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Do you work in I.T.? If yes, what capacity?
Posted on 5/15/23 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 5/15/23 at 2:59 pm
Sounds like there are at least a few I.T. folks on here.
Most of my career's been in infrastructure management at varying degrees. My role recently changed so I'm still doing infrastructure management with a side of personnel/department management while quickly discovering just how much of the business processes from an analyst's perspective I don't know, and need to learn.
I was always into PCs, mostly for gaming. Duke Nukem & Quake lan parties was the apex of that era. I started my career configuring reports in a mainframe for an insurance company. That led to tech support jobs (one of those was for AOL, lol) while I was trying to finish a CS track. Colleges couldn't keep curriculum aligned with current technology (I was studying fortran & cobol in 1997...) but I got a job at a computer certification training company, which paved the way for the rest of the story. Gotta have certifications to teach the classes, also: we were also a testing center. So I got shitloads of certs back then. That led to the employer I've been with for 23 years now. I never finished college.
TL;DR: I lucked my way into my career, curious what the other OT I.T. people are doing and how you got there, what's ahead for you, etc.
Most of my career's been in infrastructure management at varying degrees. My role recently changed so I'm still doing infrastructure management with a side of personnel/department management while quickly discovering just how much of the business processes from an analyst's perspective I don't know, and need to learn.
I was always into PCs, mostly for gaming. Duke Nukem & Quake lan parties was the apex of that era. I started my career configuring reports in a mainframe for an insurance company. That led to tech support jobs (one of those was for AOL, lol) while I was trying to finish a CS track. Colleges couldn't keep curriculum aligned with current technology (I was studying fortran & cobol in 1997...) but I got a job at a computer certification training company, which paved the way for the rest of the story. Gotta have certifications to teach the classes, also: we were also a testing center. So I got shitloads of certs back then. That led to the employer I've been with for 23 years now. I never finished college.
TL;DR: I lucked my way into my career, curious what the other OT I.T. people are doing and how you got there, what's ahead for you, etc.
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:01 pm to Naked Bootleg
not the networking side of IT (but i do a little in regards to troubleshooting), but I do install/train/support Cash Machines for banks and credit unions, as well as printers, scanners and some PC support.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:04 pm to Thracken13
NCR or DN?
Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:05 pm to Naked Bootleg
I lucked into mine as well. Ended up in OT Cyber as a system admin and compliance coordinator. Now I’m helping run a cyber program at nuclear plants.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:07 pm to Naked Bootleg
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cobol in 1997
There have been some sweet Cobol gigs out there paying people $300/hr.
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Gotta have certifications to teach the classes, also: we were also a testing center. So I got shitloads of certs back then.
Certifications are required now after the undergrad degree is done and I try to keep an eye on what are the highest paying.
Top 10 highest paying IT certifications
I have two of the 10 but I really need to get serious for this next chapter of my career. That Bass Cat Eyra isn't going to pay for itself.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:09 pm to Naked Bootleg
I've been doing Business Intelligence for quite a while. I started out as a Windows/Web developer for a national restaurant chain. After about 5 years of doing that, I found that I really enjoyed BI and made the move.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:16 pm to Naked Bootleg
My official title is security engineer, but I do a bit of it all. Security, development, infrastructure, etc. I graduated from ULL in 2002 in computer science. Right now my main interests outside of actual work include security in general, pentesting, redteaming, exploit development, etc. Years ago I got a CCNA, and in the past few years I've gone after most of the Offensive Security certs. I've got OSCP, OSEP, and recently OSED.
This post was edited on 5/15/23 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:13 pm to Thracken13
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install/train/support Cash Machines for banks and credit unions
I had to help troubleshoot a cash machine's outward connection at one of our locations - dude, the thing was running IBM OS/2 (a badass OS in the day, truly ahead of its time) but this was in 2010 or so. Just OS/2 and a VPN client..
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:18 pm to bad93ex
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There have been some sweet Cobol gigs out there paying people $300/hr
I tell my son who just finished his Freshman year of college: If I could do it all over again, I'd pick an obscure technology that only large companies need, or some other niche tech, and get really good at it. We've paid Oracle EBS pl/sql developers around $280 up until recently when we woke up and realized customizing EBS can be a bad deal. Sounds like some companies (Southwest Airlines maybe lol?) are still running old stuff and must pay top dollar for developers.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:19 pm to Steve Rogers
NCR, Glory, Arca/Diebold and Hyosung are what I mainly work with
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:21 pm to Thracken13
Vmware, Netapp, Windows Servers. Various software.
I've worked in the US and overseas.
I've worked in the US and overseas.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:22 pm to Naked Bootleg
yeah - I know one of my is a more Linux based OS, and one runs Win11 on it. im not good with Linux, so i try to not delve too far into it - but the WIN OS machine i can dig into it pretty well.
can even load all of the software and configure it like a Vendor Tech would do. also self taught how to interpret the vendor communication codes and do not have to rely on a tech to say "it is software".
been doing it for 25 years - it is fascinating work
can even load all of the software and configure it like a Vendor Tech would do. also self taught how to interpret the vendor communication codes and do not have to rely on a tech to say "it is software".
been doing it for 25 years - it is fascinating work
This post was edited on 5/15/23 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:25 pm to Naked Bootleg
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I tell my son who just finished his Freshman year of college: If I could do it all over again, I'd pick an obscure technology that only large companies need, or some other niche tech, and get really good at it. We've paid Oracle EBS pl/sql developers around $280 up until recently when we woke up and realized customizing EBS can be a bad deal. Sounds like some companies (Southwest Airlines maybe lol?) are still running old stuff and must pay top dollar for developers.
i remember around Y2K i worked for Bellsouth, and they had software systems (at the time) that were written in the 60's and still prominently in use, and were really concerned that they would continue to work after the rollover - thankfully it survived, because the software was vital.
it was very eye opening to see how old some software is and people on the outside of the company have no idea on it.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:26 pm to Naked Bootleg
Worked on the user side for a quarter century. Training, troubleshooting, installation, Windows config & imaging, Winbatch scripting, sort of a jack of all trades on the app side.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:28 pm to Naked Bootleg
I am at a hospital system. I am a between the the help desk and Networking, InfoSec, and server team.
I absolutely hate it. I have been applying for years to move up the ranks but got nowhere.
I absolutely hate it. I have been applying for years to move up the ranks but got nowhere.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:29 pm to BigD43
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applying for years to move up the ranks but got nowhere
Time to get some certs and update that resume
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:32 pm to LordSnow
I am networking+ and security+ certified. Still no interviews.
This post was edited on 5/15/23 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:32 pm to Naked Bootleg
I'm a SR Solutions Architect. Been in IT for 25 years, 23 post college.
This post was edited on 5/15/23 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:32 pm to BigD43
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I am at a hospital system. I am a between the the help desk and Networking, InfoSec, and server team.
That pretty much leaves Desktop/Field Service Support. Makes friends.
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:33 pm to SlimTigerSlap
What do you mean by that?
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