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Name in English:
ET: Info- ja telekommunikatsioonitehnoloogia insener, tase 7EN: Information and Telecommunications Technology Engineer, EstQF Level 7
Information and Telecommunications Technology Engineers (hereafter ICT engineers) design, implement, manage and update information and communications technology (ICT) networks (cable networks and the wide and local area networks based on them) and systems (including infrastructure). ICT engineers ha...ve extensive knowledge and the ability to manage the design and construction of ICT systems and networks.
ICT engineers design ICT systems and networks, analyse the resilience of ICT systems, identify the need for changes and initiate and implement changes. ICT engineers choose the optimal technical solution based on the organisation's strategic objectives and limitations.
ICT engineers work independently and in teams, developing procedures to implement and manage ICT networks and systems and preparing project documentation. They carry out risk analysis across ICT systems, analysing the cumulative impact of risks, and plan and implement measures to mitigate risks.
ICT engineers systematically engage in their professional development and enhance their competence. They supervise the work of senior specialists and specialists according to their existing knowledge and skills. The job of an ICT engineer has a heightened electrical, EMF and laser radiation hazard; the job must be performed outdoors and at heights, where necessary. Duties may require working and/or responding outside usual office hours, on weekends and public holidays and/or at night.
The European ICT Competence Framework (e-CF) is the basis for describing ICT occupations. MoreHide
A.2 Work units
A.2.1 Information System and Business Strategy Alignment (e-CF competence A.1) A.2.2 Service Level Management (e-CF competence A.2) A.2.3 Business Plan Development (e-CF competence A.3) A.2.4 Product/Service Planning (e-CF competence A.4) and Project and Portfolio Management (e-CF competence E.2)... A.2.5 Architecture Design (e-CF competence A.5) A.2.6 Application Design (e-CF competence A.6) A.2.7 Sustainable Development (e-CF competences A.8 & A.7) A.2.8 Design and Development and System Integration (e-CF competences B.1 & B.2) A.2.9 Testing (e-CF competence B.3) A.2.10 Solution Implementation/Installation/Adoption (e-CF competence B.4) A.2.11 Documentation Production (e-CF competence B.5) A.2.12 User Support (e-CF competence C.1) A.2.13 Change Management (e-CF competence C.2) A.2.14 Service Delivery (e-CF competence C.3) A.2.15 Problem Management (e-CF competence C.4) A.2.16 Information Security Strategy Development (e-CF competence D.1) and Information Security Management (e-CF competence E.8) A.2.17 ICT Quality Strategy Development (e-CF competence D.2) and ICT Quality Management (e-CF competence E.6) A.2.18 Purchasing (e-CF competence D.4) A.2.19 Sales Proposal Development (e-CF competence D.5) A.2.20 Information and Knowledge Management (e-CF competence D.10) A.2.21 Risk Management (e-CF competence E.3) MoreHide
A.3 Professional preparation
ICT engineers are usually people with a professional Master's degree or higher education equivalent to it.
A.4 Most common occupational titles
ICT senior specialist, ICT network or system architect, wireless network senior specialist, optical network senior specialist, IP network senior specialist, network manager, network designer, data management expert, service manager.
A.5 Regulations governing profession
There are no regulations governing the occupation.
A.6 Future Skills
Tuleviku info- ja telekommunikatsioonitehnoloogia vanemspetsialistide ja inseneride teadmised ja oskused võivad sisaldada: 1. Võrgu- ja protokolliteadmisi sh: • SRv6, EVPN-VXLAN – uued IP/MPLS alternatiivid; • 5G/6G Core ja RAN arendus – 3GPP, O-RAN standardid; • SD-WAN ja SASE (Secure Access Se...rvice Edge) – pilvepõhised võrgu- ja turvalahendused. 2. Skriptimist ja DevOpsi, sh: • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Terraform, Ansible, Helm; • CI/CD võrgunduses – GitOps, Kubernetes Operators; • Automatiseeritud võrgu haldamine – Python (Netmiko, NAPALM), Go, Bash. 3. Andmeanalüüsi ja AI-d, sh: • Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) – 5G võrkude AI-toega analüütika; • ML-põhine võrgu optimeerimine – TensorFlow, PyTorch integratsioonid.
Info- ja telekommunikatsioonitehnoloogia valdkonna tulevikutehnoloogiad ja võrguarhitektuur võivad puudutada allolevaid teemasid: 1. Mobiilside ja traadita võrgud, sh: • 6G ja Beyond 5G (B5G) – THz-sagedusaladel töötavad raadioside tehnoloogiad (300 GHz+), reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), AI-toega dünaamiline spektrihaldus; • Open RAN (O-RAN) – standardiseeritud ja avatud raadioside võrguarhitektuur, mis võimaldab mitme tootja seadmete koostööd (3GPP Rel-18 ja edasi); • Massive MIMO (mMIMO) ja täiustatud beamforming – uued algoritmid ja AI-põhine adaptiivne antennihõlbustamine; • Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) – raadioside ja keskkonnatundlikkuse integreerimine (näiteks radarivõimekusega tugijaamad autonoomsete süsteemide jaoks); • NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) - kommunikatsioonisüsteemid, mis töötavad satelliitide või muude kosmosetehnoloogiate abil, mitte maapealsete (maa) infrastruktuuride kaudu. 2. Juurdepääsuvõrgud ja püsivõrk, sh: • 400G-PON – IEEE P802.3ct standardil põhinev passiivne optiline võrk (PON), mis pakub suuremat kiirust ja väiksemat latentsust; • WDM-PON ja NG-PON2 – spektritõhusad juurdepääsuvõrgud lainepikkuste jagamise abil; • XGS-PON ja 50G-PON – suure ribalaiusega FTTH lahendused, mis pakuvad 10–50 Gbps ühendusi; • Terahertsi kommunikatsioon – uued kaabli- ja fiiberoptikatehnoloogiad ultra-kõrgsagedusaladel töötamiseks. 3. Tuumvõrk ja automaatika, sh: • Segment Routing (SRv6) – IP-võrkude optimeerimine ja liikluse marsruutimise paindlikkus ilma MPLS-iga seotud keerukuseta; • Deterministlik Internet (DetNet) – IEEE 802.1Qbv põhine ajakriitiline andmeedastus tööstuslike rakenduste jaoks; • Intent-Based Networking (IBN) – AI-põhine võrgu optimeerimine ja enesekonfigureerimine; • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) tuumvõrgus – kvantturvalised autentimismeetodid; • xWDM tehnoloogiad – edasijõudnud DWDM ja CWDM lahendused suurema kanalisageduse ja paindliku spektrihalduse saavutamiseks (Flex-Grid, Superchannels); • SDN arengud – kontrolleripõhise võrgu juhtimine uute arendusraamistike kaudu (ONOS, OpenDaylight) ning BGP-LS ja PCEP integreerimine võrguautomaatikaks; • Point-to-Point raadioside lahendused – E-band (70/80 GHz) ja W-band (92-114 GHz) raadioside tehnoloogiad, mis võimaldavad suure ribalaiusega gigabit-taseme ühendusi. 4. Pilvearhitektuur ja servtöötlus • Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) – 5G ja 6G võrkude lokaalne arvutusvõimsuse optimeerimine, ETSI standardid; • Serverless arhitektuurid – Kubernetes + Knative integratsioon skaleeruvate lahenduste jaoks; • Confidential Computing – riistvarapõhine andmete krüptitud töötlemine (Intel SGX, AMD SEV, Arm TrustZone); 5. Tehisintellekt ja automatiseerimine • AI-toega võrguanalüüs – sügavõppe (Deep Learning) mudelid võrguliikluse anomaaliate tuvastamiseks; • Automated Network Slicing – AI-põhine dünaamiline ressursside jaotamine 5G/6G võrkudes; • Reinforcement Learning for Network Optimization – masinõppe meetodid, mis parandavad dünaamilist võrgu konfigureerimist. 6. Küberjulgeolek ja võrguturvalisus • Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) – NIST 800-207 ja BeyondCorp rakendused võrgu autentimiseks; • Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) – NIST standardiseeritud algoritmid kvantkindlale krüpteerimisele üleminekuks; • DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) AI-ga – tehisintellekti abil võrguohtude reaalajas tuvastamine. 7. Kvantside ja kvantkommunikatsioon • QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) – kvantfüüsikal põhinevad turvaprotokollid; • Quantum Internet – kvant-teleporteerimise ja mitme sõlmega kvantside süsteemid (EU Quantum Flagship projektid). MoreHide
B Competency Requirements
B.1 Structure of occupation
Competency Requirements:
Info- ja telekommunikatsioonitehnoloogia insener, tase 7 kutse koosneb üldoskustest ja kohustuslikest kompetentsidest. Kutse taotlemisel on vaja tõendada üldoskused B.2. ja kohustuslikud kompetentsid B.3.1-B.3.21.
B.2 General skills of Information and Telecommunications Technology Engineer, EstQF Level 7
Mõtlemisoskused 1. Analüütiline mõtlemine ̶ kasutab mõtlemisel loogikat ja süsteemset arutlust, et näha nähtustevahelisi suhteid, teha järeldusi, tuvastada alternatiivsete lahenduste tugevad ja nõrgad küljed ning leida probleemide võimalikud lahendamise viisid. 2. Rakenduslik mõtlemine ̶ püs...titab soovitavast tulemusest lähtuvad selgelt sõnastatud, mõõdetavad, saavutatavad ja asjakohased eesmärgid koos hindamiskriteeriumitega ning määrab nende täitmise tähtajaga. Enesejuhtimisoskused 3. Juhistest ja nõuetest lähtumine ̶ järgib oma töös riiklikke ja valdkondlike õigusakte ning organisatsiooni juhiseid. 4. Vastutuse võtmine ̶ töötab vastutustundlikult info- ja kommunikatsioonisüsteemide haldamisel ning arendamisel teadvustades seda osana riigi kriitilisest informatsiooni infrastruktuurist. 5. Juhistest ja nõuetest lähtumine ̶ jälgib valdkonnas usaldusväärseks tunnistatud infoallikaid ja hindab nende asjakohasust. 6. Eesmärkide saavutamine ̶ arvestab isiklike kutsealaste eesmärkide seadmisel organisatsiooni eesmärkidega, kasutab organisatsiooni ressursse vastutustundlikult ja heaperemehelikult. 7. Juhistest ja nõuetest lähtumine ̶ käitleb talle usaldatud informatsiooni vastavalt kehtivale korrale ja õigusaktidele. 8. Vastutuse võtmine ̶ võtab vastutuse iseenda ja meeskonna/valdkonna tegevuste eest oma pädevuse piires. 9. Heaperemehelik käitumine ̶ hindab oma ja meeskonna tegevuse mõju keskkonnale, püüab vähendada oma ja meeskonna tegevuse tagajärjel keskkonnale tekkivat negatiivset mõju, väldib keskkonnakahjusid. 10. Kutse-eetika järgimine ̶ peab tähtsaks eetilisi tõekspidamisi ja väärtusi ning juhib tähelepanu ebaeetilisele tegevusele. Lävimisoskused 11. Meeskonna- ja koostööoskus ̶ koordineerib vajadusel meeskonna tööd , teeb ettepanekuid töösoorituse tõhustamiseks, märkab ja tunnustab teiste panust. 12. Suhete loomine ja hoidmine ̶ loob uusi ja hoiab olemasolevaid suhetevõrgustikke. Teeb valdkonna edendamisel, probleemide lahendamisel jmt koostööd ühte liiki või ühise eesmärgiga isikute, ekspertide, asutuste või organisatsioonidega jagades teadmisi, kogemusi, ressursse ja võimalusi. 13. Nõustamine ̶ annab professionaalset nõu pakkudes toetust, suuniseid ja praktilisi lahendusi ametialaste. 14. Suuline eneseväljendusoskus ̶ avaldab oma arvamust argumenteeritult ja oskab välja tuua olulisemaid arutluse punkte. 15. Teabe esitamine ̶ esitab kirjalikud materjalid struktureeritult ja loogiliselt ning keeleliselt korrektselt. 16. Teabe sõnastamine ̶ dokumenteerib tööprotsessi ja selles toimuvad muudatused tagades tööülesande korralduse, täitmise vm kohta käiva igakülgse ja ajakohase teabe olemasolu ning kiire ligipääsu sellele teabele. 17. Keeleoskus ̶ valdab eesti või inglise keelt tasemel C1 ja veel vähemalt ühte võõrkeelt tasemel B1 (Lisa 1 “Keelte oskustasemete kirjeldus). 18. Digitaalne kirjaoskus ̶ kasutab arvutit tasemel "Iseseisev kasutaja" (Lisa 2 „Digipädevuste enesehindamise skaala“). MoreHide
B.3 Competences
Mandatory competences
Competence
EstQF Level
B.3.1
Information system and business strategy alignment (e-CF competence A.1)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. provides input to develop ICT strategies and policies taking into consideration the organisation's strategic objectives and technological trends; 2. analyses the opportunities, risks (including security and economic risks and environmental impact) and applicability of outsourcing services; 3. defines the requirements for ICT services based on business and ICT strategies, business processes and long-term user needs.
B.3.2
Service Level Management (e-CF competence A.2)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. provides input to achieve the results envisaged by service level agreements based on the analysis of relevant data; 2. analyses deviations and assesses service level compliance with key service indicators; 3. implements corrective and preventive measures to eliminate, mitigate or avoid service level non-compliance.
B.3.3
Business plan development (e-CF competence A.3)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. provides input for the development of a business plan for the ICT system based on strategic objectives; 2. assesses the value of a product or service from the point of view of both the organisation and the customer; 3. compiles the service cost model and calculates the cost of the service;
B.3.4
Product/Service Planning (e-CF competence A.4) and Project and Portfolio Management (e-CF competence E.2)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. prepares the project plan based on business objectives, the budget and deadlines; 2. manages projects or programmes, including interaction with other projects based on established project management principles.
B.3.5
Architecture design (e-CF competence A.5)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. designs ICT systems taking into account the technology and equipment in use, the latest technological developments and business objectives and influences; 2. adheres to widespread design principles (e.g. network planning principles), thereby ensuring that key indicators (including availability, maintainability, scalability, security and accessibility) comply with requirements.
B.3.6
Application Design (e-CF competence A.6)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. designs ICT applications based on the customer's communication needs, technological options, legal and security requirements, economic aspects and the organisation's strategies and taking into account the performance of the application throughout its life cycle; 2. analyses information about the customer's communication needs; 3. assesses the impact of the infrastructure on the continuity of the application and/or service.
B.3.7
Sustainable Development (e-CF competences A.8 & A.7)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. analyses the sustainability of the ICT system in line with the organisation's strategic objectives, using knowledge of new and emerging technologies; 2. implements green solutions for designing and handling ICT systems; 3. identifies the market leaders among ICT manufacturers and suppliers.
B.3.8
Design and Development and System Integration (e-CF competences B.1 & B.2)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. prepares customer solutions using known technical solutions or creating new ones and being guided by predetermined requirements; 2. develops standard procedures and architecture, thereby ensuring the maintenance and sustainability of solutions; 3. ensures interoperability with related systems, using standard interfaces or creating new, additional interfaces; 4. explains the capabilities, possibilities and implementation process of the solution to interested parties.
B.3.9
Testing (e-CF competence B.3)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. prepares and maintains a test plan; 2. analyses the test results and prepares the corresponding reports.
Performance indicators: 1. plans the implementation of the solution based on existing rules, requirements, best practice and the set schedule; 2. organises information exchange; 3. organises the implementation workflow and activities related to product distribution; 4. organises and plans the testing of the solution; 5. configures the system to ensure overall interoperability; 6. identifies the expertise needed to ensure interoperability and gets experts involved.
B.3.11
Documentation Production (e-CF competence B.5)
6
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Performance indicators: 1. prepares and adapts documents as specified in the documentation management; 2. prepares document templates for common use.
B.3.12
User Support (e-CF competence C.1)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. plans support processes and their implementation based on service level requirements, related processes and business objectives; 2. finds ways to improve support services; 3. collects information on incidents so as to identify the causes of errors/non-conformities.
B.3.13
Change Management (e-CF competence C.2)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. plans system changes in cooperation with related parties to ensure system integrity and continuity and the implementation of functional innovations and service tasks, taking into account budgetary requirements; 2. analyses the impact of functional/technical changes on the system.
B.3.14
Service Delivery (e-CF competence C.3)
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Performance indicators: 1. ensures continuity of service by implementing preventive and corrective actions, including budget management; 2. analyses the adequacy of technical conditions to ensure the required level of service; 3. analyses the service delivery process by assessing the value of the service's key indicators.
B.3.15
Problem Management (e-CF competence C.4)
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Performance indicators: 1. leads the problem-management process; 2. analyses non-conformities and identifies their root causes, implementing corrective measures; 3. analyses potential non-conformities in critical components and implements preventive measures; 4. compiles a procedure and ensures that competent personnel and the necessary general and diagnostic tools are available in the event of the emergence of non-conformities.
B.3.16
Information Security Strategy Development (e-CF competence D.1) and Information Security Management (e-CF competence E.8)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. provides input for the development of an information security strategy based on expertise, standards and best practice; 2. develops and analyses the organisation's information security strategy within their area of responsibility; 3. maps information about information assets and their owners and keeps it updated within their area of responsibility; 4. assesses the potential impact of the materialisation of information security risks on business processes; 5. develops procedures needed for implementing information security policies within their area of responsibility; 6. implements information security procedures, being guided by the objectives defined in the organisation's information security policy and the requirements set out in legislation.
B.3.17
ICT Quality Strategy Development (e-CF competence D.2) and ICT Quality Management (e-CF competence E.6)
7
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Performance indicators: 1. provides input to define and formulate the company's quality objectives based on its overall objectives and best practice; 2. prepares and implements quality control procedures within their area of responsibility; 3. analyses key process indicators and monitoring and measurement results; 4. assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes for which they are responsible; 5. implements improvement actions in order to ensure that quality objectives are met.
B.3.18
Purchasing (e-CF competence D.4)
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Performance indicators: 1. follows the organisation's procurement procedures and provides input for the preparation of a procurement plan and the improvement of procurement procedures; 2. provides input for the selection of suppliers, products and services by assessing delivery terms and the key indicators of the product or service being procured; 3. participates in the procurement process as a member of the evaluation committee; 4. prepares technical requirements for the product/service being procured.
B.3.19
Sales Proposal Development (e-CF competence D.5)
6
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Tegevusnäitajad 1. annab sisendi müügipakkumuse koostamiseks teenuse kulukomponentide lõikes, pakkudes välja alternatiivseid lahendusi. 2. tagab müügipakkumise vastavuse kõigile tehnilistele ja regulatiivsetele nõuetele ning praktilise elluviidavuse, arvestades kliendi vajadusi ja ootusi. 3. hindab erinevaid lahendusi, nende tugevusi ja nõrkusi ning pakub vastavalt kohandatud tehnilist lahendust.
B.3.20
Information and knowledge management (e-CF competence D.10)
7
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Tegevusnäitajad 1. järgib ja töötab välja nõudeid informatsiooni hankimiseks, kasutamiseks, edastamiseks ja talletamiseks. 2. annab sisendi teadmushalduse protseduuride loomiseks ja täiendamiseks. 3. juhendab kolleege informatsiooni ja oskusteabe hankimisel, kasutamisel, edastamisel ja talletamisel.
B.3.21
Risk management (e-CF competence E.3)
7
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Tegevusnäitajad 1. teeb riskianalüüsi oma vastutusala üleselt, tuginedes etteantud metoodikale ja standarditele. 2. hindab riskianalüüsi tulemuste põhjal jääkriskide realiseerumise võimalikku mõju ning teeb ettepanekud riskide ohjamiseks ja maandamiseks. 3. osaleb taasteplaanide koostamises.
C General information and Annexes
Designation of occupational qualification standard in register:
08-25092025-1.2/4k
Field of occupational activity:
Information Technology and Telecommunication
Occupational Qualification Council:
Information Technology and Telecommunication
No. of decision of Occupational Qualification Council:
32
Date of decision of Occupational Qualification Council:
25.09.2025
EstQF level:
7
Reference to European Qualifications Framework (EQF):