Description

Developer Programmer ANZSCO 261312 interprets specifications, technical designs and flow charts, builds, maintains and modifies the code for software applications, constructs technical specifications from a business functional model, and tests and writes technical documentation.

Skill level: 1

Alternative Titles

• Applications Developer
• ICT Developer
• ICT Programmer

Skills Assessment Authority

• ACS (Australian Computer Society)

Occupation Lists

The occupation is on the following skill lists:

• Combined Skilled Occupations List (STSOL MLTSSL)
• Medium Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
• RSMS Occupations List (RSMSL)

This occupation is not on the following skill lists:

• Labor Market Testing Required for 457 List (LMTL)
• Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL)

Visa Provision

As the occupation features on the MLTSSL as an occupation in demand in Australia, it is possible to apply for any of the visas in the General Skilled Migration (GSM) Program.

Visas in this category include the Skilled Independent 189, the Skilled Nominated 190, the Skilled Regional Nominated 489 or the Skilled Regional Sponsored 489 visas. In addition there is also the opportunity of applying for a number of employer sponsored visas if you have a firm offer of employment.

Unit Group: 2613 Software and Application Programmers

Description

In Australia the job of an analyst programmer is to design, develop, test, maintain and document program code in accordance with user requirements, and system and technical specifications.

The number of job openings for analyst programmers going forward is expected to be above average.

Tasks

• researching, consulting, analyzing and evaluating system program needs
• identifying technology limitations and deficiencies in existing systems and associated processes, procedures and methods
• testing, debugging, diagnosing and correcting errors and faults in an applications programming language within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure programs and applications perform to specification
• writing and maintaining program code to meet system requirements, system designs and technical specifications in accordance with quality accredited standards
• writing, updating and maintaining technical program, end user documentation and operational procedures
• providing advice, guidance and expertise in developing proposals and strategies for software design activities such as financial evaluation and costing for recommending software purchases and upgrades

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience and/or relevant vendor certification may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Occupations in this Group

• 261312 Developer Programmer
• 261313 Software Engineer
• 261314 Software Tester
• 261399 Software and Applications Programmers nec

English Requirement

• IELTS result with a minimum score of 6 (L, R, W), 7 in speaking and 7 overall;
• OET result with a minimum grade B in all sections;
• TOEFL iBT with a minimum score (L:12 R:13 W:21 S:23 overall L93);
• PTE Academic with a minimum score of 50 (L, R, W), 65 in speaking and 65 overall

Exceptions

• Australian Graduate exceptions apply in some states/territories
• Priority Skilled Lists may apply a specific requirement in some states/territories
• Countries exempt from submitting IELTS or OET include the UK; Canada; New Zealand; US; and Ireland

Where mandatory licensing or registration is required you must demonstrate a level of English either sufficient to meet licensing / registration or a minimum IELTS, or equivalent, whichever is higher.

Closely Related Core ICT Units

• Algorithm design and development
• Compilers – (Compiler Construction, Compiler Theory)
• Data structures
• Formal languages – (Formal Methods, Functional Programming)
• Object Oriented Programming
• Operating systems – (Unix, Linux, Xenix, Network OS)
• Programming – (C, C++, Objective C, Visual C, Basic, Visual Basic, Java, Assembler, Cobol, Pascal, PL/1, Fortran, PHP, Pearl, AS3, FoxPro, and similar)
• Software Engineering
• Testing strategies and methods – (Software Testing)

Brief Description

Developer Programmer create, test and modify computer programs. They often work as part of a team to assess the requirements of computer users, developing ways to meet these requirements and translating these solutions into a set of instructions – programs – that a computer can understand. Developer Programmer write and maintain program code in order to meet the requirements of system, system designs and technical parameters as per the quality authorized standards, developer programmers. They also develop, test and analyze programming applications.

Additional Closely Related ICT Units

• Artificial intelligence
• Automata theory
• Business Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Critical Path Method
• Database design or Database implementation
• Database Management Systems – (Relational Database, Object Oriented Database, RDBMS)
• Expert Systems
• File Processing
• Human Computer Interaction
• Information Systems
• Introduction to ICT – (Introduction to Computer Science, Computer Theory, Introduction to Business Computing, Computer Science I)
• Introduction to Information Systems
• Management Information Systems
• Object Oriented System Design
• Object Oriented Systems Analysis
• Object oriented technologies
• Project Management
• Quality management – (Quality Assurance, Software Quality)
• Requirements gathering
• Software validation – (Software Testing)
• Structure of languages
• Systems Analysis or System Design
• Systems Programming
• User Requirements Definition
• Web Engineering – (Web Design, Internet Engineering)

Brief Description

Developer Programmer role is writing code, a developer also may gather requirements for software, design or overall software architecture, software documentation and other related software development processes. They are the specialist in area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. Their role is to design and code applications solving business issues of system program. they analyze, identify and resolve the errors and present improved status report on time. They also resolve programming issues by applying problem solving skills.