Systems Analyst

An older synonym for SoftwareArchitect (possible BritishCulturalAssumption here).

Note that in http://www.theonion.com 's "What do YOU think" feature, 1 in every 6 fictitious on-the-street opinionators is always a "SystemsAnalyst"...

I was a computer nut back in junior high school in 1980. When I took the questionaire for choosing careers, "Systems Analyst" was the closest thing to "computer professional" to pop up. I had to ask my dad what the hell it meant.