IT Job Roles Flashcards
Network Administrator
A person responsible for designing, planning, setting up, and maintaining an organization’s network.
Database Administrator
A person responsible for installing and configuring databases.
Security Administrator
A person responsible for installing, administering, and troubleshooting network security issues.
Web Administrator
A person responsible for troubleshooting error messages employees encounter when attempting to access their organization’s website, as well as tracking, compiling, and analyzing website usage data.
Cloud Architect
A person responsible for overseeing a company’s cloud computing systems.
Network Architect
A person responsible for designing networks and monitoring traffic, such as installing routers and modems and upgrading hardware and software that are essential for the network to function properly.
Automation Architect
A person responsible for modernizing business processes and developing reasons or rationales for or against a process being automated.
Cybersecurity Architect
A person responsible for designing, building, testing, and implementing security systems within an organization’s information technology network.
Machine Learning Engineer
A person responsible for allowing an organization to take full control of its data.
Software Engineer
A person who designs and develops software that makes hardware and software systems work, including operating systems, database systems, and embedded systems.
Network Engineer
A person who ensures that the security of data and information is appropriate and that companies have processes and procedures in place to enable business operations to continue in the event of a disaster.
Cloud Engineer
A person who designs and sets up automation, cloud storage, data centers, virtual servers, and web services with an emphasis on a particular solution’s cost, benefits to users, and security of data processing.
Technical Support
A person who supports, monitors, and maintains workplace technology and responds to user requests for help.
Systems Analyst
A person who investigates business problems and create information systems to provide solutions.
Data Analyst
A person who uses statistical and other quantitative methods to gain insights that support the organization’s decision-making.
Security Analyst
A person who determine s which users require access to what information, and identify and protect against threats such as malware, phishing, viruses, denial-of-service attacks, and information warfare.
Technical Consultant
A person who provides technical expertise by developing and implementing IT systems for external clients.
Project Managers
A person who organizes people, time, and other resources to make sure projects meet requirements and are completed on time and within budget.
Web Developer
A person who builds and maintains websites and their infrastructure. Web developers are also called web designers, web producers, and internet engineers.
Software Tester
A person responsible for creating, documenting, and executing manually created test plans and procedures relating to system anomalies.
Technical Sales Professional
A person who identifies and helps clients adopt IT services or technologies.
System Administrator
A person responsible for the installation and maintenance of the resources in a network.
IT Administrator
A person who sets the IT policies for the organization, informs of which technology what security protocols should be used.
IT Architect
A person responsible for designing the big picture; i.e., what are the goals as well as the systems required to reach those goals.
IT Engineer
A person responsible for implementing the IT Architects plans (similar in relationship between a building architect and a carpenter/contractor)
