IT Roles

The next section will focus on the various job positions within the IT environment. Understanding who is responsible for each IT area is crucial. For example, it’s important to understand the responsibilities of a systems analyst versus a librarian versus a database administrator. Let’s delve into each role and discuss their responsibilities.

The first IT role is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). This is a high-level, executive position. The CTO oversees the entire IT department, although they are not typically involved in the minutiae of the department.

The next two roles pertain to the network of the company – the network engineer and the network administrator. A network engineer designs and maintains the company’s network, while the network administrator controls access to the network.

The next IT role is IT support. Typically, a company has an IT help desk where system users can call for assistance with any issues they encounter.

Next is the cybersecurity staff. As the name suggests, these individuals prevent hacking into the company’s system. They may also be referred to as security administrators.

A systems analyst is another crucial IT role. They design the systems that a company uses and orchestrate the flow between different programs. They then communicate these details to the programmer to develop the software. A systems analyst can be thought of as a liaison between the users of the programs and the programmers.

Study Tip: A systems analyst can be thought of as a liaison between the users of the programs and the programmers.

The librarian in an IT context is responsible for storing and maintaining the company’s programs and data, akin to a traditional librarian’s role with books.

A database administrator is tasked with designing and maintaining the database. Like other roles with “administrator” in the title, they are responsible for managing access to the Database.

The computer programmer, also known as a software developer, is the individual who codes the company’s programs. They receive instructions from the systems analyst on what to code.