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CVS Health

Principal Accessibility Solutions Engineer - iOS

CVS Health, Houston, Texas, United States,


Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.

Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.Position SummaryAetna/CVS Digital aims to transform health and wellness via products that enable consumer engagement and a best-in-class experience. We are currently taking on a major initiative to redesign and rebuild many of our customer-facing digital assets. This effort will include a completely new approach to developing software within Aetna/CVS, using the latest design approaches, technologies, and processes.We are looking for a Principal Accessibility Solutions Engineer with iOS development expertise to help us drive A11y into our native experiences. As a member of the A11y Solutions Team, you will work with the Director to implement our A11y Engineering strategy and ensure organizational adoption of our standards. You’ll partner closely with Engineering stakeholders across the organization to help make our digital platforms and ecosystem more inclusive by baking in a comprehensive shift left model. You will be an A11y champion across many teams and will also work with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and leadership to mature the offering and ensure it exceeds the expectations of ALL customers and users.In this role you will:Work with A11y leadership to build and deliver an iOS focused roadmap for A11y.Partner with Design System & Enablement team to grow component adoption and evangelize the importance of accessible components across the org.Build lean prototypes to demonstrate A11y API capabilities and potential features for Product/Engineering.Align Aetna/CVS A11y Automation strategy with A11y Engineering test methodologies.Contribute to building test standards into team workflows across Web, Android and iOS platforms.Collaborate with engineers to teach A11y front-end best practices through documentation, training and consulting.Collect and interpret data on progress toward key milestones and metrics regarding the use of A11y tools.Ensure internal Product stakeholders A11y needs/expectations are met and promote transparency by helping communicate through SAFe/SCRUM practice.Assist with iOS test plan iterations and management of improvements to the A11y Engineering test process flow.Grow engagement around inclusive design and development at Aetna/CVS as a native A11y champion.Required Qualifications10+ years of experience in software development working on enterprise-class applications.5+ years of experience working on iOS/Android Native Development.At least 1+ year of experience in a role proactively engaged with Digital Accessibility.3+ Years’ Experience with Agile/Scrum practices.Preferred QualificationsExpert ability to interpret and advise on accessibility standards, principles, techniques, and best practices (including WCAG 2.1, Revised Sec 508, WAI-ARIA, ATAG).Expert knowledge of how applicable WCAG 2.1 success criteria map to development requirements for iOS applications (where applicable).Expert knowledge of open source a11y tools and rulesets (e.g. axe-core).Ability to think outside of the box and be innovative when it comes to scaling solutions to complex A11y problems.Passion for building and helping others build accessible UIs.Commitment to meeting high expectations of end users.Strong knowledge of assistive technologies (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver).Experience with Agile/Scrum practices.Experience leading large cross-functional project management initiatives.Advanced communication/presentation skills needed to represent your team with stakeholders and management.Strong understanding of supporting products in a SAFe environment specifically how current/future work is scheduled to come through planning, design, engineering, and 3rd-party validation efforts.Knowledge of Rally, Teams, Confluence and other cooperation tools.EducationBachelor degree from accredited university or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience).Pay RangeThe typical pay range for this role is: $118,450.00 - $236,900.00. This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long-term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year.CVS Health requires certain colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, religious belief, or other legally recognized reasons that prevents them from being vaccinated.

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