Front-End Developer (Section 508 Accessibility)

Location: United States citizenship required; candidates must hold a current Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable polygraph.

Annual salary: $130,000–$270,000, depending on years of experience.

Company

Captivation Software develops software solutions supporting the mission to protect the country, with a focus on timely delivery and continuous engineering innovation.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain front-end components and user interfaces compliant with Section 508 and WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards.
• Perform manual and automated accessibility testing with JAWS and other assistive technologies, remediating keyboard, focus, ARIA, contrast, and semantic HTML issues.
• Conduct accessibility audits, document findings, and produce reports for agency compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers, developers, system engineers, QA, DevOps, and product owners to incorporate accessibility into the design process.
• Integrate automated accessibility testing tools such as axe-core, Pa11y, and Lighthouse into CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and communicate accessibility requirements and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Current Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable polygraph and U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; a master’s degree may substitute for two years of experience.
• Front-end application development experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, preferably Vue.
• Hands-on JAWS testing experience and familiarity with other assistive technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Section 508, WCAG 2.1/2.2 Levels A/AA, ARIA authoring practices, semantic HTML, accessible forms, keyboard navigation, and focus management.
• Experience with accessibility auditing tools, Git, Jira, and Confluence.

Nice to have

• Experience producing VPATs or Accessibility Conformance Reports for federal agencies.
• Experience integrating automated accessibility checks into CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience with Cypress or similar automated UI and accessibility testing tools.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud architecture and deployment.
• Knowledge of government agency reporting and dissemination policies.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct hire position only; third-party staffing and recruiting firms are not considered.
• Up to 20% 401(k) contribution with no matching requirement and vesting from day one.
• $3,600 HSA contribution.
• Six weeks of paid time off.
• Company-paid medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and AD&D insurance.
• Above-market hourly rates.