Quality Assurance

The Quality Assurance Engineers contribute to ensuring the quality of our product by providing testing on all stages of the development lifecycle. They perform manual testing by writing, performing, and updating test suites as well as defining the acceptance criteria for our products' features.

Developing in this framework is not only about effectively testing but, beyond that, it means advocating for the quality of Secure Group’s products and ensuring they are up to the standards of our partners' expectations.

Progression

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

• Meet the criteria of the Level & Step Chart for the Individual Contributors Path
• Meet the KAI grade of the framework related to each level
• Demonstrate proficiency in Secure Group Knowledge

Salary Grid

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

Quality Assurance		Step
Level
	Individual Contributor Path	1	2	3	4
	1	1.800	1.950	2.100	2.250
	2	2.800	2.950	3.100	3.250
	3	3.800	3.950	4.100	4.250
	4	4.800	4.950	5.100	5.250
	5	5.800	5.950	6.100	6.250
	6	6.800	6.950	7.100	7.250

KAI of the framework

Extensive Knowledge

Type	Knowledge Description	Minimum Grade to acquire Level X
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
Frameworks	Scrum	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
Protocols	SIP	Limited experience	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	XMPP	Limited experience	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	ZRTP	Limited experience	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	PGP	Limited experience	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	OTR	Limited experience	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	OMEMO	Limited experience	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	SSL	Limited experience	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
Programming languages	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	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Javascript	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Kotlin	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Shell Script	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
Libraries	CasperJS	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
Software/Tools/Platforms	Apache Tomcat	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Atlassian Jira SynapseRT	Practical application	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Android Studio	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Countly	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	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	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Gerrit	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	Kamailio	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	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
	Secure Manager	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
	SAS	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory
Languages (idioms)	Advanced Business English	Limited experience	Limited experience	Practical application	Applied theory	Applied theory	Applied theory