Internet Brands is currently seeking a full-time Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer to be part of its Los Angeles office. This is a senior-level position requiring a motivated self-starter with strong project management capabilities, excellent documentation skills, and experience with automated regression test tools.
The Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and executing testing activities for a large number of web-based projects with Project Managers and developers. The SQAE will work closely with the QA Manager on process engineering and project development. As part of his/her duties, the SQAE will be expected to organize, plan, document, and perform testing on multiple projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of software quality assurance experience in web-based technologies, a background in computer science, proven automated scripting capabilities, meticulous attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and strong written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities:
· Daily coordination of testing activities with the QA Manager and Project Managers.
· Managing, training, and mentoring junior engineers and interns.
· Working closely with on-site and remote development resources in several countries.
· Assisting in the design and evolution of the companys QA process.
· Planning, creating, and documenting testing for projects.
· Reviewing test plans, test cases, and scripts to ensure coverage based on requirements.
· Test case and script design, maintenance, and validation.
· Identifying and communicating risk and risk mitigation strategies.
· Setting and meeting schedule estimates, timelines, and milestones.
· Managing stakeholder expectations.
· Developing and executing automated test scripts.
· Executing black and white box tests on web-based products.
· Identifying issues and generating issue reports.
· Reproducing customer-reported issues.
· Assisting developers with issue analysis.
· Verification of patches and bug fixes.
Qualifications:
· 5+ years of software quality assurance experience in web-based technologies.
· Strong understanding of the SDLC and multiple software engineering and testing methodologies.
· Completion a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from an accredited four-year university or equivalent professional experience.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills within a team environment.
· Strong understanding of web-delivered applications.
· Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, Javascript, and other web development languages.
· Proficiency in web-based, n-tier software testing
· Experience with functional, compatibility, integration, recovery, code coverage, load, performance, and stress testing.
· Proficient in SQL.
· Experience with automated load testing tools (ex. Selenium, Mercury LoadRunner, Mercury QTP, Watir, WebTest, Eggplant, Canoo).
· Experience creating test cases and testing documentation from requirements/specifications.
· Experience gathering testing requirements for projects with minimal development documentation.
· Knowledgeable about popular web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.)
· Familiarity with issue tracking tools (JIRA, Bugzilla, Mantis, etc.)
· Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word & Excel).
We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including a casual work environment. Please send resumes to http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CARSDIRECT&cws=2&rid=405 or fax to 310-280-4815.
About Us: Internet Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:INET) is a leading Internet media company that operates community and e-commerce web sites in the automotive, careers, home, shopping, and travel and leisure categories. With a flexible and scalable platform, Internet Brands operates a rapidly growing network of websites that offer consumers the ability to share information through extensive online communities and make informed purchasing decisions.
Internet Brands’ sites are often leaders in their categories and have received dozens of best-in-class awards. Over 95% of the traffic to our websites is from non-paid sources.
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