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Job: User Experience Accessibility Specialist (754501)
Location :3101 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1310
Where does your candidate currently reside? Please provide city and state. As a reminder in this instance candidates residing within a 1.5 to 2-hour one way drive to Harrisburg, PA is preferred.
The candidate must physically report to 3101 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1310 in order for first day processing, possible badging (this may take a few days for completion) and to pick up commonwealth-issued equipment. Is this understood?
Join our team at PCCD as a User Experience and Accessibility Specialist to enhance the usability of critical systems.
***This requisition's current PO is funded through 6/30/25 but will be extended. Contract end date is dependent on the final schedule and projected needs. Historically additional funding should then last a year and occur from 7/1/25-6/30/26. ***
Job Title: User Experience and Accessibility Specialist
Overview:
This is an exciting new position at PCCD, created to advance our commitment to usability and accessibility in public safety and criminal justice. Are you passionate about designing intuitive, accessible systems that make a difference in public safety and criminal justice? Join our team at PCCD as a User Experience and Accessibility Specialist to enhance the usability of critical systems like Egrants, CIPP, and JHELD. Your expertise in accessibility standards and modern UI/UX design will help ensure our applications serve all users effectively, including those with disabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
Ensure usability and accessibility compliance for PCCD-developed and maintained systems, including Egrants, CIPP, JHELD, and others.
Act as a key contributor in designing and developing user interfaces for an upcoming Egrants project.
Evaluate applications for accessibility compliance (e.g., WCAG 2.1 AA), develop mitigation plans, and remediate identified issues.
Recommend and implement responsive designs, optimizing applications for mobile and tablet usage.
Collaborate with business and technical analysts to create prototypes and gather focus group feedback.
Prepare recommendations for modernizing legacy .NET webforms applications into MVC or other contemporary frameworks.
Assist the development team during product upgrades by:
- Testing changes and documenting results using Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO).
- Preparing and publishing product release notes.
- Developing test plans for user acceptance testing.
Communicate status updates effectively to stakeholders.
Participate in team meetings to understand upcoming changes and provide UI/UX recommendations.
Maintain accurate time tracking for all work activities.
Establish and maintain mechanisms for users to report digital accessibility issues or concerns.
Qualifications:
Required
Demonstrated experience using accessibility compliance tools (e.g., Axe, JAWS, NVDA).
5 years of experience developing complex applications in an object-oriented environment.
5 years of experience developing with Visual Basic, C#, XML, CSS, and HTML.
5 years of experience working with SQL Server or comparable relational databases.
Highly Desired
Relevant experience with UI/UX tools and frameworks (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD, Bootstrap).
3 years of experience with accessibility testing tools and methodologies.
Demonstrated experience with source code management tools.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite.
Ability to complete regular accessibility training in alignment with evolving standards.
Relevant experience with contemporary user experience guidelines and tools.
3 years of experience with issue tracking tools (e.g., Azure DevOps).
Workflow diagramming experience.
Familiarity with Telerik .NET UI controls.
Familiarity with W3C's Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) and User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG).
Desired
Understanding of public safety and criminal justice concepts and precautions.
Knowledge of grants management or financial systems.
Skills Matrix:
Accessibility compliance tools Required
Responsive design with HTML/CSS Required 5 Years
Modern UI/UX tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD) Required 3 Years
SQL Server or comparable RDBMS Required 5 Years
Accessibility testing methodologies Required 3 Years
Source code management tools Required 5 Year
Workflow diagramming Highly Desired
Telerik .NET UI controls Desired
Understanding of public safety concepts Desired
W3C ATAG/UAAG knowledge Highly Desired
Education and Experience:
5 to 8 years of relevant experience preferred.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent technical study.
Travel Requirements:
Must be within a travel distance that allows for occasional on-site meetings, which may involve overnight stays.
Additional Notes:
This is a newly established role, designed to bring focused expertise on accessibility and user experience to PCCD's systems and projects.
Candidates must possess required skills at the time of hire and demonstrate a willingness to develop other desired skills.
Demonstrated experience in the use of Accessibility tools used to identify areas of non-compliance Required 5 Years
Developing complex applications in an OO environment Required 5 Years
Developing complex applications in Visual Basic & C# Required 5 Years
Demonstrated Experience in XML, CSS, HTML Required 5 Years
Demonstrated Experience in SQL Server or comparable RDBMS Required 5 Years
Relevant experience with UI/UX tools in emerging front-end development frameworks Required 5 Years
Relevant experience with source code management tool Required 5 Years
Demonstrated Experience in MS Office Required 5 Years
Modern UI/UX tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD) Required 3 Years
Relevant experience with accessibility testing approaches and tools Required 3 Years
Relevant experience with issue tracking management tool Required 3 Years
Relevant experience with contemporary user experience guidelines and, if applicable, tools. Highly desired 3 Years
W3C ATAG/UAAG knowledge Highly desired
Demonstrated experience with workflow diagramming Highly desired
Understanding of public safety and criminal justice concepts and precautions Desired
Understanding of grants management concepts Desired
Understanding of financial systems concepts Desired
Exposure to Telerik .net UI controls Desired
