analyst
Developer, usually application. Determines what should be done to solve the problem. Usually seniors, could be mid-level, not a title used for juniors. See systems analyst.

business analyst
Application developer. Senior person skilled and experienced in the analysis phase of the system development cycle. Strong interpersonal skills are required, as analysts spend much of their time with the users determining needs and processing functions. Business knowledge is also required and analysts usually know a specific industry such as banking, a specific application such as human resources, or even a specific application such as mySAP. Many analysts have no technical background, and these people are often called systems analysts or technical business analysts.

data, database architect
Developer, could be application or technical, although the noun architect is more often used with technical positions. Designs the database(s) and the interfaces between the database software and applications. Senior or mid-level title. Often interchanged with data or database analyst.

DBA (DataBase Administrator)
IT job, or title. Developer, usually technical. A computer employee whose duties are to administrate, control and manage an organizationŐs database resources. This individual is responsible for the physical and logical design and performance of the databases. This includes managing response time, providing security as defined in the system specifications, monitoring present performance, and planning system changes to handle increased activity in the database environment. Companies have a DBA for each DBMS (i.e. an Oracle DBA, a DB2 DBA). Usually part of the technical staff, but some mainframe installations have DBAs in both the application and technical areas. Senior title.

eCommerce developer
Application developer. Develops systems to do business over the Internet. Requires Internet skills such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language), Java, CGI (Common Gateway Interface) Script, etc. and business knowledge and skills. EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) knowledge often part of the job. Senior or mid-level title.

integration analyst, architect, engineer
Technical developer. Determines what is needed to integrate various software packages such as databases, communications programs, and application software. Usually senior level title, could be mid-level.

internet engineer, web engineer
Developer, usually technical. Builds the interfaces between the Internet user interface and internal corporate systems. Knowledge of TCP/IP, firewalls. Maintains connectivity between Internet and internal networks. Can be any experience level.

network administrator
Support personnel. Monitors functioning of networks, usually LANs. Installs networks, adds new users, troubleshoots network. Title usually indicates experience in midrange, desktop computer systems. Can be any experience level. Also called LAN administrator.

network analyst, architect, designer, engineer
Technical developer. Plans, installs, and supports the company's networks including both LANs and WANs. Knowledge of hardware, protocols, LANS, NOS. Certification available and often required or at least a plus. Senior or mid-level title.

PC programmer, PC software specialist
Application developer. Works with word processors, spreadsheets, PC databases, PC programming languages. Used for departmental, small company software development. Can be any experience level.

PC technician
Support personnel. Coordinates, controls, and maintains the personal computers within a company. Installs new hardware and upgrades. Often part of a help desk staff. Can be any experience level.

programmer
A programmer is a developer, and could be either applications or technical. Analyzes specifications, designs logic, writes code, tests and debugs, and documents computer programs. Programmers can be any experience level (junior, mid, and senior) and work in all computer environments (mainframe, midsize, and desktop).

P/A (Programmer/Analyst)
Application developer. Title should mean experience working with users and indicate mid to senior level experience. Title is often abbreviated P/A.

project leader, team leader
Application developer. Senior level supervisory position. Supervises the work done by mid-level and junior developers. Duties may include personnel management and project planning and scheduling. Sometimes acts as analyst or programmer.

project manager, programming manager
Application developer. First level management. Manages personnel and does project planning and scheduling for a specific application or function area. Other duties could be to conduct performance appraisals, determine salaries and increases, hire and fire staff, and be accountable for the system budget.

senior programmer, engineer
Developer. Could be applications or technical. Analyzes systems, designs logic and testing scenarios. May or may not actually write code. Works on systems and sub-systems rather than on single programs. Writes specifications and supervises mid-level and junior developers. Responsible for system performance. Senior level.

software engineer
Software developer. Title originally was used in the desktop world and was associated with client-server, GUI and Unix systems, but now is used by developers throughout the industry and has no definitive definition. Can be any experience level.

system administrator
Support personnel. System administrator is an official title in a Unix environment, but is also used in other midrange and desktop systems. The system administrator is responsible for such things as installing new software, adapting software to the system, running system backups, recovering lost data and maintaining security. Monitors functioning of computer systems, hardware, and/or networks. Can be any experience level.

system/business analyst
Application developer. Senior person skilled and experienced in the analysis phase of the system development cycle. Strong interpersonal skills are required, as analysts spend much of their time with the users determining needs and processing functions. Business knowledge is also required and analysts usually know a specific industry such as banking, a specific application such as human resources, or even a specific application such as mySAP. Many analysts have no technical background, and these people are often called systems analysts or technical business analysts.

WAN administrator
Technical developer. Evaluates, selects, installs, and maintains both hardware and software for wide-area-networks. Writes middleware, works with protocols. Provides networking support for on-line application systems. Senior or mid-level title.

Web programmer, Internet developer
Developer, usually applications. Develops interactive programs using Internet skills such as HTML, Java, CGI scripts using languages such as Perl, VBScript, JavaScript. Can be any experience level.