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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