strategies for our clients

• Conduct accessibility assessments and audits of digital content, including websites, documents, and multimedia using WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 guidelines

• Provide recommendations and guidance on how to remediate accessibility issues and implement long-term improvements

• Create and maintain accessible templates and design systems, including updating technical style manuals

• Collect and analyze accessibility site metrics across several channels

• Educate and train team members and clients on accessibility best practices

• Stay up to date with the latest accessibility guidelines, regulations, and trends

• Collaborate with clients, designers, developers, and project managers to ensure that accessibility is integrated into all aspects of our work

• Participate in code reviews to ensure accessibility is factored into development

• Create checklists for technical and non-technical team members to implement accessibility in all roles of the organization

• Perform document remediation, including PDF remediation

• Review and create VPATs and ACRs

• Contribute to business development opportunities that involve accessibility

• Other relevant duties as assigned and qualified/trained to perform

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field (Computer science, Technical Writing, Human-Computer interaction, Information Science / Library Science)

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in digital accessibility, including 508 compliance, PDF remediation, and web accessibility

• Strong knowledge of accessibility guidelines and regulations, including WCAG 2.1 / 2.2, ADA, and Section 508

• Comfortable teaching others about their role in accessibility and how to increase their accessibility competency

• Experience conducting accessibility assessments and audits

• Proficiency in accessibility tools, such as JAWS, NVDA, Nuance Dragon, and Axe

• Experience with accessibility testing and validation tools, such as WAVE, ANDI, AXE and/or Lighthouse

• Experience creating accessible templates and design systems

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with ability to translate technical terms into non-technical resources

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Passionate about making technology accessible to everyone

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance

Nice to have:

• Experience supporting Business development (ex. supporting proposals)

• Experience working with CMS' (ex. Drupal, Wordpress)

How We Support Our Team:

• Flex hours

• 401K with matching incentive

• Parental Leave

• Medical/dental/vision benefits

• Flex Spending Account

• Company provided short-term disability and life insurance

• Commuter benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• 11 Paid holidays

Our company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.