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Computer Systems Engineers/Architectsresume guide.
Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. A strong Computer Systems Engineers/Architects resume shows active listening, critical thinking and reading comprehension, and names the tools you have worked with, such as C, Microsoft Azure software and Microsoft Visual Studio.
See how a parser reads your resumeFree, no card→01Also called
O*NETInfrastructure EngineerIT Architect (Information Technology Architect)IT Engineer (Information Technology Engineer)Network and Infrastructure EngineerSolutions ArchitectSystems Application EngineerSystems ArchitectSystems ConsultantSystems EngineerWeb Architect
02Skills employers expect
O*NETImportance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Very high | Advanced |
| Critical Thinking | Very high | Advanced |
| Reading Comprehension | Very high | Advanced |
| Speaking | High | Advanced |
| Systems Analysis | High | Advanced |
| Systems Evaluation | High | Advanced |
| Writing | High | Advanced |
| Complex Problem Solving | High | Advanced |
| Operations Analysis | High | Advanced |
| Active Learning | High | Advanced |
03Knowledge areas
O*NET- Computers and Electronics
- English Language
- Telecommunications
- Customer and Personal Service
- Engineering and Technology
- Administration and Management
- Design
- Mathematics
- Administrative
- Production and Processing
04Common responsibilities
O*NETOrdered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.
- Communicate with staff or clients to understand specific system requirements.
- Investigate system component suitability for specified purposes, and make recommendations regarding component use.
- Provide customers or installation teams guidelines for implementing secure systems.
- Direct the analysis, development, and operation of complete computer systems.
- Monitor system operation to detect potential problems.
- Direct the installation of operating systems, network or application software, or computer or network hardware.
- Verify stability, interoperability, portability, security, or scalability of system architecture.
- Identify system data, hardware, or software components required to meet user needs.
- Perform ongoing hardware and software maintenance operations, including installing or upgrading hardware or software.
- Research, test, or verify proper functioning of software patches and fixes.
05Software and tools
O*NET267 tools across 69 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.
Development environment software28
- CHotIn demand
- Microsoft Azure softwareHotIn demand
- Microsoft Visual StudioHotIn demand
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBAHotIn demand
- Eclipse IDEHotIn demand
- Microsoft .NET FrameworkHotIn demand
- Microsoft PowerShellHotIn demand
- GoHotIn demand
- Apache KafkaHotIn demand
- Microsoft Visual BasicHot
- RubyHot
- Apache MavenHot
- Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EEHot
- National Instruments LabVIEWIn demand
- VerilogIn demand
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Adobe ActionScript
- Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- Apache Ant
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- IBM Rational Rose XDE
- Adobe AIR
- Aonix Software Through Pictures
- Borland VisiBroker
- IBM Rational Application Developer
- IONA Orbix
- ToadSoft Toad
+ 23 more
Web platform development software28
- JavaScriptHotIn demand
- Hypertext markup language HTMLHotIn demand
- PHPHotIn demand
- Cascading style sheets CSSHotIn demand
- JavaScript Object Notation JSONHotIn demand
- Node.jsHotIn demand
- Google AngularHotIn demand
- ReactHotIn demand
- Spring FrameworkHotIn demand
- Microsoft Active Server Pages ASPHot
- AJAXHot
- Apache TomcatHot
- DjangoHot
- Microsoft ASP.NETHot
- DrupalIn demand
- Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML
- Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
- Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
- Apache Struts
- Ruby on Rails
- Enterprise JavaBeans
- LAMP Stack
- Ext JS
- Backbone.js
- Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC
- Adobe Flex
- BroadVision software
- Grails
+ 23 more
Object or component oriented development software18
- PythonHotIn demand
- C++HotIn demand
- RHotIn demand
- Oracle JavaHotIn demand
- PerlHotIn demand
- C#HotIn demand
- jQueryHotIn demand
- ScalaHotIn demand
- TypeScriptHotIn demand
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRSHot
- SwiftHot
- Apache Groovy
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- Microsoft ActiveX
- Objective C
- Jupyter Notebook
- Smalltalk
- IBM ILOG
+ 13 more
Data base user interface and query software16
- Microsoft AccessHotIn demand
- Structured query language SQLHotIn demand
- Microsoft SQL ServerHotIn demand
- Oracle DatabaseHotIn demand
- Amazon Web Services AWS softwareHotIn demand
- MySQLHotIn demand
- Amazon RedshiftHotIn demand
- Transact-SQLHotIn demand
- ServiceNowHotIn demand
- PrometheusHotIn demand
- GraphQLHotIn demand
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Hot
- IBM DB2Hot
- FileMaker Pro
- Oracle JDBC
- xQuery
+ 11 more
Operating system software16
- Microsoft WindowsHotIn demand
- LinuxHotIn demand
- UNIXHotIn demand
- Apple macOSHotIn demand
- Shell scriptHotIn demand
- BashHotIn demand
- Red Hat Enterprise LinuxHotIn demand
- UNIX ShellHot
- Magellan FirmwareIn demand
- Oracle Solaris
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- Job control language JCL
- Ubuntu
- KornShell
- Cisco IOS
- IBM AIX
+ 11 more
Data base management system software15
- Apache HadoopHotIn demand
- NoSQLHotIn demand
- MongoDBHotIn demand
- Oracle PL/SQLHotIn demand
- Teradata DatabaseHot
- Apache HiveHot
- Apache CassandraHot
- ElasticsearchHot
- Amazon DynamoDBHot
- RedisHot
- Apache Pig
- Relational database management software
- Apache Solr
- DBTools Software DBManager Professional
- IBM Infosphere Information Server
+ 10 more
Application server software12
- GitHubHotIn demand
- DockerHotIn demand
- Microsoft Windows ServerHotIn demand
- KubernetesHotIn demand
- Spring BootHotIn demand
- Red Hat OpenShiftHot
- Atlassian BitbucketHot
- GitLabHot
- Oracle WebLogic Server
- Red Hat WildFly
- Microservices Architecture
- VMWare ESX Server
+ 7 more
Enterprise resource planning ERP software10
- SAP softwareHotIn demand
- Oracle PeopleSoftHot
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Oracle Hyperion
- SAP Business Objects
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- NetSuite ERP
- Oracle Fusion Applications
- Clarity Systems IBM Clarity
+ 5 more
Computer aided design CAD software7
- Autodesk AutoCADHotIn demand
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorksHotIn demand
- Bentley MicroStationHotIn demand
- Autodesk RevitHotIn demand
- Dassault Systemes CATIAIn demand
- PTC Creo ParametricIn demand
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
+ 2 more
Enterprise application integration software7
- Extensible markup language XMLHotIn demand
- Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSISHotIn demand
- Jenkins CIHotIn demand
- Microsoft Power Platform softwareHotIn demand
- IBM InfoSphere DataStage
- Atlassian Bamboo
- Oracle Fusion Middleware
+ 2 more
Business intelligence and data analysis software6
- TableauHotIn demand
- Apache SparkHotIn demand
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- Qlik Tech QlikView
- MicroStrategy
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
+ 1 more
Cloud-based management software6
- Splunk EnterpriseHotIn demand
- Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationHotIn demand
- IBM WebSphere MQHotIn demand
- Oracle Cloud softwareHot
- IBM WebSphere
- Google Cloud software
+ 1 more
Configuration management software6
- IBM TerraformHotIn demand
- PuppetHot
- ChefHot
- Perforce Helix software
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- IBM Rational Build Forge
+ 1 more
Analytical or scientific software5
- SASHotIn demand
- The MathWorks MATLABHotIn demand
- IBM SPSS StatisticsHotIn demand
- StataCorp StataIn demand
- Minitab
Project management software5
- Microsoft ProjectHotIn demand
- Atlassian ConfluenceHotIn demand
- Microsoft TeamsHotIn demand
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementHot
- Basecamp
Network monitoring software4
- Wireshark
- Nagios
- Snort
- Network intrusion prevention systems NIPS
Cloud-based data access and sharing software3
- SlackHot
- Dropbox
- Software as a service SaaS
Graphical user interface development software3
- Grafana Labs Grafana CloudHotIn demand
- Salesforce Visualforce
- Altia Design
Graphics or photo imaging software3
- Adobe PhotoshopHotIn demand
- Adobe Creative Cloud softwareHotIn demand
- Trimble SketchUp ProHotIn demand
Program testing software3
- SeleniumHotIn demand
- JUnitHot
- Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Transaction server software3
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)In demand
- Customer information control system CICS
- BEA Tuxedo
Access software2
- Citrix cloud computing software
- Symark PowerBroker
Customer relationship management CRM software2
- Salesforce softwareHotIn demand
- Oracle Eloqua
Desktop communications software2
- Eko
- Skype
Document management software2
- Microsoft SharePointHotIn demand
- Adobe AcrobatHotIn demand
Electronic mail software2
- IBM Notes
- Microsoft Exchange
File versioning software2
- GitHotIn demand
- Apache Subversion SVNHot
Financial analysis software2
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Delphi Technology
Geographic information system2
- ESRI ArcGIS softwareHotIn demand
- Geographic information system GIS softwareIn demand
Human resources software2
- Human resource management software HRMS
- Oracle Taleo
Medical software2
- Epic SystemsHotIn demand
- MEDITECH softwareHot
Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software2
- Firewall softwareIn demand
- Virtual private networking VPN software
Object oriented data base management software2
- PostgreSQLHotIn demand
- Hibernate ORMHot
Sales and marketing software2
- Marketo Marketing AutomationHot
- Google AdsIn demand
Storage networking software2
- Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
- Storage area network SAN software
Transaction security and virus protection software2
- NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
- McAfee
Backup or archival software1
- Veritas NetBackup
Clustering software1
- VMware
Communications server software1
- IBM Domino
Computer based training software1
- InScribe
Content workflow software1
- Atlassian JIRAHotIn demand
Data base reporting software1
- SAP Crystal Reports
Data mining software1
- Google AnalyticsHotIn demand
Desktop publishing software1
- Adobe FrameMaker
Enterprise system management software1
- IBM Power Systems software
Expert system software1
- Ansible softwareHotIn demand
Industrial control software1
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Information retrieval or search software1
- LexisNexis
Instant messaging software1
- Blink
Internet browser software1
- Web browser softwareIn demand
Internet directory services software1
- Microsoft Active DirectoryHotIn demand
Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software1
- Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software
LAN software1
- Local area network LAN software
Metadata management software1
- Quest Erwin Data Modeler
Network conferencing software1
- IBM Lotus SameTime
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software1
- Intrusion detection system IDS
Office suite software1
- Microsoft Office softwareHotIn demand
Portal server software1
- Apache HTTP Server
Presentation software1
- Microsoft PowerPointHotIn demand
Procedure management software1
- Apache AirflowHotIn demand
Process mapping and design software1
- Microsoft VisioHotIn demand
Requirements analysis and system architecture software1
- Unified modeling language UML
Spreadsheet software1
- Microsoft ExcelHotIn demand
Switch or router software1
- Border Gateway Protocol BGPHotIn demand
Video conferencing software1
- Cisco WebexHot
Video creation and editing software1
- Apple Final Cut ProIn demand
WAN switching software and firmware1
- Wide area network WAN software
Web page creation and editing software1
- Adobe Dreamweaver
Word processing software1
- 3M Post-it App
06Education and preparation
O*NETTypical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
41% of surveyed workers. Others report Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree (27%) and Bachelor's Degree (23%).
Preparation level
Job Zone 3 · Medium preparation
Usually vocational training, an associate degree or a few years of related experience.
07Putting it on your resume
ResumeXRays guidanceBEE · How to show it
Lead with the credential and the record. Job Zone 3 roles usually ask for training, a license or a few years of related experience. Put those on the first screen, then show what you did with them.
Name the tools exactly. This occupation is heavy on named software. A skills section that says "C, Microsoft Azure software, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA" matches more job descriptions than a general phrase. Use the spelling employers use.
Show critical thinking and reading comprehension, not just active listening. Critical thinking and reading comprehension rank close to active listening for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.
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