Career options for Computer Science at Murdoch University

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Career options

As a Murdoch Computer Science graduate, your employment outlook is bright, especially if you combine it with other disciplines. Depending on which skill combinations or specialisations you have, your Murdoch degree may lead you towards work and study opportunities in a number of areas. The following are some professions to consider, including extra majors and minors that will improve your prospects of achieving them.

Systems Analyst / Computer Systems Analyst

Computer Systems Analysts solve computer problems and apply computer technology to meet the individual needs of an organisation. They help an organisation to realise the maximum benefit from its investment in equipment, personnel, and business processes. Systems Analysts may plan and develop new computer systems or devise ways to apply existing systems resources to additional operations. They may design new systems, including both hardware and software, or add a new software application to harness more of the computers power. Most Systems Analysts work with specific types of systems; for example, business, accounting, or financial systems, or scientific and engineering systems that vary with the kind of organisation.
Some Systems Analysts also are known as systems developers or systems architects. Systems Analysts begin an assignment by discussing the systems problem with managers and users to determine its exact nature. Defining the goals of the system and dividing the solutions into individual steps and separate procedures, Systems Analysts use techniques such as structured analysis, data modelling, information engineering, mathematical model building, sampling, and cost accounting to plan the system. They specify the inputs to be accessed by the system, design the processing steps, and format the output to meet users needs. They also may prepare cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to help management decide whether implementing the proposed technology will be financially feasible.

Security Specialist

Security Specialists manage the security of an organisations system infrastructure, investigate and resolve incidents, monitor for intrusions, provide virus protection defences, enforce bandwidth policy, monitor data transactions in and out of a network environment and secure all servers from unauthorised use.

Network Analyst

Network Analysts research and recommend policies and strategies for an organisations network infrastructure. They design, install, analyse and implement computer systems/networks, ensure that the network is effective and that it meets emerging requirements of the organisation. The role can also include operational tasks sch as monitoring system performance, software and hardware upgrades.