Category: Development and implementation

Subcategory: Systems development

Systems and software lifecycle engineering - SLEN

Establishing and deploying an environment for developing, continually improving and securely operating software and systems products and services.

Levels:

Level 3:
Description: Provides support for implementing systems and software lifecycle practices by applying established methods and procedures. Supports automation and continuous integration processes under direction. Monitors and reports on the effectiveness of lifecycle management activities. Contributes to the documentation and maintenance of lifecycle tools and practices.

Level 4:
Description: Elicits requirements for systems and software lifecycle working practices and automation. Prepares design options for the working environment of methods, procedures, techniques, tools and people. Selects systems and software lifecycle working practices for software components and micro-services. Deploys automation to achieve well-engineered and secure outcomes.

Level 5:
Description: Collaborates with those responsible for ongoing systems and software lifecycle management to select, adopt and adapt working practices. Supports deployment of the working environment for systems and software lifecycle working practices. Provides effective feedback to encourage development of the individuals and teams responsible for systems and software lifecycle working practices. Provides guidance and makes suggestions to support continual improvement and learning approach. Contributes to identifying new domains within the organisation where systems and software lifecycle working practices can be deployed.

Level 6:
Description: Obtains organisational commitment to strategies to deliver systems and software lifecycle working practices to achieve business objectives. Works with others to integrate organisational policies, standards and techniques across the full software and systems lifecycle. Develops and deploys the working environment supporting systems and software lifecycle practices for strategic, large and complex products and services. Leads activities to manage risks associated with systems and software lifecycle working practices. Plans and manages the evaluation or assessment of systems and software lifecycle working practices

Level 7:
Description: Represents and leads systems and software lifecycle working practices at the highest level in the organisation. Identifies opportunities for innovation in systems and software lifecycle working practices to achieve organisational goals and objectives. Leads the essential cultural and environmental changes and communicates the benefits to all stakeholders. Oversees the quality of the work performed and delivers measurable business benefits.