SFIA 9 - illustrative skills profiles

Roles responsible for developing, implementing, supporting, guiding, nurturing and improving agile working practices.

Roles responsible for using an adaptive approach to product planning and implementation.

Roles responsible for developing reliable, flexible, scalable and secure software applications to support organisational capabilities. 

Roles responsible for managing the provision of reliable secure software applications which support business capabilities and are easily re-used, maintained and updated to meet current and future organisational needs.

Roles responsible for operational support for of software applications to support organisational capabilities. 

Roles responsible for leading, managing, developing and deploying architects and architecture capabilities.

Roles responsible for developing, maintaining, communicating and governing Enterprise Architectures and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with corporate strategies, business goals and technology strategies and plans.

Roles responsible for developing, maintaining and ensuring the integrity of end to end technology solutions to address specific project / programme / product requirements and align to technology strategies, architectures and engineering standards.

Roles responsible for leading, managing, developing and deploying business analysts and business analysis capabilities.

Roles responsible for investigating operational issues, problems and new opportunities. Finding effective business solutions through improvements in aspects of business operations and business systems.

Roles responsible for designing, managing, and implementing organisational change initiatives. These roles ensure that changes align with organisational goals, minimise disruption, and support the smooth transition of people, processes, and systems.

Roles responsible for understanding and solving complex problems using advanced computing capabilities. These roles can be found in many scientific disciplines which require the development of models and simulations to understand natural systems.

Roles responsible for designing, building, testing and operationalising software and infrastructure components for data pipelines and data stores.

Roles responsible for data and machine learning models in production. Automation of data extraction and data quality. Managing production performance and resolving production issues.

Roles responsible for analysing data to identify patterns, trends, and insights that support decision-making. Developing and applying analytical models and visualisation techniques, collaborating with business stakeholders to translate data findings into actionable. usiness strategies. Ensuring data quality and relevance throughout the analysis process.

Roles responsible for using scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract knowledge and insights from structured and unstructured data.

Roles responsible for leading, managing, developing and deploying DevOps practitioners and DevOps capabilities.

Roles responsible for building reliable and secure systems including application build, package,

Roles responsible for planning and executing digital marketing campaigns across various channels. Includes analysing performance metrics, refining strategies, and managing digital tools to drive lead generation and brand awareness. Involves collaboration with content creators and designers to deliver targeted, engaging content.

Roles responsible for coordinating and managing the preparation of bids, proposals, and tenders for new business opportunities. Analysing client requirements, developing compliant and compelling bid responses, and managing timelines and inputs from various internal teams. Ensuring bid submissions align with both client needs and company capabilities, while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.

Roles focused on managing client relationships, meeting sales targets, and supporting sales through lead generation, market research, and customer outreach. Includes providing product or service information, analysing sales performance data, and optimising sales approaches.

Roles responsible for developing, marketing, selling and supporting digital products.

Roles responsible for designing experiences that reach people through many different touch-points, and that happen over time.

Roles responsible for creating desirable experiences for users.

Roles responsible for Identifying users' behaviours, needs and motivations using observational research methods.

Roles responsible for managing and delivering financial leadership, management and operational support for technology organisations

Roles responsible for managing and delivering procurement leadership, management and operational support for technology organisations.

Roles responsible for define and organise the structure of organisations and teams,  performing job analysis, designing jobs and allocating people in the right places to improve efficiency and increase productivity.

Roles responsible for managing and delivering resource management and workforce planning.

Roles responsible for analysing, designing, managing and delivering the services required to minimise the negative impact of security incidents and restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible.

Roles responsible for leading the development and execution of security strategies and policies.

Roles responsible for day to day execution of security policies and procedures. Using monitoring tools to identify threats and incidents.

Roles responsible for assessing risk and ensuring security systems and operations comply with organisational and regulatory requirements.

Roles responsible for analysing, designing, delivering and managing activities to develop people's skills, knowledge, behaviours and competencies - typically to improve individual performance, contribution, impact and employability. 

Roles responsible for teaching others in a formal education context, such as at schools, colleges or universities. 

Roles responsible for leading, managing, developing and deploying project delivery professionals and project delivery capabilities.

Roles responsible for the delivery of projects, programmes and portfolios.

Roles responsible for managing, delivering and improving operational services.

Roles for architecting and designing the different elements that make up how and organisation manages and operates its services and ensuring alignment with corporate strategies, business goals and technology strategies and plans. 

Roles responsible for leading, managing, developing and deploying software engineers and software engineering capabilities.

Roles responsible for the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software (i.e. the application of engineering to software).

Roles responsible for providing a reliable, flexible, scalable, secure and efficient IT infrastructure to meet current and future organisational needs.

Roles responsible for managing the provision of a reliable and secure technology infrastructure to support current and future organisational needs.

Roles responsible for leading, managing, developing and deploying testers and testing capabilities.

Roles responsible for the analysis of software and systems to reduce risk and prevent issues.