Integration analyst

Again, let's return to large projects with a large number of different specialists. For example, participating in a project for the implementation of a large software product, it must be built into the existing IT environment, or a new one must be built around it. It is for such purposes that a separate direction of integration and analytics is allocated, which work on such projects. Looking ahead, I can say that for several years I worked as an integration analyst, but I can calmly call myself a systems analyst. What is the feature? In certain knowledge and skills. An integration analyst is responsible for connecting systems into a single whole and, ideally, when receiving a business process from a business analyst, he can understand the joints of the information systems involved in it, and work out the connection process together with the architect. In the simplest sense, integration is mapping, i.e. comparison of information flows from one system to another. An integration analyst most often draws mapping tables of one information object, converting it to the format of another. 

The simplest example is the format for presenting a phone number, somewhere it can start from 8, somewhere from +7, and often systems allow users to enter a phone number in any format, and the integration aligns the data and "releases" them in the correct, clean view of the company's IT landscape. Thus, an integration analyst is a special case of a systems analyst who has knowledge of working with technologies and solutions for building intersystem integration interaction. The simplest example is the format for presenting a phone number, somewhere it can start with 8, somewhere with +7, and often systems allow users to enter a phone number in any format, and the integration aligns the data and "releases" them in the correct, clean view of the company's IT landscape. Thus, an integration analyst is a special case of a system analyst who has knowledge of working with technologies and solutions for building intersystem integration interaction. The simplest example is the format for presenting a phone number, somewhere it can start from 8, somewhere from +7, and often systems allow users to enter a phone number in any format, and the integration aligns the data and "releases" them in the correct, clean view of the company's IT landscape. Thus, an integration analyst is a special case of a systems analyst who has knowledge of working with technologies and solutions for building intersystem integration interaction desktop support specialist.

Virus analyst

When looking for a job or a new project, I often came across a vacancy for a virus analyst. A couple of times I even went to interviews at companies that develop antivirus software or are engaged in information security. What is the area of ​​responsibility of such an analyst, and what does he do? Nowadays, with the development of the Internet, everyone understands what it means to catch a "virus", and all users install antivirus software on their personal computers. Logically speaking, we can say that such analysts analyze the causes and effects of a virus and, most importantly, develop ways to counter virus attacks. Such an analyst "keeps his finger on the pulse" of information security development and helps to protect users or information systems. He puts himself in the shoes of the creator of the virus and tries to understand the goals and reasons, what such a creator wanted to get in the end and what methods of protection he provided. The analyst, understanding the operation of the virus, offers options for protection against it, as well as, based on his experience and knowledge, tries to get ahead of the creators of new viruses, namely to predict the behavior of new viruses and have time to protect users in advance.