Senior Computer Specialist

Education: B.A. or B.S. degree or 3 years of equivalent experience in a related field.

Basic Experience: Must have 8 years of computer experience in at least two of the following disciplines: system analysis, system programming, application programming and equipment analysis.

Specialized Experience: At least 5 years of experience either as a computer hardware or systems software specialist or as a systems analyst with duties relating to the evaluation of third and fourth generation of current state-of-the-art computer hardware and software and its ability to support specific requirements for hardware and software evaluation, system management, or large-scale system development and maintenance.

Duties: Must be able to determine costs for converting computer systems from one language or machine to another by using compilers, simulators, emulators, and/or language translators and to recommend better utilization of operating systems capabilities for improving system efficiency. Develops, manages, maintains, and evaluates current state-of-the-art computer hardware, software, and software development tools; evaluates their ability to support specific requirements and interface with other equipment and systems; determines potential and actual bottlenecks and proposes recommendations for their elimination; and makes recommendations for system improvements that will result in optimal hardware and software use.