US-OR-Portland: Director of QA

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Date: 18-Mar-2013

Director of QA

• Define scope of QA projects to ensure the schedule is reasonable and achievable with the constraints assigned. • Proactively drive QA project execution to deliver on time. • Estimate and develop test plans for release projects based on marketing requirements and development specifications. • Develop test specifications and perform test execution, defect filing and verification. • Deliver test report for each product release and perform test automation and reporting. • Maintain communication between QA and development with a positive and enthusiastic attitude. • Develop, recommend, and maintain QA methodologies and processes. • Create and maintain quality system documents and records to ensure requirement traceability.(Such as test plans, procedures, forms, templates, spreadsheets, presentations, test reports, project metrics) • Plan test configurations based upon software and hardware requirements. • Deploy emerging software and hardware testing technology and tools. • Assign testing tasks to appropriately skilled QA engineer team members and resolve resource contention by mentoring and providing guidance and direction to lead them to success. • Resolve and keep track of customer QA escalations. • Motivate, mentor, and train team members to lead them to success. • Provides timely feedback to employees including annual performance reviews.

• Formal quality assurance/system testing methodologies, including software development cycles, testing processes and standards. • Fundamental knowledge of networking, internet and web applications. • Knowledge of automated testing methods and technologies. • Strong testing experience on Windows platform. • Testing experience with embedded Linux systems. • Testing experience of enterprise systems and network management applications. • Experience with network packet generator and analysis tools (Anritsu, Phabrix, Ixia, Spirent.) • Strong knowledge of server management technologies; including SSH, SNMP, TACACS+, RADIUS. • Administrative/development level of experience with Unix, Linux and Windows. • Hands-on engineering lab experience on server, network configuration and IT infrastructure. • Rich web user interface experience with Flex, HTML/Javascript/AJAX. • Relational (SQL) database programming, MySQL a plus. • Ability to manage senior engineers, build relationships, balance team and individual responsibilities, and exhibit objectivity and openness to other's views.

• BSCS/EE degree and/or the equivalent in training and experience. • 7+ years as a software quality assurance engineer plus 2 + years in a software quality assurance lead role.

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Team SQAFYI - Software QA Resource FYI
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