Title: Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Skills: security, test scripts, test cases, defect tracking, documentation, quality assurance, TCP/IP networking, SQL, Oracle database, automated testing, test scripts
Date: 8-6-2007
Location: Boulder, CO
Area code: 303
Tax term: FULLTIME
Pay rate: DOE
Length:
Position ID: CO_SQAE
Dice ID: RTL85420
Job description: Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Webroot Software is the leading provider of best of breed anti-spyware software and other technologies for enterprise and consumers. Since the company's inception, Webroot has consistently developed and delivered the most innovative and powerful anti-spyware technology on the market. Our Spy Sweeper products have been awarded some of the industry's highest honors, including:
* Spy Sweeper* is a 7-time winner of the PC Magazine Editors* Choice Award and recently won a 2006 PC World World Class Award
* Spy Sweeper* Enterprise was named Best Anti-Spyware and Best Overall Anti-Malware Solution by SC Magazine, voted the Winner of Excellence in Anti-Spyware for the Info Security Products Guide, and has received Editors* Choice awards from IT Week, Business Computing Magazine, Windows IT Pro and Communications World Magazine
Webroot is widely recognized for setting the technology standard by focusing on research and development. Our highly regarded R&D organization, co-located in Boulder, Colorado, and Mountain View, California, is expanding operations. In light of this expansion, Webroot is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to perform complex testing tasks requiring planning, scheduling and testing to assure that developed products meet design specifications and are within total quality management limits and standards. This position requires communication with product developers, product managers, usability engineers and technical support specialists on product issues and this individual will operate under minimal supervision.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Write test scripts and test cases to meet assigned requirements
* Write detailed defect catalogs into the defect tracking system
* Communicate with developers, product managers, usability engineers and technical support specialists on product issues
* Work with Customer Support group to help perform root cause analysis of issues found in the wild
* Work with Development team to ensure that the product is fully tested
* Work with Documentation to see that all enhancements, bug fixes, and new products are documented
* Identify and propose areas of improvement throughout the software development process
* Provide technical assistance and technical training to other departments
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Bachelor's Degree in Technology, equivalent industry experience acceptable
* 5+ years proven work experience in software quality assurance engineering
* 5+ years proven work experiencing for consumer or enterprise software applications
* 3+ years work experience in setting up and maintaining MS windows domain, Active Directory and various windows servers
* Strong packet-level knowledge in TCP/IP networking
* 4+ years work experience with SQL/Oracle Databases
* 3+ years work experience with Automated Testing
* 3+ years work experience writing Test Scripts (i.e. Perl, Python, TCL)
* Experience working in an Agile development environment
* Security industry experience a plus
Privately held and backed by some of the industry's leading top tier venture capital firms, including Technology Crossover Ventures, Accel Partners and Mayfield, Webroot is continuing to build and capitalize upon proven successes and leadership in the security market. Our employees are our most valuable resource and we provide them with the benefits, compensation and stock they deserve. Candidates should be self-directed and able to balance a team approach with personal initiative.
If you would like an opportunity to work with this widely recognized worldwide leader in technology security, send your resume to jlandau@webroot.com for consideration.
Principals only- no third parties, please. Webroot Software, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Travel required: none
Telecommute: no
