All,

Apologies for the extra headers here but my personal e-mail is subscribed to
this list and I thought this position might be of interest to list
subscribers.  I work for Microsoft on the IE team and think this is an
exciting opportunity for someone who's interested in this type of work.

Kelly


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Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:56 AM
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Subject: [Webwatch] Job Opening: Microsoft's Internet Explorer Team
SeekingSoftware Accessibility Testing Expert

All,

We on the Internet Explorer team at Microsoft are seeking someone to join us
and head up our accessibility testing efforts.  The full job description is
at
http://members.microsoft.com/careers/search/details.aspx?JobID=73665c6f-
c19e-4f4a-a216-5a1a4740e1af and listed below.  Please forward this
announcement as you feel is appropriate.  This is a challenging and
rewarding opportunity.


Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test Job Category: Software
Testing
Product: Internet Explorer (IE)
Job Code: 137182
Location: WA - Redmond
Travel Required:



Are you passionate about web browsing, accessibility, innovation in testing
practices and driving test efforts across multiple feature teams? If so come
join the Internet Explorer User Experience test team.
We have an opportunity for a dedicated software design engineer in Test to
head up accessibility testing for the IE team.

In this position you will be responsible for helping to define and execute
an accessibility test suite for IE. This will include testing for compliance
to accessibility standards as well as testing Internet Explorer's
compatibility with various assistive technology such as screen readers,
screen magnifiers, voice recognition software and more.
Testing will also include ensuring that IE works with Microsoft
accessibility technologies such as Microsoft Active Accessibility, windows
high contrast and large fonts modes and future Microsoft accessibility
technologies. Finally you will work with various feature teams across the IE
test team to improve the overall level of accessibility testing by
individual feature owners.

We are looking for a strong candidate who wants to both help us adopt
current best practices for accessibility testing and innovate in this space.
The successful candidate should have a B.S. in computer science or related
experience, familiarity with Microsoft Active Accessibility and test
automation, expertise with C#/C++, comfort with HTML and web scripting and
strong knowledge of IE's document object model. Candidates with a passion
around technically challenging testing and accessibility will find this
opportunity one with much room to grow and have a large impact on product
quality.


Thanks,

Kelly

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