Roles in IT Industry

Often in different tasks or pieces of work require varying set of skillset, experiences and individuals so that any produced work is done properly and professionally. Since new organizations such as startups or small companies tend to do more with less, hence they have to ensure that their employees are not burdened and thus pulling their weight becomes important. Therefore, defining of roles and responsibilities provides clarity, alignment and as well as expectations for those that are executing the work or those that are to be assigned to a certain piece of work

Just like any other industry, IT industry also has many roles and various opportunities for people with different skillset or mindsets. Its job titles can vary significantly from one company to another.

Below is list of some of the most common roles or job titles in IT industry. Each job title entails a lot of information which is out of the scope of this article. In this article however we are just going to look at a short overview of each role.

Note: IT has a broad list of job titles and roles. Some roles may be left out of this article to keep its length short but some of the most popular and most sought-after roles are mentioned.

Information Technology Leadership

Leadership in IT deals with individuals that are technically strong as well as have and superior management skills.

• Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• Director of Technology
• IT Director
• Management Information Systems Director
• IT Manager
• Technical Operations Officer

Software/Application Developer

• Web Developer
  • Frontend Developer
  • Backend Developer
  • Full Stack Developer
• Mobile Application Developer
  • iOS Developer
  • Android Developer
• Desktop Application Developer
• Embedded Systems Developer
• Software Architect
• SQA Analyst

Database Administrator

A database administrator or DBA is an individual specialized in maintaining, designing and working with database systems.

• Data Center Support Specialist
• Data Quality Manager
• Database Administrator
• Senior Database Administrator

Information Technology Analysts

IT analysts are responsible for designing business-oriented solutions for collecting and analyzing market data, customer input and client information.

• Application Support Analyst
• Senior System Analyst
• Systems Analyst
• Senior Database Administrator

Cloud Computing Engineers

Cloud computing engineers usually deal with defining, designing, building and maintaining of solutions based on cloud-based infrastructure from cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

• Cloud Architect
• Cloud Consultant
• Cloud Product and Project Manager
• Cloud Services Developer
• Cloud Software and Network Engineer
• Cloud System Administrator
• Cloud System Engineer

References

1. Kovacevic, James. “The Importance of Roles & Responsibilities.” Accendo Reliability, accendoreliability.com/podcast/rir/46-importance-roles-responsibilities/.
2. Doyle, Alison. “A List of Different Information Technology Job Titles.” The Balance Careers, The Balance Careers, 13 Sept. 2019, www.thebalancecareers.com/list-of-information-technology-it-job-titles-2061498.