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FA5 - Categories & Rates

NAICS 541519
Other Computer Related Services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing computer related services (except custom programming, systems integration design, and facilities management services). Establishments providing computer disaster recovery services or software installation services are included in this industry.

Business Categories
  • Computer Disaster Recovery
  • Contingency Planning
  • Disaster Preparedness/Recovery
  • Documentation
  • Information Assurance and Security
  • Independent Verification & Validation
  • Software Installation
  • Virus Detection/Recovery

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FA5 - Labor Categories

NAICS 541519
Other Computer Related Services

CLIN 1 - Project Manager – Senior:

Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects. Takes projects from original concept through final implementation. Interfaces with all areas affected by the project including end users, computer services, and client services. Defines project scope and objectives. Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis. Ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables. Manages the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables. Provides technical and analytical guidance to project team. Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems.

CLIN 2 - Business Process Consultant:

Responsible for most complex systems process analysis, design, and simulation. Requires highest-level understanding of organization’s business systems and industry requirements. Focus is on process analysis and re-engineering, with an understanding of technical problems and solutions as they relate to the current and future business environment. Creates process change by integrating new processes with existing ones and communicating these changes to impacted Business Systems teams. Recommends and facilitates quality improvement efforts. May lead re-engineering team and act as project manager in some cases.

CLIN 3 - Business Systems Analyst - Intermediate:

Under general supervision, formulates and defines systems scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements. With this knowledge, develops or modifies moderately complex information systems. Includes analysis of business and user needs, documenting requirements, and revising existing system logic difficulties as necessary. Guides and advises less-experienced Business Systems Analysts. Competent to work in some phases of systems analysis and considers the business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment.

CLIN 4 - Business Systems Analyst - Senior:

Under general direction, formulates and defines systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and a good understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements. Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results. Includes analysis of business and user needs, documentation of requirements, and translation into proper system requirement specifications. Guides and advises less-experienced Business Systems Analysts. Competent to work at the highest technical level of most phases of systems analysis while considering the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.

CLIN 5 - Business Systems Specialist:

Top-level technical contributor with expertise in particular business processes responsible for formulating systems scope and objectives relative to the organization’s business plan and industry requirements. Acts independently or as a member of a project team responsible for providing technical guidance concerning the business implications of the application of various systems. Provides technical consulting on complex projects. Devises and/or modifies procedures to solve the most complex technical problems related to computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results. Creates detailed specifications from which programs will be written. May have quality assurance responsibilities.
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CLIN 6 - Data Security Administration Manager:

Directs and implements the necessary controls and procedures to cost-effectively protect information systems assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction. Provides guidance and direction for the physical protection of information systems assets to other functional units. Provides reports to superiors regarding effectiveness of data security and makes recommendations for the adoption of new procedures. Assigns work to subordinates, monitors performance, and conducts performance appraisals. Interviews and makes recommendations for additional staff.

CLIN 7 - Data Security Analyst - Intermediate:

Under general supervision, performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Interfaces with user community to understand their security needs and implements procedures to accommodate them. Ensures that user community understands and adheres to necessary procedures to maintain security. Conducts accurate evaluation of the level of security required. Provides management with status reports. Frequently reports to a Data Security Administration Manager.

CLIN 8 - Data Security Analyst - Senior:

Under general direction, performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Interfaces with user community to understand their security needs and implements procedures to accommodate them. Ensures that user community understands and adheres to necessary procedures to maintain security. May require familiarity with domain structures, user authentication, and digital signatures. Conducts accurate evaluation of the level of security required. May require understanding of firewall theory and configuration. Must be able to weigh business needs against security concerns and articulate issues to management.

CLIN 9 - Disaster Recovery Administrator:

Under general supervision, responsible for the overall security and integrity of organizational electronic data, data systems, and data networks. Designs and administers programs to include policies, standards, guidelines, training programs, and a viable quality assurance process for disaster recovery. Oversees and reviews the testing and implementation of software, data systems, and data networks to ensure that the integrity and security of all electronic data and data systems are adequately protected. Oversees and facilitates the preparation of an organization-wide business resumption plan. Responsible for ensuring the business resumption plan adequately addresses the organization’s requirements and established time frames. Responsible for day-to-day security administration of the organization’s data systems and data networks including systems access administration. Typically requires five or more years of experience in disaster recovery/business resumption planning.

CLIN 10 - Disaster Recovery Analyst:

Responsible for security and integrity of assigned electronic data, data systems, and data networks. Designs and administers programs to include policies, standards, guidelines, training programs and a viable quality assurance process for disaster recovery. Oversees and reviews the testing and implementation of software, data systems and data networks to insure that the integrity and security of all electronic data and data systems are adequately protected. Oversees and facilitates the preparation of an organization-wide business resumption plan. Responsible for insuring the business resumption plan adequately addresses the organization's requirements and established time frames. Requires five years experience in the field.

CLIN 11 - Groupware Specialist:

Responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and support of organization messaging system. May work closely with first tier support staff to solve system problems. Ensures smooth integration of all groupware systems in a particular environment. Provides technical support on local groupware replication and client dial-up access issues. Prepares documentation that will assist in the maintenance of the groupware system. May serve as an internal consultant to developers, assisting them in the area of server supports, security, ID files, and other development issues that will aid the process. Requires solid working knowledge of WANs, LANs, and telecommunication concepts as they relate to the groupware system and database replication.

CLIN 12 - Information Services Consultant:

Top-level technical expert supporting unlimited end user groups. Works with user groups to solve business problems with available technology including hardware, software, databases, and peripherals. Requires high level of diverse technical experience related to studying and analyzing systems needs, systems development, systems process analysis, design, and re-engineering. Has skills and experience related to business management, systems engineering, operations research, and management engineering. Typically requires specialization in particular software or business application utilized in an end user environment. Keeps abreast of technological developments and applications.
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CLIN 13 - Information Systems Auditor - Intermediate:

Under general supervision, audits moderately complex new and existing information systems applications to ensure that appropriate controls exist, that processing is efficient and accurate, and that systems and procedures are in compliance with corporate standards. Competent to work on most phases of information systems auditing.

.CLIN 14 - Information Systems Auditor - Senior:

Under general supervision, audits moderately complex new and existing information systems applications to ensure that appropriate controls exist, that processing is efficient and accurate, and that systems and procedures are in compliance with corporate standards. Competent to work on most phases of information systems auditing.

.CLIN 15 - LAN Support Technician - Intermediate:

Under general supervision, audits moderately complex new and existing information systems applications to ensure that appropriate controls exist, that processing is efficient and accurate, and that systems and procedures are in compliance with corporate standards. Competent to work on most phases of information systems auditing.

CLIN 16 - LAN Support Technician - Senior:

Under general direction, monitors and responds to complex technical control facility hardware and software problems utilizing a variety of hardware and software testing tools and techniques. Provides primary interface with vendor support service groups or provides internal analysis and support to ensure proper escalation during outages or periods of degraded system performance. May provide LAN server support. Requires extensive knowledge of PC/LAN communications hardware/software in a multi-protocol environment and network management software. May function as lead position providing guidance and training for less-experienced technicians. Typically requires at least four years of experience in data communications troubleshooting.

CLIN 17 - Network Planning Manager:

Responsible for long-term strategic planning to ensure network capacity meets current and future network requirements including planning for remote hardware and communications facilities, development and implementation of methodologies for system analysis, installation, and support. Defines and develops methodology to ensure compatibility of all software and hardware products at each facility. Provides ongoing coordination in the analysis, acquisition, and installation of remote hardware and software. May supervise Network Planning Analysts. Typically requires six to eight years of experience. Frequently reports to a Telecommunications Department Director/Manager or Planning and Engineering Manager.

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CLIN 18 - CLIN 19: Reserved for ODC and Travel

CLIN 20 - Business Subject Matter Specialist:

Provides technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation and implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems that need extensive knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation. Participates as needed in all phases of software development with emphasis on the planning, analysis, testing, integration, documentation, and presentation phases.

CLIN 21 - Chief Information Security Officer:

Ensures that all information systems are functional and secure.

CLIN 22Consultant:
                
Works with end user groups to evaluate and solve technical problems. Evaluates existing systems and/or user needs to analyze, design, recommend, and implement system changes.

CLIN 23 - Data Architect:

Designs and builds relational databases. Develops strategies for data acquisitions, archive recovery, and implementation of a database. Works in a data warehouse environment, which includes data design, database architecture, metadata and repository creation. Translates business needs into long-term architecture solutions. Defines, designs, and builds dimensional databases. Develops data warehousing blueprints, evaluating hardware and software platforms, and integrating systems. Evaluates reusability of current data for additional analyses. Reviews object and data models and the metadata repository to structure the data for better management and quicker access.

CLIN 24 - Information Assurance Development Engineer:

Analyzes and defines security requirement for computer systems which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers. Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements. Provides integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.

CLIN 25 - Information Assurance Engineer:

Establishes and satisfies complex system-wide information security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands. Supports customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies. Applies know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.

CLIN 26 - Information Assurance Network Specialist:

Analyzes general information assurance-related technical problems and provides basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems. Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet network security requirements. Performs vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.

CLIN 27 - Information Assurance Systems/Network Specialist:

Installs, configures and maintains organization's operating systems. Analyzes and resolves problems associated with server hardware, NT, applications software. Detects, diagnoses, and reports NT related problems on both NT server and NT desktop systems. Performs a wide variety of tasks in software/hardware maintenance and operational support of NT Server systems.

CLIN 28 - Information Security Business Analyst:

Determines enterprise information security standards. Develops and implements information security standards and procedures. Ensures that all information systems are functional and secure.

CLIN 29 - IT Subject Matter Specialist:

Provides extremely high-level subject matter proficiency for work described in the task. Provides advanced technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environment, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, training, and implementation advice on complex problems that require doctorate level knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.

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CLIN 30 - Project Engineer:

Manages long-term IT engineering projects. Performs engineering design evaluations and works to complete projects within budget and scheduling restraints. Develops, implements, and monitors information systems policies and controls to ensure data accuracy, security, and regulatory compliance. Reviews reports of computer and peripheral equipment production, malfunction, and maintenance to determine and address problems.

CLIN 31 - Quality Assurance Specialist:

Provides development of project Software Quality Assurance Plan and the implementation of procedures that conforms to the requirements of the contract. Provides an independent assessment of how the project's software development process is being implemented relative to the defined process and recommends methods to optimize the organization's process.

CLIN 32 - Security Coordinator:

Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for an organization.

CLIN 33 - Strategic Planner:

Provides strategic planning of large projects or a significant segment of a strategic planning portion of a large complex project. Provides the overall approach to clarify mission statements so they can be used as springboards in envisioning their desired future. Assists in developing mission and vision statements, subsequent goal delineation, provides guidance for building operational plans and specifying measurable outcomes to include capital outlay planning efforts in a consolidated strategic planning process and prioritizes those initiatives.

CLIN 34 - Systems Engineer:

Performs a variety of systems engineering tasks and activities that are broad in nature and are concerned with major systems design, integration, and implementation, including personnel, hardware, software, budgetary, and support facilities and/or equipment. Provides quality assurance review and the evaluation of new and existing software products.

CLIN 35 - Technical Writer:

Writes a variety of technical articles, reports, brochures, and/or manuals for documentation for a wide range of uses.
Coordinates the display of graphics and the production of the document.

CLIN 36 - Test Engineer:

Subject matter specialist providing testing know-how in for the support of user requirements of complex to highly complex software/hardware applications. Directs and/or participates in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design and test tools selection.


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