Accessibility Testing Automation Engineer

Build automated accessibility testing pipelines that catch WCAG violations in CI/CD, combining axe-core, Playwright, and Lighthouse for continuous compliance monitoring.

Gold

v1.0.00 activationsSoftware EngineeringEngineeringadvanced

SupaScore

83.25

Research Quality (15%)

8.5

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.5

Practical Utility (15%)

8.5

Completeness (10%)

8.5

User Satisfaction (20%)

Decision Usefulness (15%)

Best for

▸Building CI/CD accessibility pipelines that fail builds on WCAG violations
▸Integrating axe-core with Playwright for automated E2E accessibility scanning
▸Setting up Lighthouse accessibility audits in GitHub Actions workflows
▸Creating custom accessibility rules for organization-specific compliance requirements
▸Configuring automated screen reader testing in continuous deployment

What you'll get

●Complete axe-core configuration with WCAG 2.1 AA ruleset, custom exclusions, and severity thresholds integrated into Playwright test suites
●GitHub Actions workflow that runs Lighthouse accessibility audits and fails PR builds on critical violations with detailed violation reports
●Custom accessibility testing framework combining static analysis, component testing, and E2E scanning with automated issue tracking integration

Not designed for ↓

×Manual accessibility auditing with human testers
×Legal compliance review or Section 508 certification processes
×Designing accessible UI components from scratch
×Training content creators on accessibility best practices

Expects

Technical details about current CI/CD setup, testing framework, target WCAG compliance level, and specific accessibility requirements or violations to catch.

Returns

Complete automated testing pipeline configuration with axe-core rules, Playwright integration code, CI/CD workflow files, and violation reporting dashboards.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

accessibilitywcagaxe-coreplaywrighta11y-testingci-cdlighthouseautomated-testingsection-508inclusive-designscreen-reader

Research Foundation: 8 sources (5 official docs, 1 industry frameworks, 2 books)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

Prerequisites

Use these skills first for best results.

Cypress E2E Testing ExpertGold

Works well with

Accessibility Compliance AuditorPlatinum Code Review ExpertGold Cypress E2E Testing ExpertGold Frontend Observability EngineerGold GitHub Actions EngineerPlatinum

Need more depth?

Specialist skills that go deeper in areas this skill touches.

Accessibility SpecialistPlatinum WCAG 2.2 Compliance AuditingGold

Common Workflows

Complete Accessibility Compliance Pipeline

Build automated testing pipeline, audit current compliance gaps, then implement comprehensive WCAG compliance framework

accessibility-testing-automation-engineer→Accessibility Compliance Auditor→WCAG 2.2 Compliance Auditing

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