Description

The Software Engineers work towards designing, developing, and updating the texts, documents required for the implementation and installation of the software applications and systems.

Skill Level Specialization

Alternative Titles

Software Architect

Software Designer

Specialisation

Computer Applications Engineer

Database Designer

Systems Architect

Occupations List

The software engineer occupation features in the following list

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

The occupation does not feature in the following lists

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

Visa Provision

Since the occupation features in MLTSSL, the candidates have the option to apply for any visa under the General Skilled Migration program. Apart from that, the candidates can also apply for Visa such as

• Skilled Independent 189
• Skilled Nominated 190
• Skilled Regional Nominated 489/ Skilled Regional Sponsored 489

The candidates may as well apply for an employer-sponsored visa from the firm of employment.

Description

The software programmers in Australia, design, maintain, test and develop the different program codes based on the business and user requirements. They work towards finding potential solutions to the program flaws.

Tasks

• Researching, examining, analysis and determining the needs of the system, program, and application
• Determining the limitation of the technology and identifying the drawbacks in the system, procedures, and standards for maintaining the integrity
• Updating and maintaining the technical program, end user document and operational document
• Debugging, diagnosing and testing the errors and drawbacks, correcting them to meet the quality standard and ensure proper specification of the program
• Creating and developing comes to maintain the system requirements, technical specifications, system design as per the quality accredited system

Skill level

The candidates applying in the occupation for 2613 group, must have the following skills

Bachelor degree or higher education

Five years of experience or relevant vendor certification

Some firm may require to provide job training experience as well

Occupation

English Requirement

A minimum score is required in the following exams

• IELTS- 6 (L, R, W), 7 (overall), 7 (speaking)
• TOEFL iBT- L:12, R:13, S:21, W:23, L93
• PTE Academic- 50 (L, R, W), 65 (speaking), 65 (overall)
• OET- B (all sections)

Exceptions

• The Australian Graduate Exceptions are eligible to apply in some states and territories
• Priority Skilled Lists may have some requirements in few states and territories
• Candidates from the UK, Canada, US, New Zealand, and Ireland need not produce their IELTS or OET results.

However, if the firm requires for you to produce the results, the candidate should meet the requirements of the firms and provide IELTS, equivalent or higher degree.

Closely Related Core ICT units

Additional Closely Related ICT Units