Wednesday, September 7, 2011
[JimsJobs] Ancestry.com based in Sf, Ca seeks QA Project Leader
Ancestry.com is the world's largest online resource for family history. We have helped pioneer the market for online family history research, taking a pursuit that was expensive and time-consuming and making it easy, affordable and accessible to anyone with an interest in their family history. The foundation of our service is an extensive collection of billions of historical records that we have digitized, indexed and put online over the past 13 years. These digital records and documents, combined with our proprietary online search technologies, tools and collaboration features, have enabled our more than one million subscribers to create nearly 20 million family trees that contain nearly 2.0 billion profiles, and make meaningful discoveries about the lives of their ancestors.
Ancestry.com based in Provo, Utah is the world's largest online resource for family history. We have helped pioneer the market for online family history research, taking a pursuit that was expensive and time-consuming and making easy, affordable and accessible to anyone with an interest in their family history. The foundation of our service is an extensive collection of billions of historical records that we have digitized, indexed and put online over the past 13 years. Ancestry has more then doubled its stock price in the last year.
Key company facts:
· Number of digitized genealogical records: 6 billion
· Number of family trees: 20 million
· Monthly page views: 1 billion
· Number of employees: 850
· Year-over-year stock growth: 2.5x
QA Project Leader- Based in SF (Local Candidates Please) (Very Hands On Role)
Job Description:
Software Engineers in Test (SET) are an important part of the development team and are responsible for designing automated testing systems, creating test strategies, writing test plans and managing small teams that write test plans, and implementing robust test automation. Responsibilities include reporting problems and advocating for code fixes, identifying bug patterns, and supporting sound engineering processes using best patterns and practices.
Key Responsibilities / Performance Requirements:
· Responsible for automated testing efforts on the projects
· Works with manual testers to determine high value automation areas
· Participates in project development and sprint planning processes
· Development and creation of test cases for automated tests
· Runs tests and logs results
· Provide status updates to Development team, updates sprint backlog
Required Skills:
· BS in Computer Science or equivalent
· Minimum 8+ years of QA software development experience
· Knowledge of software development and software testing lifecycles
· Familiar with TDD paradigm and QA aspects of it
· Fluent with .NET based test automation frameworks (NUnit, MS Test, etc.)
· Web testing experience
· Passionate about quality and software testing
· Experience with test automation, test tool creation, automation framework (Coded UI, Selenium, etc.) is a plus
· Knowledge of the .NET Framework is preferred
· Working knowledge of Scrum (XP, Agile, etc) project planning and execution
Ancestry.com is a profitable, growing company with a positive, high-energy environment. Together, our dedicated teams are harnessing the power of technology and using it to simplify the way people connect with their families and their unique legacies. Our work environment is fast-paced and challenging, but also extremely exciting. You'll work with a team of passionate, engaged individuals. We offer excellent benefits and a competitive compensation package. Please send your information to herbnj@gmail.com
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