How do they match: Network and Computer Systems Administrators

  • Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.

  • Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
  • Confer with network users about solutions to existing system problems.
  • Gather data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements.
  • Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
  • Train people in computer system use.

  • Maintain computer networks to enhance performance and user access.
  • Train others in computer interface or software use.