This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of information and communications technology (ICT) roles who have established specialised skills in a technical ICT function. Individuals in these roles carry out moderately complex tasks in a specialist field, working independently, as part of a team or leading a deliverable with others. They may apply their skills across a wide range of industries, business functions and departments, or as a business owner (sole trader/contractor).
The skills required for these roles may include, but are not restricted to:
- Advanced Networking – Configuring and managing virtual computing environments, and security within ICT networks.
- Backend Web Development- Developing and maintaining website information architecture and data
- Advanced Programming: Applying intermediate and advanced programming skills, managing data and building advanced user interfaces to manage organisational requirements.
- Business Analysis – Designing and implementing technical requirements, quality assurance processes and contingency plans for business.
- Cloud Architecture: Developing, improving, and designing could infrastructure, including disaster recovery plans.
- Cyber Security: Protecting sensitive data and information through security architecture and developing disaster recovery and contingency plans.
- Database and Data Management: Creating, designing and monitoring systems that store data and optimise organisational knowledge management.
- Frontend Web Development: Designing dynamic and complex websites, user experience solutions and documents using extensible mark-up languages.
- Game Art and design: Creating complex 2D and 3D modelling and animation software through scripts and storyboards
- Game Programming: Creating complex 2D and 3D interactive games and media, building graphical user interfaces and applying artificial intelligence in game development
- System Administration: Modelling and testing data objects, data processes and preferred ICT system solutions.
- Telecommunication Network Engineering: Managing logistics, organisational specifications, regulations and legislative requirements across network projects.
