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Programming and build (data and analytics engineering)

Programming and build (data analytics and engineering) involves working with code across the software development life cycle, following modern development standards and practices, test automation, build pipelines and repeatable deployment processes, to implement secure, maintainable software solutions.

Quoted from the UK GDaD PCF.

Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

  • develop code under supervision using simple tools and languages
  • explain the value of development standards
2. Working

You can:

  • design, code, test and deploy programs or scripts following standards and good practice
  • write readable, maintainable code
  • use automation to improve the software development life cycle
  • consider and adopt appropriate security measures in your solutions
3. Practitioner

You can:

  • lead the design, code, testing and deployment of secure, resilient and maintainable solutions
  • continuously improve the codebase and reliability of solutions
  • create automation to improve the software development life cycle
  • work with others to implement standards and good practice to ensure security, testability and maintainability of solutions
4. Expert

You can:

  • set standards for programming tools and techniques
  • select appropriate development methods for a problem
  • advise on the application of standards and methods that ensure security, maintainability and compliance
  • take technical responsibility for all stages of a software development project, providing technical advice and guidance to stakeholders

Contains public sector information from the UK Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.

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Role levels that expect this skill

Role levelRoleBandExpected level
Analytics engineerAnalytics engineer6Working
Senior analytics engineerAnalytics engineer7Practitioner
Lead analytics engineerAnalytics engineer8aPractitioner
Head of analytics engineeringAnalytics engineer8cExpert
Data engineerData engineer6Working
Senior data engineerData engineer7Practitioner
Lead data engineerData engineer8aPractitioner
Head of data engineeringData engineer8bExpert