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DevOps & Reliability
The DevOps & Reliability standard recognises people who shorten the distance between an idea and production while making outages rarer and shorter.
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The Software Engineering standard certifies people who write code others can safely change years later. Assessment is built around real contributions — design decisions, review history and how you handled the maintenance nobody enjoys.
Each area is evidenced from your own work. Assessors look for what you decided and why, not for a rehearsed answer.
The same six-level framework, expressed in the terms of this discipline. Experienced applicants can enter directly at a higher level through the portfolio route.
| Level | Post-nominal | What it certifies | Professional Experience | Annual CPD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BIPS Foundation | BIPS-F | Writes correct, readable code and understands why review and testing exist. | 0–1 yr | 10 h |
| 2BIPS Practitioner | BIPS-P | Delivers features independently within an established codebase, with review. | 1–3 yrs | 15 h |
| 3BIPS Professional | BIPS-Pro | Owns a service or major component and is accountable for its quality over time. | 3–6 yrs | 20 h |
| 4BIPS Specialist | BIPS-S | Leads a specialism — architecture, performance, developer experience — with evidence. | 6–10 yrs | 25 h |
| 5BIPS Expert | BIPS-E | Sets engineering standards and is recognised beyond one employer. | 10+ yrs | 30 h |
| 6BIPS Fellow | FBIPS | Contributes to the profession through open work, teaching or standards. | By election | 30 h |
You submit real work against the six capability areas.
An assessor checks provenance and your role in it.
A recorded conversation about decisions and trade-offs.
Your credential is issued and listed publicly.
Builds and maintains the systems the business runs on.
Owns the design and raises the bar around them.
Decides the shape of systems and defends the trade-offs.
Sets technical direction across an organisation.
When machines know the theory, what you can actually do sets you apart.
Ten years of practice can enter directly at Level 3 or 4.
Raising a codebase through others is now its own capability.
The DevOps & Reliability standard recognises people who shorten the distance between an idea and production while making outages rarer and shorter.
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