12-month contract with potential extensions
Lead digital accessibility role, EL1 equivalent
Hybrid, Canberra, Sydney or Brisbane

Lead Accessibility Advisor
12-month contract with potential extensions
Lead digital accessibility role, EL1 equivalent
Hybrid, Canberra, Sydney or Brisbane

About the company

Our client is a Federal Government Department responsible for skills, training and employment policy and services. The Department supports Australians into secure work and promotes fair, productive and protected workplaces.

About the role

This role leads digital accessibility across the Department's enterprise systems. You will work within agile delivery teams to assess, test and advise on accessibility from design through to sustainment, so that systems meet WCAG standards and are usable by everyone.

Duties
Assess designs, prototypes and systems for accessibility
Conduct WCAG audits of websites, apps and digital documents
Evaluate systems with screen readers and assistive technology




Provide expert accessibility advice to agile delivery teams
Manage accessibility work items in Azure DevOps

Skills & experience
Demonstrated experience as a Digital Accessibility Specialist
Enterprise accessibility team experience across delivery teams
Solid knowledge of WCAG 2.2 and WCAG-EM methodology
Proficiency with screen readers and assistive technologies
Agile experience with multidisciplinary delivery teams

Applicants must be Australian citizens and able to obtain a Baseline security clearance.

Advantages
Initial 12-month contract with potential extensions
Hybrid arrangement with 3 days onsite per week
Based in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne or Sydney
Contribute to services supporting Australians into work
November 2026 start

Calleo is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

📌 Lead Accessibility Advisor Canberra (Australia)
🏢 Calleo
📍 Australia