role	role_level	band	skill	skill_source	pcf_reference	esco_reference	expected_level	expected_level_number	expected_level_description	self_rating	manager_rating	gap	evidence	development_action
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Architect for the whole context	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/d56e2c2f-3e01-4b76-a7bb-ecb6d430172f; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/0f9958d2-f700-4f62-b90b-a5873cb5ae4c; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/ee3c1d54-f46a-43c7-a0f9-0ba3648164d0	working	2	You can: - align your work with the work being done by other architects and technical professionals - track emerging issues, strategies, roadmaps, patterns and technologies over time to assess opportunities and risks to your work - identify how other teams contribute to delivering outcomes through change					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Architecture communication	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c32ad607-0c4d-4e34-b73f-668298f7bf13; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/7ff2c668-0e86-418a-a962-4958262ee337	practitioner	3	You can: - lead the communication of complicated, complex or risky architecture topics with technical and non-technical stakeholders - communicate with senior stakeholders across your organisation - adapt your message and communication techniques to your audience - advocate on behalf of a team to other stakeholders - manage stakeholder expectations effectively					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Commercial perspective	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/80ae18bf-f3a4-4f83-b372-7c5c9d686865; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/fe1ec582-d63b-466c-9149-e7fc4fe93e22; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/3bc08c26-2f98-4730-bbb6-ec4a8566e3cf	working	2	You can: - understand commercial processes and the appropriate internal contacts within a government department - understand different sourcing strategies and when to apply them					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Community collaboration	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/082967d4-b94c-4305-aa13-35a6aa8c5c7c; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/60c78287-22eb-4103-9c8c-28deaa460da0; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/bf5d77ad-e18c-48d8-83f0-bc79c011c74a	practitioner	3	You can: - work collaboratively in a group, actively networking with others - adapt feedback to ensure it’s effective and lasting - use your initiative to identify problems or issues in the team dynamic and rectify them - identify issues through Agile ‘health checks’ with the team, and help to stimulate the right responses					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Making architectural decisions	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/3cfa46e9-b7da-44ac-b09e-9596dffe0425; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f7e2eb04-3e50-4561-bce1-7e51a1fec308; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/ee3c1d54-f46a-43c7-a0f9-0ba3648164d0	practitioner	3	You can: - make and guide architectural design decisions characterised by medium risk and complexity - identify and address architectural risks that affect multiple teams or domains - use architectural governance and assurance to make design decisions and manage technical risks at the appropriate level - contribute to the development of architectural governance and assurance					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Problem definition and shaping	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/03b9b491-fc9b-4868-914a-bf7cd47b5041; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/55514865-3066-4abd-86a9-dbe45a440882; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/9714735d-6f60-440b-bdbc-aaf45ebcbe78	practitioner	3	You can: - frame a problem characterised by medium complexity, complication, or risk so that a solution can be created - produce architectural representations that enable different teams to have a shared understanding of problems throughout the life cycle - describe options for solving problems so that appropriate delivery methods can be decided					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Strategy design	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/ba2c6181-b036-40b4-8f6d-51499463ccbb; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/949ced5f-7536-4614-ac60-563ffc91a2f2; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f7b5d916-52f0-4865-b6a6-e1a3b711cb5e	working	2	You can: - support the development of a strategy or vision that aligns with organisational objectives - challenge requirements and assumptions, and identify opportunities to develop strategy - support the implementation of a strategy or vision, for example, by using a roadmap or plan - use architectural principles, patterns, and constraints when appropriate					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Technical design throughout the life cycle	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f7e2eb04-3e50-4561-bce1-7e51a1fec308; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/09f2f811-a3fb-4de3-a70f-6420a6935575; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/d9e5349e-8791-49c2-8ba4-839fdd1606c2	practitioner	3	You can: - create technical designs characterised by medium risk, impact, and complexity - maintain appropriate quality and architectural coherence of a technical design in response to change - use feedback to optimise and refine technical designs throughout the life cycle					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Understanding health and care services	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/9b63d92b-5a3a-46b0-b2ba-c98b39ea5aaf; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/6c252ea9-e7df-4f82-8035-7d7ee742ff0e	practitioner	3	You can: - analyse how a service fits into care pathways across organisations - work with clinicians, care staff, and patients to shape digital services - explain the effect of digital decisions on care, safety, and staff workload 					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Health data interoperability	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/4f5c1208-62fd-4e5a-a51e-306c06947e11; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/d70701ca-d3be-44cb-963e-8e7142555144	practitioner	3	You can: - design and build integrations using FHIR, HL7 version 2, and messaging patterns - write and profile FHIR resources and implementation guides - resolve complex mapping and data quality issues between systems 					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Information governance and data protection	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/a4346013-a967-4a58-a533-6b32ad1364c5; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/51ece34f-c24e-4183-9bf4-9b6f28748aec; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/097c6a36-f031-4d3e-b5c1-62d6ffcb430b	practitioner	3	You can: - lead data protection impact assessments and information sharing agreements - advise teams on lawful basis, consent, confidentiality, and retention - investigate incidents and recommend improvements 					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Clinical risk management	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/47d491a9-f7c0-4b13-a10f-983d3aa0113e; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/4913d0c0-133a-4c46-aac3-f5d4989a982e	practitioner	3	You can: - lead hazard identification and risk assessment for a product or change - write and maintain hazard logs and clinical safety case reports - agree risk controls with product teams and check that they work - advise teams on applying clinical risk management standards 					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Identity and access management	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/ab49f767-296b-47d5-af56-0b4a69515b03; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/bc0b0b5d-f6be-405a-b224-b6902a4dbe97	working	2	You can: - create, change, and remove user accounts and access rights - check access against role-based access rules 					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Medical device software regulation	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f453b1a6-c7db-4d9d-9ba3-47c45159bfe3	awareness	1	You can: - explain that some health software is regulated as a medical device - know who to ask when a product might be a medical device 					
Solution architect	Senior solution architect	8b	Organisational risk management	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/6eff134b-e34f-4d6e-a6e8-5e47cf2228d0; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/00920055-eb50-4cb8-a23d-3deedbf3753e; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/96550830-539b-4746-96aa-92aa4959945d	working	2	You can: - record and update risks for your area - suggest controls and track actions