IDEMIA is the global leader in identity and security. Our mission is to create a safe and simple future where identity verification is indisputable, and only you can assert your identity. We are a distributed company leveraging the latest technologies to deliver world-class products in the private and public sectors of finance, telecom, identity, security, retail, sports entertainment, commercial, government, and IoT. We use a variety of technologies and approaches to deliver quality product and services to government agencies and technology companies. IDEMIA is a made up of a group of 14,000 diverse people from different nationalities, speaking over 20 different languages. Together, our solutions impact the everyday lives of citizens and nations. In this ever-changing world, protecting your identity is paramount. Join the team that is ensuring one person- one identity.
The IDEMIA UX TEAM is committed to making IDEMIA’s products easy to use and accessible to people with a wide variety of needs.
As an ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST, you will drive accessibility across all IDEMIA NA products and platforms. You will work with closely with our cross-functional teams to ensure our products are accessible and easy to use for people with disabilities or special needs.
Required Skills
- Define policies and guidelines
- Evaluate and provide accessible solutions
- Perform audits, report on findings, and develop solutions that align with company policies, standards, and dynamic coding
- Identify areas of improvement for accessibility, define technical requirements, and work with engineering partners, product managers, and product designers to deliver successful solutions
- Evangelize accessibility in a fast-moving organization
- Define, document, and manage an Accessibility roadmap that will take Idemia's products accessibility beyond just compliance
- Complete and maintain VPAT’s
Required Experience
- BA/BS degree in HCI, Design, Computer Science, Information Sciences or formal training/certifications related fields. Also evaluating equivalent practical experience.
- Knowledge of how people with a variety of disabilities use assistive technologies (e.g., screen reader, screen magnifier, keyboard-only access) and the ability to analyze the impact of a barrier to accessibility.
- Experience with accessibility testing and auditing of desktop, mobile, or web front-end applications.
- Strong understanding of accessibility standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1
- Knowledge of disability law including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 508, and Affordable Care Act Section 1557
- Experience with assistive technology such as ZoomText, JAWS, VoiceOver or NVDA screen reader
- Effective interpersonal, communication, negotiation and collaboration skills and the ability to evangelize accessibility with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with accessibility testing and auditing of desktop, mobile, or web front-end applications.
- Must be comfortable with 30–50% travel to and from office
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with performing usability research with users with disabilities
- Hands-On experience managing and driving accessibility compliance projects to completion
- Experience in educating and training other people about accessibility
- Strong understanding of current and upcoming trends in digital accessibility, policy, best practices, and universal design.
- Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require now or in the future sponsorship by the employer for a visa.
MUST BE A US CITIZEN
IDEMIA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
WE EVALUATE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX,
SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, VETERAN STATUS, AND OTHER PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS.