IPS staffs three roles.

Application Administrator

• Installation and configuration of web-application server platforms and database platforms for custom IS&T systems.
• Installation and configuration of web-application products.
• Server and network topology planning in conjunction with Server Operations.
• Software development tasks focused on repeatable build and installation processes.
• Service-level maintenance and liaison to Operations and Infrastructure Services (OIS)
• Managers of build and deploy processes.
• Responsible to take developed systems out to a service-ready state.
• Develop standard installation procedures for server applications that are part of the MIT Application Platform (MAP) and assist other MIT admins in their use.

Web-Services Developer

• Software development focused on web services and ISDA's system to deliver a services-oriented architecture.
• Abstraction of disparate back-end systems behind web-enabled connectors based on industry standards.
• Development of monitoring and instrumentation tools for the administration of ISDA's web-services environment.
• Java for web services and other kinds of data connectors
• C, C++ specifically to interface Java services with custom native libraries (JNI), where those libraries are specific to the web services environment
• SOAP, REST, JMX, Axis, Acegi, Hibernate, Spring, other connector architectures
• Developer Support: Assist other MIT developers with tools standard to the MIT Application Platform (MAP)

System Programmer

• Research and development for new systems and services.
• Design operational processes and test operational tools with Application Administrators.
• System level programming for core operating systems and low-level applications.
• Develop complex systems based on MAP standards to roll out to ISDA development and operational teams.
• Develop and support off-standard application in C, C++, shell scripts (various), Perl
• Integrate MAP software development tools into standard MIT environments.