Careers in IT

Webmaster
Webmaster is a person who is responsible in maintaining a website. The jobs of a webmaster include ensuring that the web servers, hardware and softwares are operating accurately,designing the website, generating and revising the web pages, replying to user comments and examining traffic through the site. Webmasters also must be proficient in HTML as well as one or more scripting and interface languages such as JavaScript and Perl.

Computer support specialist
Computer support specialist are people who help with computer problems. Help-desk technicians are one of the type of computer support specialist who field phone calls or e- mails or make house calls for people who are having difficulty with a particular piece of computer hardware or software. technical support specialists provide support to people in the information processing department of a company. In addition to troubleshooting problems, they may be responsible for the operation of the company's computer systems.

Technical writer
A technical writer is often tasked with writing documentation that explains technical issues in ways that non-technical people can understand. A technical writer might be responsible for writing the how-to manual for a software application. Technical writers are often copy writers and vice-versa. Many technical writers work as freelance writers. Freelance writers are self-employed and sell their work to publishers, corporations, manufacturing firms, and advertising agencies.

Software engineer
Software engineer is a person who designs and programs system-level software, such as operating systems, database management systems (DBMSs) and embedded systems. It requires the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches.

Network administrator
Network administrator is a person who manages a communications network within an organisation. The main responsibility of a network administrator is defining and enforcing security policies, specifying routing policies, accounting for system resources on the network and ensuring that they are efficiently used, responding to hardware and systems errors, and administering any connections to external networks such as the Internet.

Database administrator
A database administrator is a person whose responsibility is in specification, design, implementation, efficient operation, and maintenance of a database This includes making backups and archiving data. It also includes on-going monitoring to ensure that the database is responding to requests quickly. Sometimes the database administrator has some hardware knowledge so that the appropriate servers can be purchased so that the database's performance is not impacted by hardware bottlenecks.

Systems analyst
A system analyst is the person who selects and configures computer systems for an organization or business. The job typically begins with determining the intended purpose of the computers. The main key of the job of a system analyst is to choose the most efficient computer solutions for a business, while making sure the systems meet all the company's needs. Therefore, the system analyst must have a solid understanding of computer hardware and software and should keep up-to-date on all the latest technologies.

Programmer
A programmer is a person who would write the code that would run on the client as well as the code that would run on the server. Programmers usually have an extensive background in some form of computer coding language, which may include XML, PHP, PERL, HTML or SQL. Programmers are essential to the development of computers because without the coding that is necessary to make a computer work properly, the machine would be useless.