Develop and execute software test plans in order to identify software problems and their causes.

Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area network (lan), wide area network (wan), and internet systems or a segment of a network system. They perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.

Design or configure voice, video, and data communications systems. They supervise installation and post installation service and maintenance.

Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network, wide area network, and internet systems or a segment of a network system. They monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users. They monitor and test web site performance to ensure web sites operate correctly and without interruption.

Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. They coordinate changes to computer databases. They plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.

Design, create, and modify web sites. They analyze user needs to implement web site content, graphics, performance, and capacity. They integrate web sites with other computer applications. They convert written, graphic, audio, and video components to compatible web formats by using software designed to facilitate the creation of web and multimedia content.

Research, design, develop, and test operating systems level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific, and general computing applications. They set operational specifications and formulate and analyze software requirements. They design embedded systems software.

Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. They ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. They respond to computer security breaches and viruses.

Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. They educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.

Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to implement and improve computer systems. They analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. They analyze or recommend commercially available software.