honman@fornax.UUCP (Honman Wong) (10/20/89)
The School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University has an immediate need for a programmer analyst. If you are interested, please forward your resume to honman@cs.sfu.ca as soon as possible. Hon-Man Wong School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5A 1S6 Email: CDNnet: honman@cs.sfu.ca UUCP: ..\!ubc-cs\!cs.sfu.ca\!honman ------------------------------------------------------------ TITLE: Analyst, Software Systems Group The incumbent will be an integral member of the Software Systems Group, the objectives of which are to maintain a smoothly running, state-of-art research and educational com- puting facility (Facility) and to assist the users in making the best use of the Facility. DUTIES System Analysis (70%) o Assists with trouble-shooting to help identify software or hardware reasons for system failure. o Provides technical advice to users of the Facility to satisfy their research and educational needs. o Takes responsibility for the maintenance of specific software items as determined by the Manager. o Evaluates, plans and carries out software upgrades. o Evaluates, tests, and incorporates externally developed hardware and software products into the existing environ- ment. o Participates in preventative maintenance to help maintain a smoothly running Facility. o Monitors usage of the Facility and collects data for sys- tems measurement and evaluation, and provides recommenda- tions for the organization and expansion of the Facility. o Provides backup maintenance capability for other analysts in the Group. o Participates in setting policy for the usage of the Facil- ity and enforces such policy. Software Development (30%) o Originates and performs system analysis/design, implemen- tation, testing and documentation of specialized programs to meet the research, educational and administrative needs of the community using the Facility. The incumbent may assume the role of a project leader in carrying out this function. o Cooperates with the hardware group in the development, implementation, testing and documentation of computer sys- tems projects. QUALIFICATIONS o A minimum of a B.Sc. in computing science, or related dis- cipline with a strong background in computing science. o A minimum of two year's systems and application program- ming experience in a UNIX environment, preferably a dis- tributed computing environment with SUN Microsystem and DEC equipment, and a minimum of one year's experience in systems administration in a distributed computing environ- ment. o The ability to prioritize his/her activities and work with minimal supervision. o The ability to work efficiently while being constantly interrupted by the faculty, students and staff in the School. o Proficiency in at least three of the following categories: Text/word processing technology, Graphics utilities, VLSI CAD tools, operating system and distributing computing concepts, AI technology, Software Engineering Methodolo- gies and Programming Languages. o Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally, with technical and non-technical staff, faculty, and students, and the ability to maintain a good working relationship with other staff, faculty and students. o Ability to work effectively in a programming team and par- ticipate in software design review.