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To apply for this role please click here: http://members.microsoft.com/careers/international and follow directions on the Microsoft Ireland Career Site to apply directly.
In this job, you¿ll have the opportunity to work in an agile development environment; delivering features built on MSN¿s proprietary web publishing technologies, as well as using some of the latest emerging Microsoft technologies that will help us develop innovative solutions to meet our customer¿s current and future needs.
You¿ll work directly with development teams in the US, with product planners in the markets, and with partners and Independent Software Vendors in many countries having a chance to influence the architecture of our next generation products while operating in a great working environment with opportunities for training, development and advancement.
Responsibilities
¿ Manage & coach a strong team of software development engineers in test (SDETs) to own the end to end quality assurance of our MSN channels
¿ Lead change within the testing function to stay abreast of advancements in test methodologies
¿ Define, implement and continuously update the quality assurance strategy aligning tools, automation and an outsourcing model into the system
¿ Contribute as part of a Leadership team with the Development Manager and Group Program Manager to drive overall vision and strategy across all functions of the team.
¿ Drive quality and reduce defects by ensuring quality is achieved before code is written and quality bars are defined at the earliest opportunity.
¿ Foster a strong collaboration environment where your team works in an integrated way with development and Program Management in line with Agile methodologies.
¿ Build strong relationships with other peer teams across Microsoft to maintain Engineering Excellent standards.
Essential Requirements
¿ Bachelors or Master¿s degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
¿ 8+ years relevant work experience in software development
¿ At least 5 years People Management experience.
¿ Proven skills around Testing Methodologies and Test plan management.
¿ Solid understanding of performance and stress testing.
¿ Proven experience in managing Test Automation using .NET technologies.
¿ Proven track record of hiring and retaining a strong technical team
Desirable Requirements
¿ Experience working in an agile development environment.
¿ Experience in web technologies (e.g. IIS, ASP.Net, DHTML, AJAX etc¿).
¿ Experience managing budgets and finance
Competencies
¿ Developing people
¿ Technical Excellence
¿ Passion for quality
¿ Strategic Insight
¿ Enabling change
¿ Cross-Boundary Collaboration
Application:
If you believe you are a match for our requirements and want to join our team, please submit your current CV and answer the following questions:
1. What career achievement are you most proud of?
2. What is your strongest coding language?
3. Why do you want to join Microsoft?
4. What are your remuneration expectations?
5. When are you available for hire?
6. How did you hear about this position?
Do you have a passion for internet technology? Would you like to contribute to the continuing success of a strong energetic team? The MSN.com International Product Development Group in Microsoft Ireland (i3dubdev) is a fun, fast-moving small team responsible for the development, deployment and maintenance of deep market specific web products (MSN Money, MSN Autos and MSN Health) into a number of key European markets.