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# STAF — Software Engineer

For Software Engineers, STAF (System Testing Automation Framework) isn't about *using* the tool directly in daily coding like an IDE. It’s about understanding its role in ensuring build and deployment pipelines are reliable and traceable. Think of it as the underlying infrastructure that powers automated testing and configuration management across large projects. You'll interact with STAF indirectly through CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) which *use* STAF to verify environments are correctly set up before tests run – checking dependencies, versions, even network configurations. A key task is defining test execution plans that leverage STAF’s capabilities within those pipelines.

## Weitere Anreicherung

Stage-2 source for future practitioner grounding: arXiv cs.SE (software-engineering preprints).
