Information security
Information security involves maintaining the security, confidentiality and integrity of information.
Levels
- 1. Awareness
You can:
- explain information security and the security controls available to protect solutions and services
- 2. Working
You can:
- use information security practices and available security controls to contribute to protecting solutions and services
- 3. Practitioner
You can:
- design solutions and services with security controls included, specifically engineered to mitigate security threats
- 4. Expert
You can:
- design, review and quality assure solutions and services, ensuring that they are specifically engineered to mitigate security threats
- lead others in using appropriate information security practices
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Role levels that expect this skill
| Role level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 4 | Awareness |
| Junior DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 5 | Working |
| DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 6 | Practitioner |
| Senior DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Principal DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 8c | Expert |
| Associate infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 4 | Awareness |
| Infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 6 | Awareness |
| Senior infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 7 | Working |
| Lead infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Principal infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Junior integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 5 | Awareness |
| Integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 6 | Working |
| Senior integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 7 | Practitioner |
| Security engineer | Security engineer | 6 | Working |
| Senior security engineer | Security engineer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead security engineer | Security engineer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Junior security operations analyst | Security operations analyst | 5 | Awareness |
| Security operations analyst | Security operations analyst | 6 | Working |
| Senior security operations analyst | Security operations analyst | 7 | Practitioner |
| Apprentice software developer | Software developer | 4 | Awareness |
| Junior software developer | Software developer | 5 | Working |
| Software developer | Software developer | 6 | Practitioner |
| Senior software developer | Software developer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead software developer | Software developer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Principal software developer | Software developer | 8b | Expert |