Sr. Software Project Manager - File Systems (WAFL) QA

Description:Job Summary: We are looking for an accomplished leader in project management, with exceptional organizational and planning skills and a vision to have the best Customer Focused Software QA team in the industry. Essential Functions: This is a Sr. Software Engineering Project Management position in the Network Appliance Write Anywhere File System (WAFL) engineering team; as a Sr. Project Manager you will participate in all phases of a product development cycle from a project management perspective.This job is all about NetApps crown jewel, the WAFL file system. You will participate in project management and tracking activities in all phases of the software development lifecycle from product definition and design, through implementation, debugging, testing, automation and release. Additionally, you will interact with and influence other Development and Quality Assurance, Program Management, Marketing, in support of that work. As this is a team, you will work collaboratively with many other engineers as well as various other business units at NetApp.Our team culture encourages you to come up with innovative solutions to problems as well as offering you the opportunity to work with best and brightest engineers in the industry. Youll be joining a highly-collaborative engineering and management team that embraces best practices from the Agile world and is focused on building a world-class team both in terms of practices and technology.The Engineering Project Manager will lead software quality engineering projects through the complete product development lifecycle. The candidate must be an experienced project manager who has been successful delivering Enterprise grade software through rapid application development methods.Responsibilities:- Define and maintain project schedules, drive activities, identify risks and dependencies and develop mitigation strategies, work with internal teams, and when necessary external partners.- Track tasks, risks, status, and schedules in a consistent and timely manner.- Report relevant status to project teams and engineering management.- Implement processes to reduce risks and exposure in all project areas.- Ensure administration activities emphasize efficiency and quality.- Escalate issues and concerns to engineering management in a timely manner.Education and Experience:Qualifications:Required Knowledge- Strong project management experience, planning, organizing, and managing software engineering resources to successfully achieve project goals and objectives, while adhering to project constraints, such as scope, quality, time, and budget.- Proven record delivering carrier-grade software in the telecommunications and enterprise markets.- Experience managing multiple geographically distributed project teams at the same time.- Familiarity with IPTV technologies - set-top boxes, video servers, and conditional access - is desirable.Required Skills & Abilities- Can build relationships, develop consensus among key stakeholders, and influence behavior. Experience establishing and promoting best practices to help improve project visibility and predictability.- Able to adapt behavior and methodologies to the people and issues involved in particular projects to ensure maximum productivity.- Demonstrate an ability to motivate and lead others, and a high level of commitment to projects even during difficult or uncertain times.- Work with a sense of urgency to resolve ambiguity and remove roadblocks to keep projects moving forward.- A high level of customer satisfaction, which exceeds standard levels of performance.- Understanding of the software development lifecycle. - Able to work in a fast-paced environment and with large and/or remote teams.- Fast learner, solid problem solver with great organizational skills.- Strong verbal and written communications skills.- Punctual, regular, and consistent attendance.Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experienceTo learn more about NetApp employee benefits go to: http://www.netapp.com/jobs/benefits.htmlJob Location: Sunnyvale, CAJob Number: RUSANAP2214-609876Company URL: http://www.netapp.comCompany Profile:NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that help accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency. Our dedication to principles of simplicity, innovation, and customer success has made us one of the fastest-growing storage and data management providers today.Customers around the world choose us for our "go beyond" approach and broad portfolio of solutions for business applications, storage for virtual servers, disk-to-disk backup, and more. Our solutions provide nonstop availability of critical business data and simplify business processes so you can deploy new capabilities with confidence and get to revenue faster than ever before. You can rely on our industry-leading solutions to lower the cost of protecting your data, business, and reputation.We bring together the industry's best partners and technology to deliver services that help you maximize what you are getting from your infrastructure. Our collaborative approach, working as one team with one goal, means that you get a solution that is just right for you-on time and on budget. To support your global business, we provide highly-responsive support in local languages. From London to Austin, from Bangalore to Tokyo, well work with you to solve your problems and help you reach your goals.Discover our passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com