Sources
The frameworks, books and references that informed this definition of a Senior QA Engineer.
[SFIA+](https://sfiaplus.bcs.org/) — Skills Framework for the Information Age
- **TEST-5** and above - **QUMG-5** and above - QUAS-5 and above - NTFS-5 and above - REQM-5 and above - BPTS-5 and above - RELM-5 and above - USUP-5 and above - DEPL-4 and above - BURM-5 and above - PRTS-5 and above - DLMG-4 and above
ISTQB — International Software Testing Qualifications Board
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Books
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- Kaner, Bach, Pettichord — Lessons Learned in Software Testing (2001)
- Hendrickson — Explore It! (2013)
- Copeland — A Practitioner’s Guide to Software Test Design (2003)
- Whittaker, Arbon, Carollo — How Google Tests Software (2012)
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Other references
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