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Information Technology


Security:

Work that involves ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, and data through the planning, analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of information systems security programs, policies, procedures, and tools.


Systems Analysis:

Work that involves applying analytical processes to the planning, design and implementation of new and improved information systems to meet the business requirements of Operating Divisions.


Applications Software:

Work that involves the design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation, and support of new or existing applications software.


Operating Systems:

Work that involves the planning, installation, configuration, testing, implementation, and management of the systems environment in support of the organization's IT architecture and business needs.


Network Services:

Work that involves the planning, analysis, design, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, maintenance, and/or management of networked systems used for the transmission of information in voice, data, and/or video formats.


Data Management:

Work that involves the planning, development, implementation, and administration of systems for the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of data.


Internet:

Work that involves the technical planning, design, development, testing, implementation, and management of internet, intranet, and extranet activities, including systems/applications development and technical management of Web sites. This specialty only includes positions that require the application of technical knowledge of Internet systems, services, and technologies.


Systems Administration:

Work that involves planning and coordinating the installation, testing, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hardware and software systems.


Customer Support:

Work that involves the planning and delivery of customer support services, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance, and/or training, in response to customer requirements.


Computer Scientists:

These positions primarily involve the application of, or research into, computer science methods and techniques to store, manipulate, transform or present information by means of computer systems. The primary requirements of the work are:

  1. Professional competence in applying the theoretical foundations of computer science, including computer system architecture and system software organization, the representation and transformation of information structure, and the theoretical models for such representations and transformation.
  2. Specialized knowledge of the design characteristics, limitations, and potential applications of systems having the ability to transform information, and of broad areas of applications of computing that have common structures, processes, and techniques.
  3. Knowledge of relevant mathematical and statistical sciences.




Last revised: October 3, 2006

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