Careers at Namescout.com
At Namescout.com, we strive to provide only the best to both the people we serve and the team of people who work here every day. To do this, we recruit those who have the desire to take their skills and talents and make the most of them every time they walk through the doors, into a work environment that will offer only the highest of job satisfaction.
We are an established and vibrant internet company with a dynamic work environment looking for people to compliment our team. What we offer you is the room to grow and learn. What you offer us is the fire of your enthusiasm ... respond to one of our career postings listed below, or forward your resumé to careers@namescout.com.
Current Job Postings Last updated July 23, 2008
Jobs in Ottawa, Canada:
Software Developer
Do you like road-hockey or ping-pong at lunch? How about an in house café serving subsidized breakfast, lunch and dinner? Maybe a convenient DVD rental service or on-site laundry facilities? Perhaps bringing your dog to work? Come take a walk in our shoes.
Namescout.com is seeking a self-motivated Software Developer who is passionate about working on leading edge web applications using best of breed tools in a fast and fun work environment. As a critical member of a small design team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing success of Namescout.com.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, document, and develop new web applications and web services using ASP.NET 2.0 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005; Maintain and enhance these applications upon completion
- Assist the Development team in the maintenance and enhancement of existing applications
- Participate in migration of ASP web applications to ASP.NET 2.0
- Accurately meet the documented technical specifications outlined for the application
- Provide support to the internal business staff or external clients on the functionality of the application
- Develop database code (stored procedures, stored functions, triggers, etc) for the application as required
Experience, Knowledge and Skills:
- Experience in ASP.NET 2.0 or ASP.NET 1.1 required; experience in ASP, VB.NET, and ASP.NET AJAX an asset
- Experience with object oriented programming; experience with CSLA.NET (Expert Business Objects) an asset
- Working knowledge of .NET Web Services
- Experience with Transact-SQL and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 including SQL Server Management Studio or experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 including Query Analyzer, Enterprise Manager
- GUI design knowledge, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX an asset
- Ability to efficiently and effectively work with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, and Visio, Microsoft Visual Source Safe, and other desktop processing tools
- Understanding of basic design document structure and data flow diagrams; knowledge of UML an asset
- Excellent organizational, multi-tasking and planning skills and the ability to effectively prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
- Motivated, energetic, and inventive self-starter
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Responsible, thorough, and creative worker
- Must be able to work effectively both within a team and independently in a high-demand, short deadline environment
- The ability to think abstractly and work in a technically complex and ambiguous environment
Education and training:
- Bachelor's Degree, Certificate in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 1-3 years programming experience in a commercial database-driven web development environment, or more if you have it
Resumes to: careers@namescout.com
NON-SMOKERS ONLY
Quality Assurance Analyst
Working with the Registrar Group Development Team, the candidate will focus on developing and deploying test plans to guarantee the quality and reliability of the product offering of our registrar companies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, document, develop and deploy new test plans for applications written in ASP.NET 2.0 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005;
- Assist the Development team in the maintenance and enhancement of existing applications.
- Ensure that products accurately meet, when available, the documented technical specifications outlined for the application
- Provide support to the internal business staff or external client on the functionality of the application
Experience, Knowledge and skills:
- Dedication to improving the User Experience
- Ablility to develop a test plan, from defined requirements where available, that includes unit testing, integration testing, load testing and stress testing
- Experience with Microsoft .NET testing tools, such as NUnit and ANTS Load;
- Ability to program unit tests and automate testing processes
- Ability to efficiently and effectively work with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, and Visio, Microsoft Visual Source Safe, and other desktop processing tools.
- Understanding of basic design document structure and data flow diagrams; knowledge of UML an asset
- Excellent organizational, multi-tasking and planning skills and the ability to effectively prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
- Motivated, energetic, and inventive self-starter
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Must be able to work effectively both within a team and independently in a high-demand, short deadline environment
- Ability to think abstractly and work in a technically complex and ambiguous environment
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree, Certificate in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- 1-3 years Quality Assurance experience in a commercial database-driven web development environment.
Resumes to: careers@namescout.com
NON-SMOKERS ONLY
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