Location:
Denver, CO
Area Code:
303
Tax Term:
FULLTIME
Pay Rate:
negotiable
Length:
Position ID:
408202
Dice ID:
10238324
Travel Required:
none
Telecommute:
no
Title:
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Skills:
see job description
Date:
7-28-2008
Description:
The Library Corporation is currently looking for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer (SQA) to work at our office in Denver, CO. This is an opportunity to develop your career and positively impact the success of major accounts, while working with very exciting products!
The SQA Engineer will be responsible for developing test assets and conducting product testing.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
* Provide technical design for software test strategies.
* Plan, design, implement and execute test assets including, test suites, test plans, test cases, automated and manual test scripts, test harnesses, and test data.
* Participate in software design meetings.
* Design and maintain test environments using multiple hardware configurations on operating systems including but not limited to Windows, UNIX, and Linux.
* Log defects in the company defect tracking software.
* Determine platform certification readiness.
* Design and execute performance benchmark tests and metrics.
* Reduce number of defects that *escape* and are therefore identified in Production.
* Measure test coverage (e.g. requirements coverage and/or code coverage).
* Review documentation and project materials for quality.
* Build and maintain project plans.
* Research and understand all new software releases, service packs, and patches that may affect the deployment and operation of the application under test.
* Create and execute test plans to validate the deployment of the application under test.
Required Education, Experience and Abilities:
* BA/BS degree or higher in related field and/or comparable work experience
* Expert understanding of software quality assurance principles and practices.
* Demonstrated expertise in design, development, and execution of software tests, preparing test assets and in troubleshooting complex, distributed software applications
* Experience with database development and management
* Working knowledge of Java, SQL, XML, Oracle.
* Experience with automated testing tools (Silk, Load Runner, Win Runner)
* Basic project management skills, as well as excellent communication, and analytical skills.
* Expert understanding of software development life-cycle methodologies, especially in relation to quality-related roles, activities and metrics.
* Self Starter who can largely manage their own work and have primary ownership of test projects
* Excellent communication skills and results oriented with a good track record working in a team environment with other highly motivated software professionals
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Title:
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Skills:
see job description
Date:
8-11-2008
