QA Automation

Our QA Automation employees are responsible for developing and executing exploratory and automated tests. QA Automation Developers' responsibilities also include designing and implementing tests, debugging and defining corrective actions to ensure the highest product quality. They also review system requirements and track quality assurance metrics (e.g. defect densities and open defect counts.)

This is a very important role in our company's product development process so they have an interface with a variety of teams. Our QAs conduct tests before the product's launch to ensure the software is running smoothly and meets our partner's needs while focusing on being cost-effective. Ultimately, they monitor all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards and to automate the biggest amount of features and processes.

Progression

In order to progress in our development path and Level Up or Step Up, our QA Automation Developers must:

• Meet the criteria of the Level & Step Chart for the Individual Contributors Path
• Score at least 4 in the KAI of their position in order to reach Level 3
• Demonstrate proficiency in Secure Group Knowledge

Salary Grid

All mentioned salary ranges represent the monthly income in Bulgarian Lev after taxes and deductions.

QA Automation		Step
Level
	Individual Contributor Path	1	2	3	4
	QA Automation Developer	4.000	4.150	4.300	4.450
	Sr. QA Automation Developer lvl II	5.000	5.150	5.300	5.450
	Sr. QA Automation Developer lvl III	6.000	6.150	6.300	6.450
	Sr. QA Automation Developer lvl IV	7.000	7.150	7.300	7.450
	Sr. QA Automation Developer lvl V	8.000	8.150	8.300	8.450
	Sr. QA Automation Developer lvl VI	9.000	9.150	9.300	9.450

KAI of the position

Extensive Knowledge

Type	Knowledge Description	Minimum Grade to acquire Level X
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
Frameworks	CasperJS	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	JUnit	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Espresso	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	PHPUnit	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Scrum	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	TestNG	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
Protocols	SIP	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	XMPP	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	ZRTP	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	PGP	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	OTR	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	OMEMO	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	SSL	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
Programming languages	Bash Script	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Command line	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	CSS	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	HTML	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Java	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	JavaScript	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Kotlin	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	PHP	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	XML	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
Libraries	Linphone	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Microsoft Exchange Web Services	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Mockito, Espresso	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	SMACK	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Wood Solutions Timber	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Zetetic SQL Cipher	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
Software/Tools/Platforms	Apache Tomcat	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Appium	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Atlassian Bamboo	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Countly	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Docker Engine/Container	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Elasticsearch	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Git	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Instabug	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Kamailio	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Microsoft Azure	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Openfire	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Samsung Knox	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Selenium	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Secure Manager	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	SAS	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	SQuirrel SQL client	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
Languages (idioms)	Advanced Business English	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory