SFIA skill profiles for APS Career Pathfinder
A listing of the SFIA skills mapped to around 200 APS Career Pathfinder roles.
The APS Digital Career Pathways dataset contains the role definitions for typical roles in the Australian Public Service (APS). You can use these definitions to determine potential career pathways and identify skills gaps in digital disciplines in the APS.
They have defined roles according to...
- the skills —using SFIA and other skills frameworks where relevant,
- knowledge — using a simple magnitude scale,
- behaviors — using the APS Work Level Standards.
The roles with SFIA skills profiles are listed below (accessed 8th September 2022).
- 3 examples provided here - for DevOps engineers.
- The mapping of SFIA skills to all the roles is available on the APS Career Pathfinder.
| SFIA Levels | |||
| Senior DevOps Engineer | DevOps Engineer | Junior DevOps Engineer | |
| Systems development management DLMG | 5 | ||
| Availability management AVMT | 4 | 4 | |
| Systems design DESN | 5 | 4 | |
| Methods and tools METL | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Systems integration and build SINT | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Programming/Software development PROG |
4 |
3 | 2 |
Full list of SFIA skills profiles
| Job family | Job family function | Job family role | Name |
| Communications and Marketing | Creative Design | Creative/Visual or Graphic Designer / Illustrator | Junior Visual Communication Designer |
| Senior Visual Communication Designer | |||
| Visual Communication Designer | |||
| Writing and Editing | Communication Officer (Authoring/ Proofreading) | Content Designer | |
| Content Writer | |||
| Lead Content Designer | |||
| Data and Research | Research | Business Analyst | Associate Business Analyst |
| Business Analysis Practice Lead | |||
| Business Analyst | |||
| Junior Pega Analyst | |||
| Lead Business Analyst | |||
| Lead Pega Analyst | |||
| Pega Analyst | |||
| Senior Business Analyst | |||
| Senior Pega Analyst | |||
| Researcher | Research Designer | ||
| User Researcher | Junior Research Analyst | ||
| Junior User Researcher | |||
| Lead User Researcher | |||
| Quantitative Research Analyst | |||
| Quantitative Researcher | |||
| Research Support Officer | |||
| User Research Recruiter | |||
| User Researcher | |||
| User Researcher Director | |||
| ICT and Digital Solutions | IT Business Management | Enterprise Architect | Chief Architect |
| Enterprise Architect | |||
| Principal Enterprise Architect | |||
| IT Architect | Application Architect | ||
| Associate Business Architect | |||
| Business Architect | |||
| Data Architect | |||
| Infrastructure Architect | |||
| Lead Application Architect | |||
| Lead Business Architect | |||
| Lead Data Architect | |||
| Lead Infrastructure Architect | |||
| Service Delivery | Service Manager | Experience Owner | |
| Solutions Development | Systems Analyst | Associate Systems Analyst | |
| Lead Systems Analyst | |||
| Senior Systems Analyst | |||
| Systems Analyst | |||
| ICT and Digital Solutions | IT Business Management | ICT Quality Assurance Engineer | Quality Coach |
| IT Architect | Lead Security Architect | ||
| Lead Technology Architect | |||
| Principal Solution Architect | |||
| RPA Architect | |||
| RPA Lead | |||
| Security Architect | |||
| Senior Solution Architect | |||
| Solution Architect | |||
| Technology Architect | |||
| Product Manager | Product Manager | ||
| Service Delivery | ICT Infrastructure Officer | Cloud Service Manager | |
| Infrastructure Engineer | |||
| Junior Infrastructure Engineer | |||
| Senior Infrastructure Engineer | |||
| Service Manager | Senior Service Management Officer | ||
| Senior Service Manager | |||
| Senior Service Manager Expert | |||
| Service Management Officer | |||
| Service Manager | |||
| Service Manager Expert | |||
| Service Support | Helpdesk/Support Officer | Associate Service Desk Analyst | |
| Senior Service Desk Analyst | |||
| Senior Service Desk Manager | |||
| Service Desk Analyst | |||
| Service Desk Assistant | |||
| Service Desk Manager | |||
| Solutions Development | Automation Tester | Automation Tester | |
| Junior Automation Tester | |||
| Senior Automation Tester | |||
| Automation/AI/RPA Developer | Junior RPA Developer | ||
| RPA Developer | |||
| Senior RPA Developer | |||
| Development and Programming | Associate Software Engineer | ||
| Junior Pega Developer | |||
| Lead Pega Developer | |||
| Pega Developer | |||
| Principal Software Engineer | |||
| Senior Pega Developer | |||
| Senior Software Engineer | |||
| Software Engineer | |||
| DevOps Engineer | DevOps Engineer | ||
| Junior DevOps Engineer | |||
| Senior DevOps Engineer | |||
| Interaction Designer | Interaction Designer | ||
| Lead Interaction Designer | |||
| RPA Analyst | RPA Analyst | ||
| Systems Analyst | Lead RPA Process Controller | ||
| RPA Process Controller | |||
| Senior RPA Process Controller | |||
| Technology Architect | Pega Business Architect | ||
| Pega Technical Architect | |||
| Solutions Implementation | Systems Integration and Deployment Officer | Release Train Engineer | |
| Test Analyst/Tester/Performance Tester | Data Migration Tester | ||
| Junior Test Analyst | |||
| Performance Tester | |||
| Senior Performance Tester | |||
| Senior Test Analyst | |||
| Test Analyst | |||
| Test Lead | |||
| Test Manager | |||
| Information and Knowledge Management | Librarians | Library Support Professional | Research Librarian |
| Intelligence | Security | Cyber Security Analyst | Cyber Threat Analyst |
| Intrusion Analyst | |||
| Lead Cyber Threat Analyst | |||
| Lead Intrusion Analyst | |||
| Lead Malware Analyst | |||
| Malware Analyst | |||
| Principal Cyber Threat Analyst | |||
| Principal Intrusion Analyst | |||
| Principal Malware Analyst | |||
| Senior Cyber Threat Analyst | |||
| Senior Intrusion Analyst | |||
| Senior Malware Analyst | |||
| Cyber Security Architect | Cyber Advisor | ||
| Lead Cyber Advisor | |||
| Lead Vulnerability Researcher | |||
| Principal Cyber Advisor | |||
| Principal Vulnerability Researcher | |||
| Senior Cyber Advisor | |||
| Senior Vulnerability Researcher | |||
| Vulnerability Researcher | |||
| Cyber Security Operations Specialist | Incident Responder | ||
| Lead Incident Responder | |||
| Lead Operations Coordinator | |||
| Operations Coordinator | |||
| Principal Incident Responder | |||
| Principal Operations Coordinator | |||
| Senior Incident Responder | |||
| Senior Operations Coordinator | |||
| Cyber Security Tester | Lead Penetration Tester | ||
| Lead Vulnerability Assessor | |||
| Penetration Tester | |||
| Principal Penetration Tester | |||
| Principal Vulnerability Assessor | |||
| Senior Penetration Tester | |||
| Senior Vulnerability Assessor | |||
| Vulnerability Assessor | |||
| Monitoring and Audit | Risk | Risk Management Officer/ Risk Manager | Risk Manager |
| Portfolio, Program and Project Management | Design | Strategic Design Officer | Content Strategist |
| Design Director | |||
| Design Officer | |||
| Lead Content Strategist | |||
| Lead Service Designer | |||
| Senior User Interface Designer | |||
| Service Design Director | |||
| Service Designer | |||
| User Interface Designer | |||
| Evaluation | Performance Analysis & Reporting / Benefits Realisation Officer | Value Manager | |
| Portfolio | Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | |
| Program | Program Manager | Program Manager | |
| Program Support Officer | Project Officer | ||
| Project Support Officer | |||
| Senior Project Officer | |||
| SCRUM Master | Scrum Master | ||
| Project | Agile Coach | Agile Coach | |
| Change Manager | Change Manager | ||
| Product Owner | Product Owner | ||
| Project Manager | Delivery Manager | ||
| Lead Delivery Manager | |||
| Project Manager | |||
| Senior Project Manager | |||
| Project Reporting Officer | PMO Assurance Officer | ||
| Senior Executive | Chief Executive/Statutory Office Holder | Group Manager/Branch Manager/ Executive Manager | Head of RPA |
| RPA Manager | |||
| Service Delivery | Program Delivery | Specialist Adviser | Accessibility Practitioner |
| Lead Accessibility Advisor |