What are the main duties of a Software Engineer in Alberta?

Software Engineers design and create engineering specifications for software programs and applications. This may involve developing re-usable software that can be adapted for more than one application. Typical duties include:
� Consulting with system users and analyzing user requirements
� Working with quality assurance to develop software test plans
� Developing strategies to assure fault tolerance and system security
� Designing software products and user interfaces
� Producing software designs
� Modifying existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, increase performance or upgrade user interfaces
� Testing and validating programs prior to installation
� Installing programs and analyzing performance
� Maintaining programs once they are in use
� Integrating with legacy systems and third party systems
� Documenting software applications
� Collaborating with hardware engineers to assess and test software and hardware interaction
� Implementing a specific development methodology

What are the requirements to work as a Software Engineer in Alberta?

Software Engineers must have a four year degree in software engineering or a related discipline such as electrical engineering or computer science.
The University of Alberta in Edmonton and the University of Calgary offer four year Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree programs in computer and electrical engineering.

Licensing & Certification Requirements
Under Alberta's Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Act , you must be a registered member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)to practice as a Professional Engineer. You do not have to be registered if you work under the direct supervision of a Professional Engineer and do not call yourself a Professional Engineer.

Information Systems Professional is a protected title under Alberta's Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act.  This means that to call yourself an Information Systems Professional, you must be a registered member of the Canadian Information Processing Society of Alberta (CIPS Alberta). You do not have to be registered if you do not call yourself an