Tasks of a good systems engineer

Computers have speeded up immensely and implemented to perform the various tasks of an office and a company. But perhaps not everyone knows that behind your terminal lies a complex network that connects all locations to central servers, which carry loads of data much beyond the capacity of a normal computer. These computer facilities are entrusted to the hands of skilled technicians, who focuses on building networks, their maintenance and innovation: systems engineers.

But not only those are his tasks: the constant boost of the presence of information and communication technology within enterprises has increased dramatically the importance of skilled professionals such as IT systems engineers. IT systems engineers carry out, through an intense exchange with the customer, a deep analysis based on principles of standardized business processes. They analyze and formalize the management of problems and outline possible alternatives. They also specify the requirements for IT systems to be created or updated, in various fields of abstraction and from different points of view. Moreover, thanks to their consulting, a company can decide how and where direct their IT future. These figures are therefore vital, particularly in offices equipped with modern computers and communication technologies, with video stations, even directly at the customer. Assistance is not a plus, but the basic process for using full and in the best way new technologies.

But what does a systems engineer do in practice? The tasks are really a lot, such as perform system analysis and establish appropriate IT systems or upgrading existing IT systems, or analyzing customer requirements, describing the business processes, defining the required models for IT systems, creating solutions to IT systems, explaining various alternative solutions and evaluating them from the economic and technological point of view and many other things. Unfortunately, not always, indeed rarely, the university prepares young people to really tackle these problems, it’s the fault of outdated programs and inability to keep up with so quickly and frequently innovations. To this end, then comes the training agency, which is dedicated to providing long or short courses on issues and current practices. 

Employment opportunities for young persons facing the world of work are certainly many. IT technologies are an unexplored land for non-experts, making these figures necessary, from administrators of enterprise networks to helpdesk personnel,  from trouble-shooters to teachers. Unique stumbling block remains, as for many other jobs, the lack of previous experience. You can work around this by carrying out internship  and trainee jobs in IT services companies that offer their knowledge in exchange for a good price.