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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
Software Quality Assurance Engineering Manager
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 Manager
of Software Quality Assurance Engineering for our new Development Center. The
QAE Manager will manage one or more teams of software quality engineers and
ensure that the company’s products 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 configuration
engineering personnel.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• 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 that is reasonably free from defects
• Review product requirement documentation, participate in design
sessions and provide stakeholders with a risk analysis for each product
iteration
• Capable of mentoring software quality assurance engineers in test case
design product testing
• Responsible for contributing to improvement of software development
processes as well as ensuring that the software quality team follows the
predefined process
• Responsible for guiding career development of software quality team
• Communicates with developers, product managers, usability engineers and
technical support specialists on product issues
• Works with Customer Support group to help perform root cause analysis
of issues found in the wild
• Works with Development team to ensure that the product is fully tested
• Works with Documentation to see that all enhancements, bug fixes, and
new products are documented
• Should be capable of identifying and proposing areas of improvement
throughout the software development process
• Responsible for ensuring the effective, on-going communication between
the Silicon Valley Advanced Development Center and the Boulder, CO R&D facility
• Provides technical assistance and technical training to other
departments as required
• Must be capable of measuring team performance and provide guidance
where needed
• Must be capable of mentoring team members and understanding their
personal and professional objectives and how to help them achieve them
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
• 6+ years proven work experience in software quality assurance
engineering
• 6+ years proven work experience with Software Quality Methodologies,
principles and processes
• 4+ years proven work experience in leading quality teams in test case
design, and testing methods
• 5+ years proven work experience with Automated Testing (Mercury Test
Suite preferred)
• 5+ years proven work experience writing Test Scripts (i.e. Perl,
Python, TCL)
• 5+ years proven work experience in consumer or enterprise software
quality department
• 5+ years proven work experience with Windows 2K/XP
• 5+ years proven work experience with communication protocols (i.e.
HTTP, Sockets, TCP/IP, SSL)
• 5+ years proven work experience with defect tracking tools (Bugzilla
preferred)
• Must have experienced with Agile Development practices
• 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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