Testing / Section 508 Specialist- Remote (DC, MD, VA Locals Only)

**About Swingtech** Swingtech delivers innovative Information Technology and Professional Support services to a diverse range of clients across the federal and intelligence communities. With over 15 years of trusted experience as a systems integrator, we apply agile methodologies and deep industry insight to help our customers achieve greater efficiency, compliance, and cost savings. At Swingtech, we’re committed to excellence and long-term success for our clients and our team. Swingtech Consulting, Inc. is seeking a **Testing / Section 508 Specialist** to support accessibility testing, quality assurance, usability validation, and compliance review for federal digital learning products, web-based training platforms, and program deliverables. This role focuses on ensuring that eLearning content, web-based applications, documents, reports, multimedia assets, and user-facing digital materials are accessible, usable, and compliant with Section 508 and related accessibility standards. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience reviewing digital content and web-based functionality for accessibility, documenting findings, and working with cross-functional teams to support remediation. **Key Responsibilities** - Perform Section 508/accessibility testing of eLearning modules, web-based training content, learning management system functionality, documents, reports, and multimedia deliverables - Review digital products for accessibility, usability, navigation, readability, keyboard access, screen reader compatibility, captions, transcripts, alt text, color contrast, and form accessibility - Support quality assurance testing of online courses, web applications, learner workflows, assessments, certificates, transcripts, reports, and user support materials - Develop and execute accessibility test cases, QA checklists, review procedures, and validation scripts - Document accessibility issues, defects, remediation recommendations, severity, and resolution status - Coordinate with eLearning developers, web developers, instructional designers, QA staff, technical writers, and program teams to support remediation and retesting - Validate that corrected items meet accessibility and quality requirements before customer submission or release - Support testing of SCORM or LMS-published courseware to confirm functionality, tracking, completion, and learner experience - Review electronic documents and training materials for accessible formatting and compliance readiness - Support accessibility reviews for multimedia elements including video, audio, animations, captions, transcripts, and descriptive text - Assist with user acceptance testing, regression testing, release validation, and post-release verification - Maintain testing records, defect logs, accessibility findings, remediation trackers, and validation evidence - Help improve accessibility testing procedures, templates, checklists, and team guidance - Stay current with Section 508, WCAG, and federal digital accessibility practices **Minimum Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, Education, Digital Media, Quality Assurance, Accessibility, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered - At least **3 years of experience** supporting accessibility testing, Section 508 review, QA testing, web testing, eLearning testing, or related digital quality activities - Working knowledge of Section 508, WCAG, and digital accessibility principles - Experience testing web-based applications, eLearning content, electronic documents, reports, or multimedia products for accessibility - Familiarity with screen reader testing concepts, keyboard-only navigation, color contrast checks, alt text review, captions, transcripts, and accessible document formatting - Experience documenting defects, accessibility findings, remediation guidance, and validation results - Ability to work with developers, instructional designers, writers, QA staff, and…