Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
About sans
Sans institute (sans) was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organizationIn the next 25 years it grew to become the most trusted and, by far, the largest source for information security training and security certification in the world reaching more than 300,000 security professionals around the world today, with around 60,000 having been granted global information assurance certification (giac) security certifications – the leading certification that provides assurance to employers that their people and prospective hires can actually do the jobAt the heart of sans are the many security practitioners – from auditors and network administrators to chief information security officers, all sharing the lessons they learn and jointly finding solutions to the challenges they face – in varied global organizations from corporations to universities working together to help the entire information security community.
Join the sans team
At sans, our culture is defined by mission, brand, peopleOur goal is to hire people who understand the importance of continuing to fight against the “bad guys” (mission) while delivering the highest quality training (brand) to our studentsWe want employees whose personal values align well with our culture of fairness, honesty, customer focus, and pragmatic approach (people).
Summary of position
Sans is looking for a quality engineer who will ensure that work being created and delivered by a software development team meets requirements and satisfies the customer needsUnderstanding requirements and testing against the pre-determined criteria for success will be an essential indicator of successThe ability to help others understand the importance of testing and creating advocates of building quality into the final product rather than inspecting quality is a primary objective of this role.
Key responsibilities
Review requirements to provide timely and meaningful feedback
Create detailed, comprehensive, well-structured test plans and test cases
Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities
Design, develop, and execute automation scripts
Identify, document, and track bugs
Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
Improve continuous integration processes and tools
Recommend new technologies and techniques to improve quality assurance processes
Other duties as assigned
Core skills and behaviors
Leading change
Communication
Problem solving
Results driven
Self-awareness
Core values
Skills, experience and education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science / software engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience
3+ years working as a quality engineer or similar role
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively about technical issues and bugs discovered
Automated test suites: configuration, use, improvements
Git or equivalent source control system(s)
Ability to acclimate quickly to a rapidly changing environment
Collaborative and cross-functional team member
Sql and database experience
Object-oriented software development experience
5+ years experience programming with c#, python, or some other object-oriented language
Selenium and html development experience
Experience architecting and implementing qe processes for a web software development organization
Atlassian products (jira, confluence, stash, bamboo)
Agile / scrum methodologies
Reporting relationships
This position reports to the manager, quality engineeringNo direct reports.
Work environment
This is a remote position, so the right individual would need to be comfortable working in a home office setting.
Equal opportunity employer
Sans is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected classIf, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact sans human resources.
