Careers in IT

Applications Programmers

Description of the career.

Applications programmers write code for software applications. For larger applications, programmers may work in a team to complete different aspects of the system. 

Technical skills and interests.

You must be sociable because applications programmers is a job where you should work in group, you should creative to invent new applications, you should have charisma to convince people and ability to understand need of client.

 

Entry requirements.
Some requirements to be applications programmers are:

Interaction. The programmer should be able to work in a team to share opinions, accept suggestion and exchange ideas.

Knowledge. You must have training that qualifies it as such. A good programmer more than knowing how, know the why of things.

Creativity. The good programmer should be feasible for creativity, quick and easy solutions to complicated problems. In the shame programming language you can be found several ways to solve a situation.

Restlessness. A good programmer always remains part, seeks new ways to enrich their work, and they are curious by nature.

I think they are the most important, but there are other requirements important too.

Additional information.

Programmer learn to use the programs to create applications. You should fix the problems of the person and help them, not fall behind in your work, you should responsibility and sociable.

Programmer earn 50$ per hour, 3.000$ per month and 36.000 per year.

Security Engineer

Description of the career:

The main task of security engineers is to test and try to find any kind of failure in information systems (software, operating systems, protocols, etc.) in order to create solutions and improve it.

Skills and Interests:

A security engineer needs to know how the operating systems, software, hardware, networks work, to attack this areas and find failures and problems to repair it or improve it in order to protect it against cyber criminals.

Entry requirements:

You will need a Computer Science degree. It is better if you have a master's degree in computer security. It is also very important to have information security certificates.

Top Cyber security Certificates in 2015:

1. CompTIA SECURITY+
2. CRISC
3. CISM
4. CISSP
5. OSCE

Duties and responsibilities:

It has primary responsibility for daily management and coordination of the information security of the institution where he works. Besides it is responsible for proposing and coordinating the implementation of a formal risk analysis on information security that covers the entire organization in which he works.

Web Designer

Description of the career.

A web designer makes and maintains web pages. They use programmers and design knowledge to make these web pages. These web pages usually are easy to use and beautiful.

Technical skills and interests.

A web designer must know how to program in HTML, PHP, JavaScript, ASP or CSS. A web designer must be creative to design a web page and intelligent to program websites. And usually these web designers are good artist.

Entry requirements.

To be hired, you will need a Curriculum Vita with yours studies and your experience as web designer. And normally you must show a web page programmed by you. Most of people hired usually got a degree in Computer Science or another studies related with the web design.

Duties and responsibilities.

A web designer must do his work until the deadline, must be reliable, must be a hard-worker and organized.  And a web designer must work in team with another web designer, trying to improve the web pages.

Software Developer

Description of the career.

A software developer is a person who designs and builds computer programs that help organizations, equipment and machines to work more effectively.

Technical skills and interests.

Technical skills:

• A good knowledge of software, computer capabilities and programming languages in order to design effective software.
• The ability to interpret and follow technical plans.
• An understanding of development processes.

• Being able to solve problems that arise throughout the design process.

Interests:

• Security software to protect computer networks and electronic infrastructure.
• Applications for mobile technology.
• Financial or information databases.
• Manufacturing robotics.
• Applications for the healthcare industry.

Entry requirements.

You will need a HND (Higher National Diploma), a foundation degree or a degree to become a software developer which could be related to a variety of subjects, including:

• Computer science.
• Information technology.
• Software development.
• Software engineering.
• Mathematics.
• Business information systems.

If you don't have an IT-related degree, you may still be able to find a place on a graduate trainee scheme.

Duties and responsibilities.

Software developers typically have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Analyzing users' needs, then designing, testing, and developing software to meet those needs.
• Recommending software upgrades for customers' existing programs and systems.
• Designing each piece of the application or system and planning how the pieces will work together.
• Creating a variety of models and diagrams (such as flowcharts) that instruct programmers how to write the software code.
• Ensuring that the software continues to function normally through software maintenance and testing.
• Documenting every aspect of the application or system as a reference for future maintenance and upgrades.
• Collaborating with other computer specialists to create optimum software.

Additional information.

The software developer would work closely with project managers and business analysts to find out what the client wants and help work out the best way to achieve it.