What You'll Do

  • Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems.
  • Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.
  • Use object-oriented programming languages, as well as client and server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology.
  • Confer with clients regarding the nature of the information processing or computation needs a computer program is to address.
  • Coordinate and link the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility so that information can be shared.
  • Consult with management to ensure agreement on system principles.
  • Expand or modify system to serve new purposes or improve work flow.
  • Interview or survey workers, observe job performance, or perform the job to determine what information is processed and how it is processed.
  • Determine computer software or hardware needed to set up or alter systems.
  • Train staff and users to work with computer systems and programs.

Essential Skills

Speaking 4.0/5
Reading Comprehension 3.88/5
Active Listening 3.75/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Systems Analysis 3.75/5
Systems Evaluation 3.75/5
Active Learning 3.62/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.62/5
Writing 3.38/5
Monitoring 3.38/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.38/5
Programming 3.25/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Intellectual Curiosity, Innovation, Dependability, Adaptability

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Deductive Reasoning 4.12/5
Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Information Ordering 4.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

3M Post-it App Access management software AcmeStudio Active directory software Ada Adobe Acrobat Adobe ActionScript Adobe ColdFusion Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Flex Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop ADP Workforce Now Advanced business application programming ABAP AJAX Amazon DynamoDB Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 Amazon Redshift Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.71/5)
  • Intellectual Curiosity (High importance: 4.55/5)
  • Innovation (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.44/5)
  • Adaptability (High importance: 4.24/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Applications Analyst Applications Systems Analyst Automatic Data Processing Planner (ADP Planner) Business Systems Analyst Computer Analyst Computer Architect Computer Consultant Computer Equipment Analyst Computer Methods Analyst Computer Systems Analyst Computer Systems Consultant Computer Systems Design Analyst Computer Systems Designer Computer Systems Specialist Configuration Analyst Cross Enterprise Integrator Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist Data Processing Consultant Data Processing Systems Analyst Data Processing Systems Consultant Data Processing Systems Project Planner Database Analyst Database Design Analyst Digital Computer Systems Analyst EDI Analyst (Electronic Data Exchange Analyst) Electronic Transactions Implementer Engineering Systems Analyst ERP Consultant (Enterprise Resource Planning Consultant) ERP Specialist (Enterprise Resource Planning Specialist) Functional Analyst Health Systems Analyst Implementation Consultant Information Scientist Information Systems Analyst (ISA) Information Systems Auditor (IS Auditor) Information Systems Consultant (IS Consultant) Information Systems Planner (IS Planner) Information Systems Specialist (IS Specialist) Internet Analyst IT Analyst (Information Technology Analyst) IT Auditor (Information Technology Auditor) IT Business Analyst (Information Technology Business Analyst) IT Business Systems Analyst (Information Technology Business Systems Analyst) IT Consultant (Information Technology Consultant) IT Performance Analyst (Information Technology Performance Analyst) IT Security Analyst (Information Technology Security Analyst) IT Systems Analyst (Information Technology Systems Analyst) Programmer Analyst Public Key Infrastructure Analyst (PKI Analyst) Scientific Systems Analyst Software Analyst Software Consultant Systems Analysis Specialist Systems Analyst Systems Integrator Technical Analyst Technical Business Analyst Technical Consultant Technology Analyst Virus Technician (Virus Tech) Vulnerability Assessment Analyst Vulnerability Assessor

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