Thursday, September 30, 2010

Webroot Software - Senior QA Analyst, QA Manager

Webroot Software is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst of Enterprise Systems for our IT Enterprise Applications team. The QA Analyst will work on a team of software quality analysts and functional experts to ensure that the company’s IT projects meet total quality management and reliability standards. This position requires the implementation of new or improved testing methods, processes, tools and systems while developing and coordinating appropriate test procedures. This person reports to the IT Systems QA Manager.


RESPONSIBILITIES

Create test plans that meet design specifications, report on testing cycle and help produce software and systems that are reasonably and increasingly free from defects
Review project requirement documentation, participate in design sessions and provide stakeholders with a risk analysis for each product iteration
Translate manual test cases to automated scripts for multiple applications, workflows, and user interaction points of systems
Responsible for contributing to improvement of system development processes as well as ensuring that the system quality assurance team follows the predefined process
Lead by example, providing a foundation and solid demonstration of SQA best practices by training, mentoring, and coaching IT team members and business stakeholders
Communicates with Developers, Project Managers, Usability Engineers and Technical Support specialists on project issues
Works with Documentation to see that all enhancements, bug fixes, and new projects are documented
Must be able to plan and implement test reuse and automation


REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in Technology preferred
6+ years proven work experience in Software Quality Assurance Engineering
6+ years proven work experience with software quality methodologies, principles and processes
3+ years experience in testing and automation within an ERP environment (Oracle highly preferred)
3+ years proven work experience testing with Enterprise class software
2+ years proven work experience with HP or Mercury test tools (QTP and Quality Center) and enterprise testing automation
Strong understanding of the concepts of code reuse, modularization, and robustness
3+ years proven work experience writing SQL scripts a plus
3+ years proven work experience writing test scripts (i.e. Perl, Python, TCL) a plus


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.


About Webroot Software


Webroot provides industry-leading Internet security solutions for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses worldwide. Webroot products consistently receive top review ratings by respected third parties and have been adopted by millions globally. In addition to our award-winning business and consumer software, Webroot now protects enterprises with Webroot® Security Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Webroot Web Security SaaS and Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS are subscription-based services that provide on-demand web, email and archiving solutions, giving organizations a flexible and cost-effective alternative to on-premise security.
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Webroot Software is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager of Enterprise Systems for our IT Enterprise Applications team. The QA Manager will manage a team of software quality engineers and ensure that the company’s IT projects meet total quality management and reliability standards. This position requires research and implementation of new or improved testing methods, processes, tools and systems while developing and coordinating appropriate test procedures. This person is also responsible for the hiring, performance appraisals and pay reviews of QA engineering personnel.


RESPONSIBILITIES

Excellent test management skills coupled with ability to manage multiple testing projects, while building and communicating the cross-organizational test strategy / approach
Superior people management skills, with the ability to educate / mentor / influence both team members and business stakeholders
Capable of estimating schedules, determining project scope and driving projects to completion
Create test plans that meet design specifications, report on testing cycle and help produce software and systems that are reasonably and increasingly free from defects
Translate manual test cases to automated scripts for multiple applications, workflows, and user interaction points of systems
Review project requirement documentation, participate in design sessions and provide stakeholders with a risk analysis for each product iteration
Responsible for contributing to improvement of system development processes as well as ensuring that the system quality assurance team follows the predefined process
Lead by example, providing a foundation and solid demonstration of SQA best practices by training, mentoring, and coaching IT team members and business stakeholders
Communicates with Developers, Project Managers, Usability Engineers and Technical Support specialists on project issues
An evangelist and catalyst for increasing project quality and test reuse and automation


REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, Masters degree preferred
6+ years proven work experience in Software Quality Assurance Engineering
6+ years proven work experience with software quality methodologies, principles and processes
5+ years experience in testing and automation within an ERP environment (Oracle highly preferred)
5+ years proven work experience testing with Enterprise class software
3+ years proven work experience with HP or Mercury test tools (QTP and Quality Center) and enterprise testing automation
Strong understanding of the concepts of code reuse, modularization, and robustness
3+ years proven work experience writing SQL scripts a plus
3+ years proven work experience writing test scripts (i.e. Perl, Python, TCL) a plus


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.


About Webroot Software


Webroot provides industry-leading Internet security solutions for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses worldwide. Webroot products consistently receive top review ratings by respected third parties and have been adopted by millions globally. In addition to our award-winning business and consumer software, Webroot now protects enterprises with Webroot® Security Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Webroot Web Security SaaS and Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS are subscription-based services that provide on-demand web, email and archiving solutions, giving organizations a flexible and cost-effective alternative to on-premise security.