Sunday, September 30, 2012

[JimsJobs] Silver Tail Systems based in San Carlos, Ca seeks Senior Quality Assurance Eng's

 

Consider this.
Silver Tail Systems was founded by a team of fraud-prevention experts who also built anti-fraud and anti-phishing tools at eBay and PayPal We are leading the way in the rapidly expanding market of Internet Security and behavior based fraud detection and prevention in enterprise networks and websitesOur proprietary cutting-edge, behavioral analysis algorithms, are extremely scalable, flexible and adapt to changing fraud attack vectors. Our forensics and mitigation products helps divert and block bad behavior in real-time, without website application changes!  We get a thrill out of catching criminals and bad guys in their tracks and protecting innocent users.  :o)
 
Here's a few facts about us we expect might impress you.
·       We're VC backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Leapfrog, with revenue-generating customers including PayPal, Sears, Etrade, several financial institutions.
·       We're based in Menlo Park right next to Caltrain--easy access to restaurants, shopping and banking and we work in an open plan/collaborative work space
·       We have family-friendly work policies and benefits, with a progressive package including 401K, medical, vision, dental and FSA--and our stock is not watered down!
·       Our website includes some very interesting information within the "news" links at www.silvertailsystems.com 
·       We're ramping up for significant growth in the security space, have grown from 25 to just 65 people strong since last year.
 

 
Position Title:  Senior Quality Assurance Engineers   
 
Job Description:  Do you have what it takes to step up?
As a Senior QA Engineer, you'll work with a team of engineers in a scrum/Agile methodology) to test code developed incrementally over a series of sprints. You'll need to be comfortable working with developers as features are designed, and able to ask questions as an quality advocate for the customer. Test design range from detailed functional testing to system-level testing. This requires familiarity with networking diagnostic and traffic generation tools and methodologies. Since network anomaly/fraud detection is a developing field, you must be able to learn quickly, and be open to new ways of doing things. Most of all, you must embrace quality assurance as the proxy voice for the customer.
 
Responsibilities:
·       Create and execute test plans and test cases for assigned component/feature and perform defect tracking and management.
·       Contribute in building automated regression tests from cases.
·       Developing testing tools and resources to aid in testing effort.
·       Help define and lead the effort to implement quality requirements and processes.
·       Work within the Agile scrum software development methodology, as part of a small team to creatively fill needs as they are identified.
·       Candidate will be a supportive team member while independently working on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
 
Required Skillset/Experience:
A qualified candidate will have many or all of the following:
·       Solid Linux or Unix user capabilities
·       Familiar with networking multiple servers and have HTTP protocol knowledge
·       Testing enterprise-level, integrated backend server applications OR (distributed systems) OR working in multi-function appliance/server
·       It's an added plus if you have experience in security application testing (familiar with rules-based, signature or traffic analysis based security)
·       Proficient in a scripting/programming languages-Python and UNIX shell preferred but Perl will do
·       Working with automation testing frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Robot), and developing testing scripts
·       It's an added plus if you have experience with Database (MySQL, Oracle etc.) or with Data Analysis
 
Attributes
·       Embrace new ideas (yours or from others)
·       Have at least 6+ years experience as a quality assurance engineer
·       Have Automated and performance testing experience with in-house and/or 3rd party tools
·       Demonstrate solid knowledge of testing techniques in order to apply risk-based testing concepts
 
 We offer an outstanding compensation package along with equity in our fast growing firm.  Please review the job description below and reply with the latest version of your resume, attached as a word document to Herbnj@gmail.com .

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