THE ‘a to Z’ on Computing Careers

1. THE ‘a to Z’ onComputing Careers

2. Contents • The IT Field – Who Does the Jobs and are There Any Jobs Out There ? • Reporting Structure • IT Functional Areas • IT Leadership • Choosing an IT Organization • Helpful Hints

3. Who Does IT anyway? Many people think IT staff are Geeks, Nerds, Brainiacks Even “Mad Scientists” Let’s take a quick look

4. 2012 – 2022 Projected Employment • Most Job growth • Replacements needed

5. Occupations with the most job growth, 2012 to projected 2022

6. Replacement Needs, 2012 to projected 2022

7. Let’s do the addition New Application Developers 139,000 Replacement IT Jobs 670,000 Almost 1,000,000 new Computing Field jobs by 2022… Projected by the Department of Labor

8. What makes a professional in computing? Let’s take a quick look

9. Computing Professionals • Common Majors • Computer Science (CSC) • Management Information Systems (MIS) • Business Analytics • Mathematics • Statistics • Actuarial • Computer Security • Networking • Information Technology • Software Engineering • Possible Personality Traits • Curious • Analytical • Creative problem solvers • Possess strong technical abilities

10. 2. Reporting structure

11. Reporting Structure

12. 3. IT Functional Areas Major Areas

13. IT Functional Areas • IT Operations divisions • Installs and maintains all hardware, platform software, and networking. • Supports operations of all hardware, networking, telecommunications, and specialized services. • Provides customer service. • IT development Division • SDLC • specification, design, development, and the testing of the software • Software support. • IT Project management. • Enterprise Architecture division • Provides strategic technology solutions. • Governs the company’s technology standards. • Plots IT infrastructure and the future platform of the organization.

14. Other IT Functional Areas • Security • Protects classified information • Prevents unauthorized access. • Implements security measures and monitors networks. • Researches potential risks of vulnerability in networks. • Threat Modeling – Threats from multiple agents • Risk Analysis • Defines and analyzes potential dangers • Aligns technology with business objectives. • Business Recovery (BRC) • Data Analytics • Inspects data to discover useful information. • Delivers business insights with the use of big data • Maximizes business results through data and analytics

15. IT Functional Areas • IT Operations Division • Help desk services • Server Operations • Web Administration • Mainframe Operations • Desktop Operations

16. IT Functional Areas • IT Operations DIVISION • Networking Operations • Telecommunications • Database Administration • Staging/Test Environments • Operation Metrics • Change and process management • Specialized Operations

17. IT Functional Areas • IT development division • Program Management • Project Management • Software Design • Software Development • Software Tester • Test Environments • SW Production Support

18. IT Functional Areas • Enterprise architecture division • System Architecture • Infrastructure Planning & Design • Strategic Business Solutions • Technology • Research • Standardization • Governance

19. IT Functional Areas • Data Security • Ethical Hackers • Application Security • Desktop Administrator • Firewall Security Administrator • Information Security Engineer • Risk Analysis • Information Risk Analyst • Network Defense Analyst • Model Validation Risk Officer • Data Analytics • Data Analysis Specialist • Business Analyst • Data Operations Analyst

20. 4. IT Leadership

21. IT Leadership – The Chief Information Officer (CIO) • Key Responsibilities • Define, update, and implement IT strategy • Control over technology budget • Follow IT System Development Methodology (SDM) • Coordinate IT processes across the enterprise

22. IT Leadership – The Chief Security Officer (CSO) (CISO) • Key Responsibilities • Develop, implement and manage the organization’s security vision • Focuses on risk reduction • Respond to incidents and outside audits • Limit exposure to • Financial risks • Physical risks • Personal risk • Technology stack - Security • Network, Application, Mobile and Data

23. IT Leadership – The Division Director • Key Responsibilities • Provides technical direction • Creates division’s annual budget • Develop department policies • Ensure technology is accessible and up to date • Research current and potential resources and services

24. IT Leadership – The Department Manager • Key Responsibilities • Manage IT and computer systems and/or applications • Assist with staff selection and training • Monitor/support technology and applications • Work directly with staff • Staff reviews and appraisals

25. 5. Choosing an IT organization

26. IT Organization • Ends of the spectrum • Company size • Employee demographics • Reporting structure • The business • Location

27. The Global Market – Effects on IT • Increased • Need for language/communication skills • Need for domestic mid-level and high-level IT skills • Need for sophisticated collaboration tools • Coverage 24/7 • Corporate diversity and tolerance • Turnover of staff (due to off-shore job-hopping, cultural traditions) • Decreased • Focus on quality (TQM) • Seamless communication • Geographical boundaries • Staff morale

28. Consulting vs Fulltime

29. Summary • Choose • Industry • Company size • Location • Decide • Immediate target position • Five-year target position • Interest in a management path

30. CNY Opportunities • Large • BNY Mellon, AXA (Financial) • JP Morgan Chase (Banking) • Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Insurance) • Lockheed Martin (Defense) • Carrier Corp (Manufacturing) • Bristol-Myers (Pharmaceutical) • Wipro (It Consulting) • Small/Mid/Privately Owned • Sensis Corp (Defense/Military) • Syracuse Research Corp. (Defense) • POMCO (Insurance) • Utica National (Insurance) • SU (Academic) • Utica College (Academic) • MVCC (Academic) • Carroll’s Corp (Food Service) • Upstate Medical Center (Healthcare) • Rome Memorial Hospital (Medical) • Ajilon (Outsourcing) • Spherion (Outsourcing) • Adecco Technical (Placement) • ISSI (Placement) • Black River (System Engineering) • AIS (Cyber Security)

31. 6. Helpful hints

32. What are Employers Looking For? • Set Yourself Apart • Resume – Your foot in the door • Interview • Dress the part • T A L K • Have a couple of questions • Once you are hired • LISTEN – Opportunities come quietly • Look for a mentor • Be OPEN • Continue to Learn • Have realistic expectations Good jobs have long lines of people waiting for them

33. Questions?