Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations 1.3

BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS ANALYSTS, AND PROGRAMMERS work with users to formulate system requirements, develop system plans and documentation, review and evaluate existing systems, and design and modify systems to meet users' business needs, create audiovisual applications, and develop, test and maintain code for computer applications and web sites.

Indicative Skill Level:

In Australia and New Zealand:
Most occupations in this minor 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).

Tasks Include:

identifying, formulating and documenting user ICT requirements;
providing advice, guidance, expertise and assistance in the system project decision making process and in the development of system proposals and strategies;
identifying and evaluating inefficiencies, deficiencies and limitations in existing systems and associated processes, procedures and methods, and recommending optimal business practices, and system functionality and behaviour;
testing, debugging, diagnosing and correcting problems to ensure acceptable quality and integrity of the system, and that programs and applications perform to specification;
designing and developing digital animations, imaging, presentations, games, video clips, and Internet applications using multimedia software, tools and utilities,

interactive graphics and programming language.

Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:

2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts
2612 Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers
2613 Software and Applications Programmers