hardware specialist
RANGE OF ROLES: Hardware engineer, electronic technician, installation and field support.
| A computer does software but it is hardware. Designing, building and maintaining computer and communications equipment falls within the role of the hardware specialist. | In the private sector many hardware specialists work for IT companies. They design and build computer components such processor and memory chips, video cards and hard disks. |  |
In the state sector hardware specialists install and maintain IT systems, and then upgrade them when newer components become available. |
