About Atos Group
Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 70,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €10 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands—Atos for services and Eviden for products. The Group provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions and is committed to a secure and decarbonized future.
Our team
We are a team of dedicated accessibility professionals based across the UK and Ireland, forming part of Atos's accessibility practice. We supply business-to-business accessibility services to enterprise customers and are actively involved with professional bodies such as the Business Disability Forum and the International Association of Accessibility Professionals.
About the role
You will be a key member of the UK and Ireland accessibility and digital inclusion team, performing accessibility tests, assistive technology interoperability tests, writing accessibility conformance reports, and supporting design and developer teams during product creation. As a senior accessibility tester, you will also mentor and develop junior members of the accessibility team.
Responsibilities
- Provide quality assurance on projects and feedback to junior team members.
- Mentor and train new hires and junior team members on service methodology and consistent standards.
- Independently perform accessibility audits of web pages, desktop applications, and mobile apps using accessibility testing tools and assistive technology products.
- Write and evaluate Accessibility Conformance Reports describing accessibility issues and recommendations.
- Support developer teams through consultancy or by contributing code snippets and suggestions.
- Keep up to date with the latest developments in accessibility and related fields.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of accessibility testing experience, especially manual testing experience.
- Initiative and autonomy, with the ability to work successfully in person and virtually as part of a team.
- Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WAI-ARIA.
- Direct experience manually testing websites for conformance to WCAG 2.2 Level AA.
- Hands-on experience with assistive technologies such as screen readers, magnifiers, and alternative input, including interoperability testing.
- IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist certification or equivalent, such as Trusted Tester Version 5.
- Understanding of accessibility evaluation tools and methods in web and desktop environments.
- Familiarity with modern web application development practices and popular JavaScript frameworks.
- Clear, concise, convincing, and organized written and verbal communication skills.
- Flexibility and adaptability while remaining organized and meeting tight deadlines.
Eligibility
Applicants must be eligible for BPSS Security clearance and should have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years. SC-level security clearance would be an advantage.
Benefits
- Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 10%.
- Private medical cover.
- Income protection.
- Life assurance.
- 25 days of paid leave plus national holidays.
- Flexible benefits program.
Future career path
Local Accessibility Test Manager.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Atos embeds diversity and inclusion in its culture and encourages applications from all applicants, especially disabled applicants. The company supports reasonable adjustments throughout the application and assessment process and is a Disability Confident and care leaver-friendly employer.