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Senior QA Engineer - NEEDED NOW!!

Company CDI
Wage Not specified
Location United States, California, Goleta
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel Not Specified
Published on 10/23/2009
Description
WHY WAIT?
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?
This may be your lucky day!
It is time for a change, and CDI can help!

We have an immediate need for a Senior QA Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Summary
Senior QA Engineer
Santa Barbara

Experienced QA engineer assigned to test complex production software.
Plans and executes testing with little to no guidance or instruction.

Works as part of a team in an Agile/Scrum environment and is accountable to the rest of the team for delivering planned commitments within each sprint. Provides testing expertise and test planning. Helps define acceptance criteria for stories/features being developed. Ensures that quality standards and testing best practices are met by the team; test automation is applied where possible, testability concerns are addressed, and documentation and test artifacts are created. May be responsible for overseeing dependencies across simultaneous projects and architectural dependencies.

Beyond specific team commitments, provides technical guidance for other team members and may manage other QA members work. Provides input on schedule estimates and test plans, and reports status. Contributes to technical and process improvements for the department.

Qualifications and Requirements
- BS or MS degree or equivalent in a technical field preferred, with at least 5 years of directly related work experience. Equivalent experience may be substituted for formal education.
- At-least 2 years of experience in Web/Software Product Release Cycle.
- Demonstrates testing domain knowledge of one or more of the following:
o Video and multi-media applications testing; Familiarity with video and audio protocols.
o Flash and mobile device testing; Experience with Flex Builder, ActionScript and VBScript desired.
o Web based commerce/transaction systems and database testing.
o Internationalization and localization testing.
- Hands-on Test planning, test design and execution required.
- Hands-on Test Automation experience required (commercial or homegrown test frameworks)
- Hands-on Programming skills - Knowledge of programming constructs, data structures and algorithms; Java preferred; Scripting languages (Perl, Python, AppleScript, etc.)
- Knowledge of Hardware and Setting up of Test Environments - Strong knowledge of Windows and Mac OS as well as native applications including installation and configuration. Basic UNIX knowledge.
- Solid understanding of web based software/protocols, database, and networking concepts.
- Agile/Scrum experience desired.
- Excellent communication skills a must.
- Thorough knowledge of release procedures and software defect tracking.
- Demonstrated success as a primary tester on multiple large projects.

TAKE ACTION!
Why wait another day?
It is time to act!
Apply NOW and join the CDI Team TODAY!!!df-tc

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