Category: Development and implementation

Subcategory: Systems development

Network design - NTDS

Designing communication networks to meet business requirements, ensuring scalability, reliability, security and alignment with strategic objectives.

Levels:

Level 2:
Description: Assists with defining configurations for networks and network components under routine supervision. Follows established network architectures, standards, and security protocols. Assists in documenting network configurations and producing detailed network specifications under guidance, incorporating relevant security aspects.

Level 3:
Description: Specifies the technical configurations and components required for a small network or a network segment in a more complex infrastructure. Follows organisational architectures, standards, and security guidelines.

Level 4:
Description: Designs specific network components using agreed architectures, design standards, patterns and methodology. Translates logical designs into physical designs that meet specified operational parameters for capacity and performance. Reviews and verifies network designs against non-functional requirements, including validation and error correction procedures, access, security and audit controls. Contributes to the development of recovery routines and contingency procedures. Contributes to alternative network architectures, networking topologies and design options.

Level 5:
Description: Produces, or approves network providers', network architectures, topologies and configuration databases for own area of responsibility. Specifies design parameters for network connectivity, capacity, speed, interfacing, security and access, in line with business requirements. Assesses network-related risks and specifies recovery routines and contingency procedures. Creates multiple design views to address the different stakeholders' concerns and to handle both functional and non-functional requirements.

Level 6:
Description: Takes responsibility for major aspects of network specification, standards, technologies and overall network design models within the organisation. Produces network design policies, principles and criteria covering connectivity, capacity, interfacing, security, resilience, recovery and access. Develops and drives adoption of and adherence to organisational policies, standards, guidelines and methods for network design.