Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Skills:
Software QA, Automation, MS Windows Domain, Active Directory, TCP/IP networking, SQL/Oracle
Date:
9-19-2008
Description:
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Webroot Software, Inc., founded in 1997, is a highly successful, security software & services company and the creator of the award-winning Spy Sweeper* line of products and our new line of defense technology - Webroot Security SaaS. Spysweeper has been and continues to be the number one selling security solution in the retail market today based on NPD data. Webroot Security SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) is a hosted, security solution providing email & web management, protection, and compliance services to customers who do not have the time or resources to build and manage their own internal email or web solution and currently serves over 2.5 million.
Globally recognized, Webroot has an outstanding history of delivering award-winning, best of breed security solutions for consumers, small businesses and enterprises. Webroot defined and pioneered the anti-spyware market building it into a $100 million business. Webroot continues to develop innovative security and privacy protection products for internet peace of mind including anti-virus and parental controls applications. Our headquarters are located in Boulder, Colorado, with offices located in Mountain View, California and our global offices in EMEA, Japan and Australia.
Webroot Software is seeking a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer for our Desktop Software Development Team. The Senior QA Engineer performs complex software testing tasks requiring planning and scheduling to assure developed products meet design specifications and are within total quality management limits and standards. Communication with product developers and technical support specialists on product issues is also an important requirement for this position.
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.
Jon Landau
Webroot Software
2560 55th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
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[rmiug-jobs] Digest Number 4751
Job - Sr. Software QA Engineer - Boulder
Posted by: "Jon Landau" JLandau@webroot.com
Date: Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:39 pm ((PDT))
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Webroot Software, Inc., founded in 1997, is a highly successful,
security software & services company and the creator of the
award-winning Spy Sweeper(r) line of products and our new line of
defense technology - Webroot Security SaaS. Spysweeper has been and
continues to be the number one selling security solution in the retail
market today based on NPD data. Webroot Security SaaS
(Software-as-a-Service) is a hosted, security solution providing email &
web management, protection, and compliance services to customers who do
not have the time or resources to build and manage their own internal
email or web solution and currently serves over 2.5 million.
Globally recognized, Webroot has an outstanding history of delivering
award-winning, best of breed security solutions for consumers, small
businesses and enterprises. Webroot defined and pioneered the
anti-spyware market building it into a $100 million business. Webroot
continues to develop innovative security and privacy protection products
for internet peace of mind including anti-virus and parental controls
applications. Our headquarters are located in Boulder, Colorado, with
offices located in Mountain View, California and our global offices in
EMEA, Japan and Australia.
Webroot Software is seeking a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
for our Desktop Software Development Team. The Senior QA Engineer
performs complex software testing tasks requiring planning and
scheduling to assure developed products meet design specifications and
are within total quality management limits and standards. Communication
with product developers and technical support specialists on product
issues is also an important requirement for this position.
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
