Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
O*NET Code: 15-1299.08
Education Level
Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Associate degree or apprenticeship
Description
Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.
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💼 Also Known As
Application Systems ArchitectCloud ArchitectCloud EngineerCloud Software EngineerCloud Solution ArchitectComputer Systems ArchitectEnterprise ArchitectFirmware EngineerInformation ArchitectInfrastructure EngineerIT Architect (Information Technology Architect)IT Engineer (Information Technology Engineer)Knowledge ArchitectMachine Learning EngineerNetwork AnalystNetwork and Infrastructure EngineerNetwork EngineerSoftware Systems EngineerSolutions ArchitectSolutions Engineer
⚡ Skills (24)
Reading Comprehension4/100
Active Listening4/100
Critical Thinking4/100
Writing4/100
Speaking4/100
Systems Analysis4/100
Systems Evaluation4/100
Complex Problem Solving4/100
Operations Analysis4/100
Active Learning4/100
+ 14 more skills
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (264)
🔥AJAX
Web platform development software
🔥Adobe Acrobat
Document management software
🔥Adobe Creative Cloud software
Graphics or photo imaging software
🔥Adobe Photoshop
Graphics or photo imaging software
🔥Amazon DynamoDB
Data base management system software
🔥Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Amazon Redshift
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
Storage networking software
🔥Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
Cloud-based management software
🔥Amazon Web Services AWS software
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Ansible software
Expert system software
🔥Apache Cassandra
Data base management system software
🔥Apache Hadoop
Data base management system software
🔥Apache Hive
Data base management system software
🔥Apache Kafka
Development environment software
🔥Apache Maven
Development environment software
🔥Apache Spark
Business intelligence and data analysis software
🔥Apache Subversion SVN
File versioning software
🔥Apache Tomcat
Web platform development software
🔥Apple macOS
Operating system software
🔥Atlassian Bitbucket
Application server software
🔥Atlassian Confluence
Project management software
🔥Atlassian JIRA
Content workflow software
🔥Autodesk AutoCAD
Computer aided design CAD software
🔥Autodesk Revit
Computer aided design CAD software
🔥Bash
Operating system software
🔥Bentley MicroStation
Computer aided design CAD software
🔥Border Gateway Protocol BGP
Switch or router software
🔥C
Development environment software
🔥C#
Object or component oriented development software
🔥C++
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Cascading style sheets CSS
Web platform development software
🔥Chef
Configuration management software
🔥Cisco Webex
Video conferencing software
🔥Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
Computer aided design CAD software
🔥Django
Web platform development software
🔥Docker
Application server software
🔥Drupal
Web platform development software
🔥ESRI ArcGIS software
Geographic information system
🔥Eclipse IDE
Development environment software
🔥Elasticsearch
Data base management system software
🔥Epic Systems
Medical software
🔥Extensible markup language XML
Enterprise application integration software
🔥Git
File versioning software
🔥GitHub
Application server software
🔥GitLab
Application server software
🔥Go
Development environment software
🔥Google Analytics
Data mining software
🔥Google Angular
Web platform development software
🔥GraphQL
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Hibernate ORM
Object oriented data base management software
🔥Hypertext markup language HTML
Web platform development software
🔥IBM DB2
Data base user interface and query software
🔥IBM SPSS Statistics
Analytical or scientific software
🔥IBM Terraform
Configuration management software
🔥IBM WebSphere MQ
Cloud-based management software
🔥JUnit
Program testing software
🔥JavaScript
Web platform development software
🔥JavaScript Object Notation JSON
Web platform development software
🔥Jenkins CI
Enterprise application integration software
🔥Kubernetes
Application server software
🔥Linux
Operating system software
🔥MEDITECH software
Medical software
🔥Marketo Marketing Automation
Sales and marketing software
🔥Microsoft .NET Framework
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft ASP.NET
Web platform development software
🔥Microsoft Access
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Microsoft Active Directory
Internet directory services software
🔥Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Web platform development software
🔥Microsoft Azure software
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Dynamics
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
🔥Microsoft PowerShell
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Project
Project management software
🔥Microsoft SQL Server
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS
Enterprise application integration software
🔥Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
Data base reporting software
🔥Microsoft SharePoint
Document management software
🔥Microsoft Teams
Project management software
🔥Microsoft Visio
Process mapping and design software
🔥Microsoft Visual Basic
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Visual Studio
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Windows
Operating system software
🔥Microsoft Windows Server
Operating system software
🔥MongoDB
Data base management system software
🔥MySQL
Data base management system software
🔥NoSQL
Data base management system software
🔥Node.js
Web platform development software
🔥Oracle Cloud software
Cloud-based management software
🔥Oracle Database
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Oracle Java
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE
Development environment software
🔥Oracle PL/SQL
Data base management system software
🔥Oracle PeopleSoft
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Project management software
🔥PHP
Web platform development software
🔥Perl
Object or component oriented development software
🔥PostgreSQL
Object oriented data base management software
🔥Puppet
Configuration management software
🔥Python
Object or component oriented development software
🔥R
Object or component oriented development software
🔥React
Web platform development software
🔥Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating system software
🔥Red Hat OpenShift
Application server software
🔥Redis
Data base management system software
🔥Ruby
Development environment software
🔥SAP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥SAS
Analytical or scientific software
🔥Salesforce software
Customer relationship management CRM software
🔥Scala
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Selenium
Program testing software
🔥ServiceNow
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Shell script
Operating system software
🔥Slack
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
🔥Splunk Enterprise
Cloud-based management software
🔥Spring Boot
Application server software
🔥Spring Framework
Web platform development software
🔥Structured query language SQL
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Swift
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Tableau
Business intelligence and data analysis software
🔥Teradata Database
Data base management system software
🔥The MathWorks MATLAB
Analytical or scientific software
🔥Transact-SQL
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Trimble SketchUp Pro
Graphics or photo imaging software
🔥TypeScript
Object or component oriented development software
🔥UNIX
Operating system software
🔥UNIX Shell
Operating system software
🔥jQuery
Object or component oriented development software
03M Post-it App
Word processing software
0Adobe AIR
Development environment software
0Adobe ActionScript
Development environment software
0Adobe Dreamweaver
Web page creation and editing software
0Adobe Flex
Web platform development software
0Adobe FrameMaker
Desktop publishing software
0Advanced business application programming ABAP
Object or component oriented development software
0Altia Design
Graphical user interface development software
0Aonix Software Through Pictures
Development environment software
0Apache Ant
Development environment software
0Apache Groovy
Web platform development software
0Apache HTTP Server
Portal server software
0Apache Pig
Data base management system software
0Apache Solr
Data base management system software
0Apache Struts
Web platform development software
0Apple Final Cut Pro
Video creation and editing software
0Atlassian Bamboo
Enterprise application integration software
0BEA Tuxedo
Transaction server software
0Backbone.js
Web platform development software
0Basecamp
Project management software
0Blink
Instant messaging software
0Borland VisiBroker
Development environment software
0BroadVision software
Web platform development software
0Cisco IOS
Operating system software
0Citrix cloud computing software
Access software
0Clarity Systems IBM Clarity
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Common business oriented language COBOL
Development environment software
0Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
Computer aided design CAD software
0Customer information control system CICS
Transaction server software
0DBTools Software DBManager Professional
Data base management system software
0Dassault Systemes CATIA
Computer aided design CAD software
0Delphi Technology
Financial analysis software
0Dropbox
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
0Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
Web platform development software
0Eko
Desktop communications software
0Enterprise JavaBeans
Web platform development software
0Ext JS
Web platform development software
0Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML
Web platform development software
0FileMaker Pro
Data base user interface and query software
0Firewall software
Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software
0Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Development environment software
0Geographic information system GIS software
Geographic information system
0Google Ads
Sales and marketing software
0Google Cloud software
Cloud-based management software
0Grails
Web platform development software
0Hewlett Packard HP-UX
Operating system software
0Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Program testing software
0Human resource management software HRMS
Human resources software
0IBM AIX
Operating system software
0IBM Cognos Impromptu
Business intelligence and data analysis software
0IBM Domino
Communications server software
0IBM ILOG
Object or component oriented development software
0IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Enterprise application integration software
0IBM Infosphere Information Server
Data base management system software
0IBM Lotus SameTime
Network conferencing software
0IBM Notes
Electronic mail software
0IBM Power Systems software
Enterprise system management software
0IBM Rational Application Developer
Development environment software
0IBM Rational Build Forge
Configuration management software
0IBM Rational ClearCase
Configuration management software
0IBM Rational Rose XDE
Development environment software
0IBM WebSphere
Cloud-based management software
0IONA Orbix
Development environment software
0InScribe
Computer based training software
0Integrated development environment IDE software
Development environment software
0Intrusion detection system IDS
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software
0Job control language JCL
Operating system software
0Jupyter Notebook
Object or component oriented development software
0KornShell
Operating system software
0LAMP Stack
Web platform development software
0LexisNexis
Information retrieval or search software
0Local area network LAN software
LAN software
0Magellan Firmware
Operating system software
0McAfee
Transaction security and virus protection software
0MicroStrategy
Business intelligence and data analysis software
0Microservices Architecture
Application server software
0Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC
Web platform development software
0Microsoft ActiveX
Object or component oriented development software
0Microsoft Dynamics GP
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Microsoft Exchange
Electronic mail software
0Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
Transaction server software
0Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
Development environment software
0Minitab
Analytical or scientific software
0Nagios
Network monitoring software
0National Instruments LabVIEW
Development environment software
0NetSuite ERP
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Network intrusion prevention systems NIPS
Network monitoring software
0NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
Transaction security and virus protection software
0Objective C
Object or component oriented development software
0Operating system software
Operating system software
0Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Business intelligence and data analysis software
0Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
Financial analysis software
0Oracle Eloqua
Customer relationship management CRM software
0Oracle Fusion Applications
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Oracle Fusion Middleware
Enterprise application integration software
0Oracle Hyperion
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Oracle JDBC
Data base user interface and query software
0Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
Web platform development software
0Oracle Solaris
Operating system software
0Oracle Taleo
Human resources software
0Oracle WebLogic Server
Application server software
0PTC Creo Parametric
Computer aided design CAD software
0Perforce Helix software
Configuration management software
0Qlik Tech QlikView
Business intelligence and data analysis software
0Quest Erwin Data Modeler
Metadata management software
0Red Hat WildFly
Application server software
0Relational database management software
Data base management system software
0Ruby on Rails
Web platform development software
0SAP Business Objects
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0SAP Crystal Reports
Data base reporting software
0Salesforce Visualforce
Graphical user interface development software
0Skype
Desktop communications software
0Smalltalk
Object or component oriented development software
0Snort
Network monitoring software
0Software as a service SaaS
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
0StataCorp Stata
Analytical or scientific software
0Storage area network SAN software
Storage networking software
0Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Industrial control software
0Symark PowerBroker
Access software
0ToadSoft Toad
Development environment software
0Ubuntu
Operating system software
0Unified modeling language UML
Requirements analysis and system architecture software
0VMWare ESX Server
Application server software
0VMware
Clustering software
0Verilog
Development environment software
0Veritas NetBackup
Backup or archival software
0Virtual private networking VPN software
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software
0Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software
Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software
0Web browser software
Internet browser software
0Wide area network WAN software
WAN switching software and firmware
0Wireshark
Network monitoring software
0xQuery
Data base user interface and query software
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📊 Skills Comparison
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects → Database Administrators
Transition Difficulty: Easy (100% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (17)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Critical Thinking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Complex Problem Solving
Current: 4Target: 4
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Reading Comprehension
Current: 4Target: 4
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Active Listening
Current: 4Target: 4
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Judgment and Decision Making
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Active Learning
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Speaking
Current: 4Target: 3
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Programming
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Writing
Current: 4Target: 3
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Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Operations Analysis
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Systems Analysis
Current: 4Target: 3
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Systems Evaluation
Current: 4Target: 3
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Mathematics
Current: 3Target: 3
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Learning Strategies
Current: 3Target: 3
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