AppAssure Software is looking for a QA lead. As the lead developer, let me assure you we definitely need one!

The description follows. Good luck.

AppAssure Software Inc, a Reston-based software company, is seeking an experienced quality assurance professional on a full-time permanent basis to stand up a dedicated QA unit within the company.

The successful candidate will transition the internal QA functions from current staff and form the foundation of a dedicated QA unit. Candidate will have wide discretion with regard to QA policies, tools, and methods, and will be accountable primarily on the basis of software quality. The software under test will be Windows based, a combination of server-side and client-side technologies, with and without GUI-level components. Position will initially consist entirely of hands-on software quality assurance activities, and will likely evolve into a team lead role as additional QA staff are added.

Requisites:

• Proven experience as a senior QA professional on one or more large-scale software projects
• Commercial software experience is a plus
• Demonstrable ability to take initiative and get things done
• Three positive professional references

Skills:

• Familiarity with software engineering tools including defect tracking systems, revision control, and automated builds
• Attention to detail and patience are mandatory
• Ability to write meaningful and actionable bug reports is an absolute necessity and will be tested
• Successful candidate must be comfortable working independently and with minimal direction, and at the same time must integrate effectively into the software team and accept direction on an ad-hoc basis
• Outstanding written communication skills required. Effective verbal communication skills are necessary as well.

Responsibilities:

• Review existing test cases and expand/adjust to suit
• Update test cases as bugs are found and software evolves
• Establish and execute test plans for upcoming and fielded releases
• Perform quick-turnaround smoke and regression tests for new builds before shipping
• Develop and execute the QA portion of project plan for upcoming software releases
• Document software bugs as actionable and meaningful bug reports
• Interact with developers as needed to resolve bugs
• Verify bug resolution
• Interact with Customer Support as needed to provide in-house reproduction of customer issues to facilitate developer analysis.

Work environment:

Position is located in AppAssure’s offices in Reston, VA. Environment is casual, and work hours are flexible. AppAssure has no 9-5 jobs; employees are accountable for their performance, not the number of hours spent in the office.

There are no divas, prima donas, or curmudgeons on the team. You’ll be working with dedicated professionals who are smart, easy-going, and get things done.

Comp:

• Commensurate with experience
• W-2 only

No recruiters please.

To apply, send your current resume to jobs@appassure.com, with ‘QA Lead’ in the subject line.