Updated: Jan 2006
The Senior Systems Analyst is responsible for the installation, operation and maintenance of the Department of Mathematics computing system environment.
Manages aspects of systems integration, including determination of need, product evaluation, cost analysis, and writing purchase/bid specifications for hardware and software; supplies specifications for new facilities; maintains, enhances, and reviews security practices; manages computer account; installs new hardware; installs and maintains system software; maintains status of support contracts; monitors performance/reliability and tuning; builds, installs, and tests public domain software; responsible for programming, to include Unix system-level programming, administrative shell-scripts, parallel programming, graphics programming, numerical algorithms and database applications; creates format for newsletters and WWW documents; supports department workstations; oversees the work of the Systems Analysts and Programming Assistant; provides end-user interaction, responds to questions; participates in local user's groups.