Senior / Lead Accessibility Specialist

Tria Federal is seeking a Senior / Lead Accessibility Specialist to help shape accessible digital experiences across federal modernization initiatives.

This role serves as the accessibility leader supporting one or more product teams, partnering closely with product designers, UX researchers, product managers, engineers, quality assurance professionals, and client stakeholders to integrate accessibility throughout the product lifecycle, from discovery through delivery.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in digital accessibility with strong consulting and collaboration skills. You understand that accessibility is more than compliance. You help teams build products that are inclusive, usable, and accessible by design while ensuring compliance with Section 508 and WCAG standards.

You will work closely with specialists across Tria's Human Experience (HX) Practice to establish accessibility as a core discipline alongside product design, user research, and product strategy.

As part of Tria's Human Experience Practice, you will contribute to the continued evolution of modern, AI-augmented accessibility capabilities within federal digital services. You will help define how emerging AI technologies and advanced tooling can responsibly accelerate accessibility reviews, improve quality, reduce manual effort, and strengthen accessibility across our programs.

Depending on organizational needs and experience, this role may also provide technical leadership and mentorship for Tria's Accessibility discipline.

Must be a U.S. Citizen due to federal security clearance requirements.

Accessibility Leadership

Serve as the accessibility lead supporting one or more Agile product teams.

Integrate accessibility into discovery, design, development, testing, and production activities.

Partner with designers, researchers, engineers, product managers, and quality assurance teams to ensure accessibility is considered throughout the product lifecycle.

Translate accessibility standards into practical implementation guidance for product teams.

Promote accessibility as a shared responsibility rather than a final compliance activity.

Support accessibility strategy for complex digital products and enterprise applications.

Accessibility Assessment and Consulting

Conduct accessibility evaluations using manual testing, automated tools, and assistive technologies.

Review wireframes, prototypes, design systems, and production-ready interfaces for accessibility, including work created in Figma.

Identify accessibility risks and provide clear, actionable remediation recommendations.

Support development of VPATs, accessibility reports, and other compliance documentation.

Collaborate with client accessibility offices during accessibility reviews and assessments.

Advise teams on accessible interaction patterns, content, forms, navigation, and component behavior.

Help establish practical accessibility guidance that balances compliance, usability, and user needs.

Cross-Team Collaboration

Collaborate closely with Product Designers, UX Researchers, Content Strategists, Product Managers, Engineers, quality assurance teams, and client stakeholders.

Contribute accessibility expertise during discovery, backlog refinement, sprint planning, design reviews, and release planning.

Contribute reusable accessibility playbooks, templates, standards, and best practices.

Support adoption of accessible design systems, reusable components, and experience patterns.

Mentor accessibility specialists and help grow accessibility knowledge across multidisciplinary teams.

Foster a culture where accessibility is integrated into everyday product development.