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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Quality Assurance
Location: Silicon Valley, California, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-02-25
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 Consumer a 4-time winner of PC Magazine’s
Editors’ Choice Award
• Spy Sweeper Enterprise named a “Best Buy” by SC Magazine and
in the anti-spyware category by PC World Magazine
Webroot is widely recognized for setting the technology standard by focusing on
research and development. Our highly regarded R&D organization, based in
Boulder, Colorado, will now be expanded with the opening of our new Advanced
Technology Development Center based in Silicon Valley. Under the leadership of
renowned network security expert Gerhard Eschelbeck, CTO and SVP of
Engineering, this elite team of the industry's best developers and engineers
will focus on cutting-edge security solutions and services to combat the latest
complex malware technology.
In light of our Silicon Valley expansion, Webroot Software is seeking a Senior
Software Quality Assurance Engineer for our new Development Center. 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
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 jcupp@webroot.com for
consideration.
Principals only- no third parties, please. Webroot Software, Inc. is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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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 experience testing C++ and/or Java applications
• 5+ years proven work experiencing for consumer or enterprise software
applications
• 5+ years proven work experience with Windows 2K/XP
• 4+ years proven work experience with communication protocols (i.e.
HTTP, Sockets, TCP/IP, SSL)
• 4+ years proven work experience with SQL/Oracle Databases
• 4+ years proven work experience with defect tracking tools (Bugzilla
preferred)
• 3+ years proven work experience with Automated Testing (Mercury Test
Suite preferred)
• 3+ years proven work experience writing Test Scripts (i.e. Perl,
Python, TCL)
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Security industry experience a plus
CONTACT
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jcupp@webroot.com
Webroot Software, Inc.
jennifer cupp
Senior Recruiter
jcupp@webroot.com
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