Applications Development


Applications Development

Today, business and technology are changing at a rapid pace in response to customers, partners, competitors and legislative demands. Candidates seeking positions in applications development positions need to have a technical background and if they go into the managerial positions, they’ll need to exhibit leadership skills as well. Applications development remains a foundation of IT departments, especially as companies look to create client-facing applications. It is the IT individuals who have the experience in developing enterprise-wide Internet applications that will stay in demand.

Demand and responsibilities for applications developers include:

  • Business systems analysts and application architects will continue to be in demand
  • The analysts will be writing, designing, testing and supporting complex software programs that, depending on the organization, are run on internal systems or packaged for sale and general use
  • Lotus Notes client applications
  • Domino web applications
  • .NET to Notes & Notes to .NET
  • Integration / Migration
  • HTML
  • J2EE
  • Java
  • ASP
  • WebSphere
Applications Development Manager
They must have a very technical background and be able to utilize their communication skills to lead the team.
Project Manager
Project management certifications may be required such as certifications from the “Project Management Institute.” Due to collaboration efforts on project presentations, interpersonal skills will be a requirement along with excellent communication skills both written and orally.
Systems Analyst
The analyst should have excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills and to be able to communicate with other team members about the installation of both: hardware, software and maintenance of the system.
Applications Architect
More and more companies are requiring the candidate to have a master’s degree and have at least eight years of software, design, development and installation of enterprise-wide, level-N tier architecture in a .NET or Java 2 Enterprise Edition framework.
Business Systems Analyst
Employers will look for the candidate to have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or a related field.
Developer/Programmer Analyst
The analysts should have very strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities and the ability to convey this knowledge to the technical personnel and business managers on the project’s team.
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