qa director - fortune 500 enterprise software - fredericton, nb

Are you a highly experienced QA Director with a proven track record of building the QA discipline for mature, enterprise software products?  Are you interested in working for an established company with an award winning, top of class network security enterprise software product and a broad base of Fortune 500 clients distributed worldwide?  Do you pride yourself on implementing best practice QA processes in the organizations you work for?  Do you have a passion for working with software engineering companies developing and enhancing best of breed software products?  Would you like to have a significant improvement in your quality of life?  How does a 5 to 15 minute commute to either work or downtown appeal to you as well as the ability to take out a canoe, kayak or rowing skull go hiking or cycling on an extensive network of trails along the river during your lunch hour or before or after work? If you answered yes to these questions, this position will be of interest to you! 

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, and working closely with the Director of Software Development, your role is to continue to embed the QA discipline and continuously implement and enhance QA "best practices" throughout the software engineering and QA teams. This is an exciting role working with very interesting and complex technologies. It is an opportunity to make your mark within the organization by building and implementing a formal, structured QA discipline that will make a real difference in the quality of the software produced.

THE REQUIREMENTS

Our ideal candidate is a highly experienced and talented QA Director,  with a strong background developing QA processes and practices for complex, distributed enterprise software with very large and complex databases.  You have experience working with software used by a Fortune 500 customer base distributed worldwide.  And most importantly, you have strong commitment to and a proven track record in developing "best practice" QA processes that result in top of class software.  Experience with Common Criteria certification is a definite asset.
 

THE REWARDS

An excellent salary and benefits package, and stock options too!  Work with smart, talented team of people with interesting, technically challenging projects, a flat organizational structure and a strong team-oriented approach. Be recognized for making a real difference to a product that is quickly becoming known as a leader in network security.

THE LOCATION

Fredericton is a wonderful city that boasts two topnotch universities, a fabulous jazz festival,  many and varied recreational opportunities, a safe and family-friendly environment, and a low cost of living. The city has all of the conveniences of larger cities while still maintaining its charm and more civil pace of life. Fredericton is recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in Canada and the city was recently named as one of the World's Top Seven Intelligent Communities due to its impressive and ever-growing technology sector.

You can find out more about Fredericton at http://www.teamfredericton.com/economic-profile01.asp, http://www.city.fredericton.nb.ca/, and http://www.relocatecanada.com/fredericton/index.html.  Have a look at the current MLS listings provided below to give you an idea of how great Fredericton's cost of living is.

TO APPLY

If you are interested in the above position, please e-mail your resume in confidence to liane@people-reach.com.  We will treat any inquiry or resume received with the utmost confidentiality.  Under no circumstances will we submit your resume to any client without your prior approval.  If you are not personally interested in the position, but know of someone who would be, People Reach offers a $500.00 referral fee for any candidate placed successfully.

mls listings  as of april 28, 2008

Here are the MLS listings for a number of houses currently on the market in Fredericton to give you an idea of just how good our cost of living is.  All you have to do is go to http://www.mls.ca and type in the MLS #.  Please note that all of the homes listed are in very good neighbourhoods.  And don’t worry about all of the snow in some of the pictures. It’s all gone now.  We broke all kinds of records with the amount of snow he had this past winter. 

MLS®: 00651495:  This is a three bedroom, two bathroom split level house, with hardwood floors and fireplace, located within five minutes to the office for $179,000.

MLS®: 00643125:  This is a three bedroom, 1.5 bathroom, two storey house with a great kitchen and garage located within five minutes to the office for $179,000. 

MLS®: 00751279:  This is a four bedroom, three bathroom 2400 square feet house on over an acre of land within a ten minute drive to the office with a nice kitchen for $184,900. 

MLS®: 04433271:  This is a three bedroom, two bathroom house with fireplace on 1.8 acres of land in Douglas, about a 20 minute drive to the office, with a nice kitchen and an attached garage for $189,900 

MLS®: 00750922.  This is an English cottage style home in the country on over an acre of land within a 20 minute drive to the office for $204,900.  It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a fireplace and a pool room.   

MLS®: 00894352: This house is located on a third of an acre within a five minute drive to the office and has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an in-ground pool for 219,900. 

MLS®: 05530270:  This is a four bedroom, 3 bathroom house on over an acre of land overlooking the Mactaquac headpond.  The views are beautiful. It’s about a half hour drive to the office. It’s $244,900. 

MLS®: 00727335 This is an amazing house with 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms with incredible views of the Saint John River and a detached 2 car garage.  It has a sun porch and a custom designed kitchen.  It’s $249,900. It’s about a 20 minute drive to the office. 

MLS®: 00612001:  This is a five bedroom, 1 full and 2 partial bathroom house with in-ground pool and fireplace for $249,000 within a ten minute drive to the office. 

MLS®: 04050390:  This is a five bedroom, three bathroom, 2 storey home with circular staircase, and an in-ground pool located five minutes from the office for $274,900 with attached garage.   

MLS®: 00615245:  This $279,900 is a beautiful 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom home on almost 3 acres of land and only a 15 minute drive to the office.  There is a beautiful sunroom and a family room with a vaulted ceiling.  There is an attached two car garage, a 7 person hot tub, deck, beautiful perennial gardens and a volleyball court. 

MLS®: 05170119:  This is a five bedroom, three bathroom home on over an acre of land with a pond, a brook and an above ground swimming pool for $285,500 in the country, but only a 15 minute drive to the office. 

MLS®: 00894522:  This is a beautiful, historic home located in downtown Fredericton within walking distance to the farmer’s market, the university and the river and its extensive network of walking an cycling trails. It is only a five minute drive to the office, has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a sunroom, beautiful gardens with cobblestone walkways, for $289,900. 

MLS®: 04512499:  This is a five bedroom, two and a half bathroom home, with in-ground pool and a five minute drive to the office for $294,500.  It is a beautifully decorated home and has an attached double car garage. 

MLS®: 04512203:  This house has a very cool design with plenty of windows and open spaces, 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms and is a five minute drive to the office for $294,900.  It has a beautiful open staircase with glass panels and plenty of other extras. 

MLS®: 00609189:  This is an executive home with four bedrooms, three bathrooms and an in-ground swimming pool and a beautiful patio on two acres of land for $319,000.  It’s a really beautiful property. I’m not exactly sure where this property is located in relation to the office, but it wouldn’t be more than 20 minutes tops.