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Information Technology Industry:Job Profiles
As of today, the Indian IT industry currently employs more than 2.5 million people either directly or indirectly, making it one of the largest job creators in India and a mainstay of the national economy. Presently, it also accounts for 5.19% of the country’s GDP currently.
Profiles Offered in the IT Industry are:
1. SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (SD)
2. QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA)
3. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/ NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
4. IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
5. WEB DEVELOPER
1. Software Developer (SD) in IT Product Company
When companieslook to have a successful product introduction, they turn to the expertise of a Software Developer. Software developers help organizations achieve their goals with software-based solutions. Often, they specialize in a particular software package or coding language(C/C++/Java/Python). These IT professionals may update existing software or develop new programs to address a specific need or solve a particular problem.
When companieslook to have a successful product introduction, they turn to the expertise of a Software Developer. Software developers help organizations achieve their goals with software-based solutions. Often, they specialize in a particular software package or coding language(C/C++/Java/Python). These IT professionals may update existing software or develop new programs to address a specific need or solve a particular problem.
A software developer must have:
- Excellent coding skills and thorough knowledge of atleast one of the programming languages (C/C++, Python, Java, Perl).
- Understanding of algorithms, data structures and computer science concepts.
- Strong problem solving, quantitative skills and ability to innovate.
- Decent communicational skills
2. Software Developer (SD) in IT Service Company
The job of a software engineer in the IT Service Company is not that of a core developer and requires a lot of interaction with the client to understand his requirement systematically. The developer develops products using existing products and packaging them to meet the requirement of the client.
Skills required for this role
A Software Developer in a Service Company must have:
- Strong coding skills and thorough knowledge of atleast one of the programming languages (C/C++, Python, Java, Perl).
- Strong problem solving skills
- Decent written and oral communicational skills
3. Quality Assurance (QA)/Software Tester
Skills required for this role
A Software Tester is an information technology (IT) professional hired by a company to use and test software for the purpose of locating and eliminating bugs in the product. While performing specific tests, a tester examines all aspects of a product from an end-user's perspective. The tester actively uses the software that he is testing, using every function and tool, searching for results regarding performance, reliability, bugs and any other failures. The tester records and monitors detailed metrics to track the progress and outcomes of the testing process. The testing status is communicated either verbally or in writing to his manager or directly to the client. At the conclusion of testing, he makes recommendation and debugs failures.
A Quality Assurance (QA)/Software Tester must have:
- Basic programming skills to understand software design and test case development
- High attention to detail and systematic thinking ability.
- Good written skills and decent oral skills
4. System Administrator/Network Administrator
System Administrators or Network Administrators are responsible for maintaining the computer systems of a company. Server management is their primary responsibility, and a System Administrator would be responsible for installing, maintaining and upgrading servers. They are also responsible for ensuring the servers are backed up, and that the server data is secure from unauthorized access. System administrators will also often perform light programming (usually scripting, which involves writing programs to automate tasks).
System Administrators or Network Administrators are responsible for maintaining the computer systems of a company. Server management is their primary responsibility, and a System Administrator would be responsible for installing, maintaining and upgrading servers. They are also responsible for ensuring the servers are backed up, and that the server data is secure from unauthorized access. System administrators will also often perform light programming (usually scripting, which involves writing programs to automate tasks).
A System administrator must have:
- Understanding of computer networks: both theoretical concepts and practical aspects
- Practical understanding of computer hardware/software, maintenance and debugging ability
- Basic analytical and problem solving skills
- Decent communicational skills
5. IT Support Technician
Skills required for this role
The primary role of an IT support technician is to provide clients support by resolving their technical issues via email, phone and other electronic medium. A technician has to configure computer equipment such as Internet connections or configure software to connect to Internet application servers. They are provided training and assistance to help clients learn how to use their computer hardware or software products. After general understanding of the problem or issue the client is experiencing, it is the job of an IT support technician to identify, and correct or advise the client on how to resolve the issue they are having.
An IT Support Technician must have:
- Good oral communication skills
- Practical understanding of computer hardware/software, maintenance and debugging ability
- Basics of networking, specially, practical aspects
- Decent analytical and problem solving skills
6. Web Developer
Skills required for this role
Web Developer is a completely different profile as compared to the other profiles and is available across all the sectors of the IT Industry. Web developer is a software developer or software engineer who is specifically engaged in the development of World Wide Web applications, or distributed network applications that are run over HTTP from a web server to a web browser. These developers can work in organizations or as freelancers.
A Web Developer must have:
- Understanding of web technologies and web programming. Hands-on experience in developing web-pages, scripting and backend development including database management.
- Strong logical ability
- Decent written and oral communicational skills
