Occupation Atlassoftware analyst
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/04ba4d6c-957d-417f-bf63-5b9e015a9f86
software analyst
Software analysts elicit and prioritise user requirements, produce and document software specifications, test their application, and review them during software development. They act as the interface between the software users and the software development team.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
ICRInvestigative · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.39
- C Conventional5.93
- R Realistic3.27
- E Enterprising2.23
- A Artistic1.98
- S Social1.91
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Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (19)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- ICT system user requirements
- analyse business processes
- business requirements techniques
- create data models
- create software design
- data models
- define software architecture
- define technical requirements
- design information system
- develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements
- develop software prototype
- execute feasibility study
- identify ICT user needs
- interact with users to gather requirements
- legal requirements of ICT products
- manage ICT legacy implication
- software architecture models
- software design methodologies
- translate requirements into visual design
Optional (82)
- ABAP
- AJAX
- APL
- ASP.NET
- Agile development
- Agile project management
- Assembly (computer programming)
- C#
- C++
- COBOL
- CoffeeScript
- Common Lisp
- DevOps
- Erlang
- Groovy
- Haskell
- ICT problem management techniques
- ICT project management
- ICT project management methodologies
- Java (computer programming)
- JavaScript
- LDAP
- LINQ
- Lisp
- MATLAB
- MDX
- ML (computer programming)
- N1QL
- Objective-C
- Open source model
- OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
- Outsourcing model
- PHP
- Pascal (computer programming)
- Perl
- Process-based management
- Prolog (computer programming)
- Prototyping development
- Python (computer programming)
- R
- Rapid application development
- Ruby (computer programming)
- SAP R3
- SAS language
- SPARK
- SPARQL
- Scala
- Scratch (computer programming)
- Smalltalk (computer programming)
- Spiral development
- Swift (computer programming)
- TypeScript
- VBScript
- Visual Basic
- Waterfall development
- XQuery
- analyse ICT system
- computer programming
- core banking software
- create project specifications
- create prototype of user experience solutions
- ensure compliance with company regulations
- ensure compliance with legal requirements
- hybrid model
- identify ICT system weaknesses
- incremental development
- inter-organisational middleware system
- iterative development
- lean project management
- levels of software testing
- manage ICT project
- manage system testing
- monitor system performance
- object-oriented modelling
- provide ICT consulting advice
- query languages
- resource description framework query language
- service-oriented modelling
- solve ICT system problems
- trading software
- unified modelling language
- use an application-specific interface
O*NET equivalents
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