WEEK
2: PRESENTING INFORMATION USING WORD
REVIEWING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTING JOBS
All of these jobs are based
in the USA, there are two reasons why I have chosen positions here – firstly,
95% of all software companies are based in the United States, and secondly
there are far more jobs and varied positions available.
I found all of these jobs
with an initial search through Google,
using the keywords ‘Information Technology Employment’. Google has it’s own
directory for employment, under which I found the first two jobs, on Dice Employment. The two Lockheed
jobs were found on JobCircle, and the
final web design position was found on ComputerJobs.
ComputerJobs has a special service for finding jobs in a particular area, so
looking through the list I selected New York. I’ve always wanted to work in New
York, mainly because it’s such a big place, and also since I have both friends
and family living there.
Of these five jobs only two
really appeal to me, these are the second and fourth in the list respectively.
Firstly is the game testing position, for Eastridge Infotech, I’ve been a big
fan of games since I started using computers (back in the days of games on 5
inch disks and SVGA graphics being really good), and now I spent much of my
spare time not only playing the games, but also assisting people on IRC with
questions about emulation, (#emulation
on Quakenet!) and acting as an admin for
one of the leagues I play in.
Games being released
nowadays are the result of thousands of man-hours in programming and testing,
and one of my ambitions has been to become part of that. Lastly, gaming is one
of my favourite pastimes, so getting paid for it would be quite nice!
The second job I am
interested in is the Aeronautic Software Engineer position. One of my other
major interests is aircraft, and this job in particular involves designing
flight and navigation software for the A-10 aircraft. More information on this aircraft can be found here, and a dedicated site
is here.
The given job description
for this position reads –
“Performs technical
planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk,
and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses
are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept,
design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and
disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or
product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge
technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis,
timeline analysis, detail trade studies, and requirements allocation and
interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into
hardware and software specifications.
Typical Minimum Education Bachelors degree from an accredited college in
related discipline with 5 years of professional experience; or 3 years of
related experience with Masters degree. Considered career, or journey,
level.”
