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Senior Accessibility Specialist

Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology
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Job Title: Senior Accessibility Specialist

Job Requisition ID: 50591

Closing Date: 10/20/2025

Salary: $7,787 monthly

Work Hours: M-F 8:30AM - 5:00PM

Work Location: 120 W Jefferson St Springfield, IL 62702-5170

Union Position: Yes

Work authorization: US work authorization required at time of application. No sponsorship available. Not eligible for F1 OPT/CPT. Positions are W2 only and cannot be converted to a contract position. 

Questions? Email doit.recruitment@illinois.gov

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Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. 

This serves as the Senior Accessibility Specialist for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) in performing complex professional and advisory functions in application services and performing research and analysis on assistive technology, software tools, and best practices to build and maintain an enterprise program to promote, educate, and ensure the Agency’s compliance with the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA). 

In this role, you will develop and implement comprehensive training and communications to educate technical staff and technology users on IITAA requirements. 

In addition, you will serve as a designated lead-worker in assigning and reviewing work, providing guidance and training to assigned staff, and advising supervisor on staff work performance. 

If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

 

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
  • Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position).
  • 10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment).
  • 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year.
  • 3 paid personal business days per year.
  • 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years.
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System.
  • Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan.
  • Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP).
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility.

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

 

Essential Functions

  • Under administrative direction, serves as the Senior Accessibility Specialist for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) performing complex professional and advisory functions in application services and performing research and analysis on assistive technology, software tools, and best practices to build and maintain an enterprise program to promote, educate, and ensure the Agency’s compliance with the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA).
  • Develops and implements comprehensive training and communications to educate technical staff and technology users on IITAA requirements and how to comply including evaluating and selecting hardware and software, implementing technology, and using technology.
  • Serves as a designated lead worker.
  • Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
  • Requires three (3) years of professional experience in application services or a related Information Technology field.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Three (3) years of professional experience promoting, educating, and ensuring compliance with Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA) standards or similar accessibility standards.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience using assistive technology such as ZoomText, Job Access with Speech (JAWS), Nonvisual Desktop Access (NVDA), and Dragon, accessibility tools such as Accessibility Insights, Axe, and SiteImprove, and best practices such as Windows High Contrast and Keyboard commands, to assess compliance with IITAA and improve digital accessibility.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience monitoring and reporting on compliance with IITAA or similar accessibility standards, including analyzing accessibility data, preparing reports or dashboards, and providing actionable guidance or recommendations to address identified deficiencies.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience developing and delivering accessibility training and communications tailored to technical and non-technical audiences, with a focus on educating users on IITAA or similar digital accessibility standards.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience creating user-centric documentation such as job aids, user guides, knowledge articles, and chatbot intents to support accessibility compliance.
  • Two (2) years of professional experience reviewing and analyzing Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATS) and monitoring vendor progress toward accessibility compliance.
  • Two (2) years of experience managing or coordinating accessibility-related contracts, licensing, or procurement processes.
  • Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams, including IT, procurement, legal, and executive leadership, to integrate accessibility into enterprise systems and services.
  • Ability to coordinate and lead the activities of team members to achieve operational goals, including assigning and reviewing work, providing technical guidance and mentorship, and contributing to performance evaluations and staff development.

 

Conditions of Employment

NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.

  • Requires the ability to verify identity.
  • Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with State of Illinois.
  • Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check and requires self-disclosure of criminal history.
  • Requires the ability to travel in performance of duties.
  • Requires the ability to work outside of normal hours to meet deadlines.
  • Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone, etc.
  • Requires the ability to attend seminars, conferences, and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to job duties.
  • Requires the ability to lift and carry objects or equipment weighing up to 10 pounds. This is considered sedentary work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(a)). Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and requires occasional lifting, carrying, walking, and standing.
  • The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.