SFIA View: Core software engineering competencies
Core software engineering competencies
Requirements definition and management REQM
Managing requirements through the entire delivery and operational lifecycle.
Systems design DESN
Designing systems to meet specified requirements and agreed systems architectures.
Software design SWDN
Architecting and designing software to meet specified requirements, ensuring adherence to established standards and principles.
Programming/software development PROG
Developing software components to deliver value to stakeholders.
Real-time/embedded systems development RESD
Designing and developing reliable real-time software typically within embedded systems.
Methods and tools METL
Leads the adoption, management and optimisation of methods and tools, ensuring effective use and alignment with organisational objectives.
Configuration management CFMG
Planning, identifying, controlling, accounting for and auditing of configuration items (CIs) and their interrelationships.
Functional testing TEST
Assessing specified or unspecified functional requirements and characteristics of products, systems and services through investigation and testing.
Systems integration and build SINT
Planning, implementing and controlling activities to integrate system elements, subsystems and interfaces to create operational systems, products or services.
Release management RELM
Managing the release of new and updated services into production, ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance standards.
Quality assurance QUAS
Assuring, through ongoing and periodic assessments and reviews, that the organisation’s quality objectives are being met.
Measurement MEAS
Developing and operating a measurement capability to support agreed organisational information needs.
Safety engineering SFEN
Applying appropriate methods to assure safety during all lifecycle phases of safety-related systems developments.
Application support ASUP
Delivering management, technical and administrative services to support and maintain live applications.