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Posted: 2/20/2007
Location:
US-MD-BALTIMORE
Base Pay:
N/A
Employee Type:
Full-Time Employee
Industry:
Education - Teaching - Administration
Manages Others:
No
Job Type:
Information Technology
Req'd Education:
4 Year Degree
Req'd Experience:
At Least 1 Year
Req'd Travel:
Not Specified
Relocation Covered:
No
Contact Information
Contact: Not Available .
Phone: Not Available .
Email: Not Available .
Fax: Not Available
Ref ID: 872042CBP .
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Quality Assurance Manager
Company: CONNECTIONS ACADEMY
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Description
Company Summary:
Connections Academy, a school without walls , is a virtual educational program serving K 10 students in a non-classroom-based environment. A Parent or Learning Coach along with a certified teacher work with students using a standards-based, online/offline hybrid curriculum supported by a host of web-based technology tools and resources. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an exciting new schooling model that leverages new technologies, capitalizes on recent policy initiatives, and creates alternative teaching and learning options for students, parents and teachers.
Position Summary:
The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for the quality of our software applications, specifically our Learning Management System (LMS), by establishing and implementing testing procedures, managing staff, and managing builds and releases.
Duties:
Manages the initial investigation of incoming bug reports.
Works with Web developers to establish an appropriate testing plan for each project, understanding the balance between zero defects and management's deadlines.
Manages the building of each project to our test and staging servers, which involves route methods of building Web and SQL files for each environment.
Oversees and assists with the testing operations of our application.
Schedules the release of projects, by determining project bundles and overseeing the appropriate release time schedule (which is often during non-peak hours).
Enhances team accomplishments and competence by productively working with other members of the team.
Establishes and maintains testing policies, procedures, and standards.
Accomplishes department and organization missions by completing related tasks as needed.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Requirements:
The individual in this position will be working with a team of developers, DBAs, and designers. Due to the nature of this position, the applicant will need the ability to work from home or during off-hours as necessary. Candidates must have:
At least two years of experience testing server-side Web applications.
An extremely detail-oriented work ethic.
Experience managing others.
Excellent writing skills with experience translating technical information into end user-friendly terminology.
High-speed Internet access at home and a personal computer.
The ability to demonstrate work experience by providing work samples.
In addition, the ideal candidate will have experience with:
Testing ASP.NET applications.
Writing basic HTML.
Using Query Analyzer to run database queries.
Other development-oriented tools such as Visual Studio for building Web files and SourceGear's Vault for managing versions of files.
Interested candidates can apply online through the Connections Academy Web site: www.connectionsacademy.com/about/employment.asp
Applicant Category: Professional
Requisition Code: Work at home
Two Initials of Recruiter: bw
System Date: 02/23/2007
System Time: 09:23:19
Document Name(40): Quality Assurance Manager
Source: BaltimoreSun.com
SearchTerms: "work at home" "work from home"
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