Section 508 Specialist, Advisor

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $86k - $138k / year

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Peraton is a mission-focused enterprise that supports national security initiatives through advanced IT and cyber services. They provide capabilities in areas such as cyber defense, cloud operations, engineering, and intelligence. With a commitment to solving complex challenges, Peraton integrates data-driven technologies to ensure mission success for their military and government clients.

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain the CMSS Documentation Management Plan, including standards, templates, naming conventions, version control, and lifecycle policies • Lead and mentor technical writers and contributors across CMSS workstreams • Serve as the primary contact for documentation deliverables submitted to CMS, including systems and methods documents, user guides, release notes, SOPs, and architecture artifacts • Align the documentation roadmap with sprint cycles, release schedules, and CMS reporting requirements • Collaborate with Program Management, Architecture & Engineering, and Operations teams • Act as the certified Section 508 Program Lead for accessibility compliance • Conduct and oversee Section 508 conformance reviews for PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, and software interfaces • Develop and maintain 508 testing protocols, checklists, and remediation playbooks • Train and advise staff on accessible content creation • Coordinate with CMS Section 508 office and enterprise accessibility reviewers • Maintain compliance logs and issue tracking for remediation • Perform functional testing using assistive technologies and validate real-world accessibility scenarios • Document assistive technology test results and collaborate on remediation • Stay current on assistive technology updates, federal procurement standards, and accessibility technologies • Identify, evaluate, and implement documentation automation tools and workflows • Integrate automated accessibility testing tools into review workflows • Pilot documentation-as-code methodologies and structured content authoring • Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to integrate documentation automation into DevOps/Agile environments • Establish documentation quality review processes and 508 pre-clearance gates • Ensure deliverables comply with CMS style guides, contract requirements, Section 508, Plain Writing Act, and NIST standards • Maintain a master deliverables inventory and repository • Track and report documentation delivery metrics to program leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 8 years of experience with a BS/BA degree, or 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree • 8+ years of progressive technical writing and documentation experience • 3+ years in a lead or senior role on a federal IT program • Current Section 508 Trusted Tester Certification (DHS/GSA v5.x or later), or equivalent expertise with ability to certify within 90 days of hire • Hands-on knowledge of assistive technologies including Dragon NaturallySpeaking, JAWS, NVDA, ZoomText, Fusion, VoiceOver, Narrator, TalkBack, Kurzweil 3000, Read&Write, BrowseAloud, Switch Access, and refreshable Braille displays • Experience with at least two automated accessibility testing tools, such as Axe DevTools, WAVE, Microsoft Accessibility Checker, Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Checker, or PAC3 • Experience producing and managing technical documentation for federal government IT programs • Expert proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and Confluence or SharePoint • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and integrating documentation tasks into sprint planning and delivery • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills • U.S. Citizenship required • Ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust clearance

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Health savings account • Short-term and long-term disability • Employee assistance program (EAP) • Parental leave • 401(k) • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation • Company-paid holidays • Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus

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