Australia being one of the sought after destinations for immigration, there are certain professions where in the nation seeks skilled labor from overseas. These occupations in demand are mentioned in the ANZSCO list. It is important to know that there are two occupation lists for those who intend to apply under the Skilled Migrant program. These lists are Schedule 3 and Schedule 4.

In order to apply under the General Skilled Migrant category, the occupation must fall in the Schedule 3 list. A minimum score of 120 has to be obtained by the applicant to be eligible. Incase the occupation falls in Schedule 4, the applicant has to apply under the Sponsored (State Nomination/Blood Relation) or under Regional Programs with a minimum of 120 points.

The occupation of a Developer Programmer is enlisted in both Schedule 3 and 4 which gives an option to the applicants to apply under any of the above mentioned categories. Below mentioned are some of the duties and responsibilities which a Developer Programmer would be expected to perform.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• The developer programmer has to research, analyze, consult as well as evaluate system program as per the needs and requirements.
• Maintenance, writing as well as upgrading of technical programs along with the operational procedures and the end user documentation.
• The professional has to write and maintain the program code as per the needs of the system, its design and other technical specifications with respect to quality standards.
• Identification of limitations pertaining to technology and other inadequacies of the existing systems and so on.
• Advising and guiding during the process of developing proposals and bringing out strategies for activities pertaining to software design such as financial evaluation and so on.

Apart from the above, there are additional responsibilities which the professional would be expected to perform.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or higher education or a minimum of five years of relevant work experience is a must.
• In rare cases, both qualification as well as relevant experience is required to qualify for the same.
• A vendor certification would also help.

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