Job Description

• Modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance. • Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation. • Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces. • Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints. • Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design. • Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements. • Consult with customers about software system design and maintenance. • Supervise the work of programmers, technologists and technicians and other engineering and scientific personnel. • Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met. • Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration.