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Frontend Developer (Senior)

Engineering

Competency profile for a senior frontend engineer who leads technical decisions, ensures quality across the team, and drives frontend architecture and best practices.

15SFIA skills

L3.9Avg target

L5Highest required

Development and implementationMain category

SFIA 9 Responsibility Levels — what each level means

L1 — FollowL2 — AssistL3 — ApplyL4 — EnableL5 — Ensure / AdviseL6 — Initiate / SetL7 — Set Strategy

Most skills in this template are L3–L5. L3 means you work independently on tasks. L4 means you own decisions and guide others.

Not sure which level to pick? During self-assessment, each level shows its definition and a suggested STAR evidence prompt.

Required Competencies

15 SFIA Skills for this Role

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Code	Skill	Category	Target Level	What you need to demonstrate
PROG	Programming/software development Developing software components to deliver value to stakeholders.	Development and implementation	L5 — Ensure / Advise	Ensure overall quality, advise on strategy and influence organisational direction.
METL	Methods and tools Leads the adoption, management and optimisation of methods and tools, ensuring effective use and alignment with organisational objectives.	Strategy and architecture	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
REQM	Requirements definition and management Managing requirements through the entire delivery and operational lifecycle.	Change and transformation	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
SWDN	Software design Architecting and designing software to meet specified requirements, ensuring adherence to established standards and principles.	Development and implementation	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
SINT	Systems integration and build Planning, implementing and controlling activities to integrate system elements, subsystems and interfaces to create operational systems, products or services.	Development and implementation	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
TEST	Functional testing Assessing specified or unspecified functional requirements and characteristics of products, systems and services through investigation and testing.	Development and implementation	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
HCEV	User experience design Producing design concepts and prototypes for user interactions and experiences of a product, system or service.	Development and implementation	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
USEV	User experience evaluation Validating systems, products or services against user experience goals, metrics and targets.	Development and implementation	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
INCA	Content design and authoring Planning, designing and creating content that meets user-centred and organisational needs, encompassing textual information, graphical content and multimedia elements.	Development and implementation	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
RELM	Release management Managing the release of new and updated services into production, ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance standards.	Delivery and operation	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
PDSV	Professional development Facilitating the professional development of individuals in line with their career goals and organisational requirements.	People and skills	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
RLMT	Stakeholder relationship management Systematically analysing, managing and influencing stakeholder relationships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes through structured engagement.	Relationships and engagement	L4 — Enable	Own decisions in your area, set patterns and guide less experienced colleagues.
SCTY	Information security Defining and operating a framework of security controls and security management strategies.	Strategy and architecture	L3 — Apply	Work independently on tasks and apply standard methods effectively.
CNSL	Consultancy Providing advice and recommendations, based on expertise and experience, to address client needs.	Strategy and architecture	L3 — Apply	Work independently on tasks and apply standard methods effectively.
NFTS	Non-functional testing Assessing systems and services to evaluate performance, security, scalability and other non-functional qualities against requirements or expected standards.	Development and implementation	L3 — Apply	Work independently on tasks and apply standard methods effectively.

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① Rate each skill L1–L7② Write evidence (~15 min)③ Save draft and continue later