IT Career [Weekly] What would you like to know Wednesday? General Question Thread |
- [Weekly] What would you like to know Wednesday? General Question Thread
- DevOps / Cloud Engineer Six-Figure Careers - AMA
- Is IT really worth getting into if so many people on this sub and just in general complain about how much their work sucks and how much they hate it?
- Is there a way to tell if you're just a seat warmer when you're interviewing?
- Confused on what to do
- Cybersecurity career - AMA
- How do I get started in an IT Career?
- IT careers.
- How can I get IT experience with P/T work instead of F/T?
- Skills for IT Security Jobs
- Which Certification to Pursue?
- Help with Consultant Job Offer
- What careers will remain in high-demand in the forseeable future?
- Entry level help desk salary/hourly rate
- WGU: CS or IT?
- How can a Systems Information Degree Major work in the AI industry?
- Transitioning to a Cloud network engineer role?
- How to the salaries of a good consultant (risk consultant or transition consultant) compare to a financial advisor?
- (Seeking Advice) Looking for the best stepping stone into IT Consulting (AT&T General Internship Program - Technology vs. Vanguard Tech Op's) Which would you choose?
- Career Path Advice, does this sound worth it? (Help Desk)
- Are websites like cert4sale legit?
- Anyone have experience with cleared TS/SCI AWS jobs in security or solutions architect?
- Seeking advice, changing career path into IT
- CS degree VS. Information Systems Security degree?
- Which route should my son take in college?
| [Weekly] What would you like to know Wednesday? General Question Thread Posted: 29 Jan 2020 12:17 AM PST Not every question needs a backstory or long explanation but it is still a question that you would like answered. This is weekly thread is setup to allow a chance for people to ask general questions that they may not feel is worthy of a full post to the sub. Examples:
Please keep things civil and constructive! MOD NOTE: This will be a weekly post on every Wednesday. [link] [comments]  |
| DevOps / Cloud Engineer Six-Figure Careers - AMA Posted: 29 Jan 2020 07:07 AM PST I saw great responses on the Cyber Security thread. Figured to do the same for DevOps / Engineer. What questions do you have? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2020 07:36 PM PST I've spent some time lurking on this sub, and the amount of people saying stuff like "Working help desk makes me want to blow my brains out" and "If I have to spend one more fucking day as a sys admin..." baffles me. And it's not even in those specific positions. I've seen posts from people in cyber sec, Dev ops and others that say equally hateful things about their job, co-workers, etc. It just really makes me wonder if I should stick with it and do what I want as a career one day or get out while I can. [link] [comments]  |
| Is there a way to tell if you're just a seat warmer when you're interviewing? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 10:18 AM PST So some context:: I only have my ITF+ - working on the A+ - and interviewed for a help desk position. The recruiter flagged my resume for the hiring manager, asked me to fill out a pre-clearance thing (it's supposed to show if i'd get clearance or not, i think) and I did it honestly. I thought i'd get a chance to explain some things - i was told to be honest because it'll come back to haunt me. It's just weird to get that answer for a help desk job - it made me wonder if the position was ever a legitimate listing? (or if they already decided on it before my interview) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2020 03:59 AM PST I'm going into my 6th semester of college and feel like I don't know anything . I don't have any experience at all and was looking on getting the A+ certificate but when I checked for jobs around my location ( I live in Ireland) very few jobs came up and it seems pointless to do A+ if I can't get a job.I feel lost , any ideas on how I can improve my situation ? Anything helps , thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2020 04:14 PM PST I saw a lot if people asking about cybersecurity/pentesting careers. I've been running my own agency for some time now and would love to help some guys out so ask me anything! [link] [comments]  |
| How do I get started in an IT Career? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:21 AM PST I recently have been taking courses on Udemy on Networking and Ethical Hacking. I've been finding a lot of the courses fun and interesting and would like to pursue a career in possibly cyber security. I'm 25 and have no college experience. I was curious if it is possible to start and advance in this career field by studying on my own and earning certifications. Or is a degree highly sought after? Also what are some of the entry field jobs that I would have to start in? Thank you all in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2020 11:11 AM PST Hello I'm 23 and interested in a career in the IT field, cyber security specifically. I'm going to start a 2 month long bootcamp on coding in April to get more knowledge and experience in the IT field. Is this a good course of action if my ultimate goal is cyber security? My original plan was to go to college but from what I've been reading getting the certifications is more important. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| How can I get IT experience with P/T work instead of F/T? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 10:58 AM PST I'm studying for my CompTIA A+ exam currently, and plan to get my Network+ & Security+ certs after. I'm currently self-employed but looking for a career change into IT. I know it's recommended to take a help desk job to start out, but since I'm the bread winner of my family, I can't really afford to take such a pay cut. So my question is, does anyone have ideas for me to start getting IT experience part-time instead of getting a full-time help-desk job for a low-wage? Nights and weekends would work best for me so I could still work at least 40-hrs at my business. My plan is to work my way into a cloud or cyber security career, and already have a free AWS account. Is it possible for me to do projects at home to get valuable experience to help me eventually get a full-time job in IT that is beyond help desk? I assume I could build a home lab (including a server), build a PC from scratch, practice programming languages, practice ethical hacking, ect. I will add that for my business I do architectural drafting and 3D BIM modeling, and I have experience with using software and dealing with computer issues. My past job was 3 years in CAD Support, which I worked alongside the IT department to take support tickets of CAD/BIM software issues. I troubleshooted user, CAD/BIM software and printer issues, and would work with the IT department if the issue was IT related. Does that count somewhat for IT experience? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2020 10:42 AM PST So I don't know if this belongs here, but idk where else to ask. I just finished my Bachelor degree in Applied Computer Science and switched to IT Security for my master. I have to say that I learned a lot from my studies but I still have the feeling that I know nothing or at least not enough to actually set foot in the IT security afterwards. What is general knowledge that should be mandatory for setting foot and also what skills? I tried searching job applications for requirements but most of them are very general, stating things like teamwork and problem solving, not saying anything about the technical skills. Grateful for every tip you might have. [link] [comments]  |
| Which Certification to Pursue? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 10:41 AM PST Hi all, A former coworker who is now the IT director at his company reached out to me this morning wanting to talk about a Sys. Admin position available. It was nice that he reached out to me, but it got me thinking. I have a full time position at a company in a major east coast city making $60k+, benefits, 23 days PTO to start, 5 sick days. My role is basically IT support for one of their secondary offices and I'm the only tech onsite. I've been here for 6 months. Issues are usually oddities, new starters, video conference issues, and system slowdowns. I also manage user accounts and provision access to certain systems. I've done some IT onboarding and given a couple GDPR slides/tests. My last job was at an MSP managing users and doing Helpdesk support (onsite and remote), before that, support for a retail networking product, and my first IT job was an 8 month contract as Helpdesk where the above connection was a network engineer. My total IT career is about 5 or 6 years at this point...minus 2.5 years if you don't count the technical support position. Especially in my current job, I feel like nothing is happening. I don't encounter much that I get to really test my skills with or learn with. Most of my time is spent at my desk on Reddit (I know I could be studying or documenting something; sometimes I do). 90% of the time it's a super low stress job which is great, but 5% is last minute contractors/hires needing accounts and equipment after the Execs try to circumvent our processes, and 5% is working around exec schedules to set them up with something that they should have been set up with alongside everyone else. The infrastructure is old servers, bad wiring (lots of things patched incorrectly and more), messy topology, but also new APs and firewalls managed by our overseas network team. I want to learn relevant skills and sharpen them as well. I don't have experience with Veeam, AWS, etc, and I've only done basic management with JAMF and AD because I haven't been in environments where those are heavily used or that I have had access to. My main skills are probably figuring out high-level solutions to problems, working 1-on-1 with people, Macguyver-ing, and networking (but there are big gaps in my network knowledge). My main questions are...which certs should I focus on to advance my knowledge and add confidence, and should I entertain talking about this Sys. Admin role (I'm worried about not liking the company or benefits as much). My current company offers ~$1000 per year for "Professional development" so that should cover a cert or two. Also, I made it clear to the head of IT who contacted me that I mainly have Helpdesk experience (he said he would still want to chat, in-person). Sorry for the wall-of-text and thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Help with Consultant Job Offer Posted: 29 Jan 2020 04:43 AM PST Hi, Throwaway account here, but I'm could use a few different opinions on a job offer i was recently made. Location: London, UK Background: Masters in Bioinformatics grad from a Top 20 Russel Group University in the UK. Had a 12 month internship as a junior IT Business Analyst for a major FMCG company (FTSE100). After graduation, joined IBM as a Graduate Consultant in their Cloud & Cognitive Business Area, working in the integration space mostly in a Backend engineer type role with a slice of DevOps for a couple of clients on some mid-sized projects. Starting salary was £30k. Been with IBM now for 18 months and current wage is £36k. Slated to exit the grad scheme in the next 5 months or so, after which I will receive a promotion and a 20% bump in wage. I quite like my job, and my team. Travel has been fairly light, as majority of clients are in London, so I maybe have to get out of London 1.5 weeks a month, which is perfect for me. Very flexible schedules, with plenty of opportunities to do remote work, and work from home as much as you want (as long as client is ok with it). To summarise: Wage: £36k Bonus: None officially, but I did get two minor bonuses in the past year from project performance. Pension: I pay in 5%, IBM pays in 10%. Offer: Recruiter organised an interview with Deloitte recently, with their Consulting Service line. Cloud Engineering and DevOps enablement business unit. Interview went well and they made me an offer for a Consultant role. Wage: £43k Bonus: Discretionary, based on Company performance Pension: Deloitte will match my contributions up to 8%. E.g. I pay in 8%, they pay in 8%. Conclusion: I feel like they are lowballing me here. I was expecting something in the £50k range, but 43k is only a 20% increase on my current wage, and slightly lower if you take Total Comp into consideration. I will be getting this raise in the next few months anyway. Talking to friends of mine that have already left, it doesn't seem unreasonable that after 2 years experience I could fairly easily jump into a role paying £60k especially in London if I wanted to. Is this a decent offer for somebody with my experience? If not, what do you think would be one and what could I reasonably negotiate in this instance? Any advice will be massively appreciated. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| What careers will remain in high-demand in the forseeable future? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 04:38 AM PST |
| Entry level help desk salary/hourly rate Posted: 29 Jan 2020 10:07 AM PST What would be a good a starting salary/hourly rate for someone just starting out in help desk with no previous experience in the Midwest. For context the job would be salary working 45 hours a week plus on call rotation. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2020 09:04 AM PST Currently studying for A+ Net+ and Security+. Then gonna look for a job. I'm debating going to WGU but can't decide whether computer science or IT would be better? [link] [comments]  |
| How can a Systems Information Degree Major work in the AI industry? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 08:02 AM PST I just read Kai Fu Lee's amaazing book "AI Super-Powers China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order". I go to Uni next semester, right now I am a vocational student who has had experience interning in a couple virtual reality startups working as a 3D artist, but my heart and Interest are really in AI. I live in a developing country(Indonesia) where chinese incubated startups dominate but so far AI startups are few and far between. What should I focus on while I'm in uni? Should I minor in Business Intelligence or Database? I appreciate and am interested in the technical parts of AI but what I'm really in love is the how you can Implement AI technologies to help people in real life and the economics of it. What should I intern as after Uni to really get the sense of the AI landscape? I am proficient but I can't say I enjoy coding. I like maths however and developing soft skills like communicating with people. I reccomend everyone to read Kai Fu Lee's book. Humanity is gonna change in a huge way in the next 10-20 years. Sorry for the formmating(on mobile) and english isn't my first language [link] [comments]  |
| Transitioning to a Cloud network engineer role? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 07:48 AM PST Is anyone here what might be described as a cloud network engineer? I'm trying to transition into this kind of a role from being a "traditional" network engineer and am curious what resources you used/what the job is like. I work for an international company as a data center network engineer and they just announced we will be closing all but one of our data center locations. We've moved everything into google's cloud. The only reason we're not closing all of our data centers is that some of our services don't (yet) play nice in the cloud. Leadership is trying to prevent a panic across the multiple teams responsible for supporting out data center environments, but I can see the writing on the wall. They will move everything to the cloud the moment they can figure out how to migrate the last services currently running in our legacy data center. I'm not waiting until they tell us we don't have platform anymore. I saw google has a "Professional Cloud Network Engineer" certification and I've started taking watching the training videos on Coursera. Some other people recommended linuxacademy and acloudguru, so I will look into those. I was already in the middle of pivoting from a traditional CLI based network engineer to a network automation engineer. I got my CCNP, I have been learning and using python/git/ansible/kubernetes at work, and so I see this as just another pivot. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2020 07:36 AM PST Would like to know out of school and then after 10 or 15 years once they're grown their portfolio and get promoted. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:46 AM PST Hi Reddit! I recently received offers from two companies and am extremely conflicted as to which I should take! I have always wanted to do IT consulting and was looking at using this summer as a stepping stone to getting there. More specifically, I would be working in AT&T's General Internship Program for Technology, whereas for Vanguard I would be part of the enterprise's Technology Operations team! I absolutely loved the culture and people of each company, I just don't know exactly which would be best for myself. Assume all other things such as pay and benefits equal. Thanks in advance guys! [link] [comments]  |
| Career Path Advice, does this sound worth it? (Help Desk) Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:33 AM PST Hey everyone, I've been having issues deciding if a change in my career path is worth what appears to be a huge amount of outside of work impact. I'm been with a non-profit organization for 10 years with a total of 12 years' experience. I've been a small computer shop tech, Help Desk Analyst, Local PC Analyst for a facility, and my current role is a Quality Assurance Analyst for the 24/7 IT Helpdesk. A little bit about me, I'm not a super technical person (as in I don't have an interest in being a Sys Admin/Programmer/Etc). My passion in this field has always been with pushing quality customer service and breaking any old assumptions people push just because "it's how it's always been done" despite how poorly it affects customers. My current role has the best schedule I've had in my career; the hours are completely up to me with 4/10s along with a rotating 4-day weekend (Swapping from taking Fri/Mon off every other week). I do a lot of small/minor projects with the main priority being listening to calls from each analyst from the help desk to verify the quality of their work, which is then given to Department Leadership. With full freedom of my schedule, I'm also able to work from home full time if I wanted to. I am also hourly with only able to gain overtime under times when work gets super behind (there are only two QA Analyst in the department). My work is never micro-managed and I've been in the position for 5 years with top marks evaluations every year. My department is a newer/smaller one that is underneath the Help Desk Department, that has hopes in one day becoming its own independent department, offering more Quality Assurance to other IT Departments within the organization. Currently, there is only one level of my job position within the department. Again, there are "hopes" for future growth for the department, but that could be very, very far away. The Director of the Help Desk retired, so the Help Desk Manager got Director and so I applied for the vacant Manager role. I ended up being the runner up for the position and it went to the Help Desk's Supervisor. Now, both the Director and Manager want me to fill the Supervisor role for the help desk. My current QA Job Pay is $25.7 (Per hour, non-salary with shift diff pay) and the Supervisor role would be $28/hr starting (Salary, with rotation on-call responsibilities). The job would put me on the Leadership track, but doubt is creeping in with, "Will this make me hate working for this organization" when I consider the changes. The Help Desk is 24/7 with a staff of 27 people (Soon to be 33 with a future merger), with the Supervisor being the keeper of the work schedules and verifying that coverage is maintained for every shift. There is a rotation on-call that the Supervisor will need to be on for about once a month. When I spoke to the old supervisor, he mentioned that it's not unheard of for him to get called at midnight or 1 am for someone calling in sick the next day. As for career goals, I honestly just have jumped around in my career and figured stuff out as I went. I've been the lead of a project where 5 people form the help desk work on during their free time and report to me (just for this one project); this has gotten leadership interested in putting me in Mgmt. I'm just concerned that while the Supervisor position would be a promotion into the leadership track of my organization, the current Manager/Director don't have plans on leaving any time soon. I honestly can't think of another department that I would want to take over if I wanted to push to like Manager one day, so there's not a clear path of what a next step would be. Any advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Are websites like cert4sale legit? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 02:44 AM PST I'm wondering if websites like https://cert4sale.com/ are legit? Isn't something like this illegal? [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone have experience with cleared TS/SCI AWS jobs in security or solutions architect? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:17 AM PST Looking to connect and interrogate you. I already pester those I find on LinkedIn too. I am a net admin with 5 mo exp only. with CCNA, SEC+, A.A., graduating with B.S. networks and cybersecurity in a few months. Talking to a GovCloud recruiter at the moment but they are waiting until I finish the degree to put me through hoops Have been looking at CySA+ and AWS SA studying briefly only, looking to hit a security point in AWS eventually [link] [comments]  |
| Seeking advice, changing career path into IT Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:49 AM PST So I'm turning 30 this year and I'm thinking about changing my career path as I feel I may be at a dead end job. I have a bachelor's degree in business management, I'm currently working as a Call Center Manager for a home service and repair company. Making 58k salary in the suburbs around Philadelphia. I don't hate my job but I don't know where to advance career wise from here. My passion has always been for computers and I am currently thinking about transitioning to IT. I'm self studying to get my ITF+, then A+, and then Sec+ certs. As I am told these certs are golden for making my entry into IT without any experience. I'm leaning towards cyber security because of it's high demand. What kind of advice would you guys suggest for me? Do I have to take a pay cut going into helpdesk to get my foot in the door? What type of positions titles should I be applying to? I have time to search since I am currently employed. [link] [comments]  |
| CS degree VS. Information Systems Security degree? Posted: 29 Jan 2020 04:37 AM PST Hey guys, I'm going to graduate high school soon and have applied to both compsci and info security bachelor degrees. Initially my goal was to work in the software development field since my interest is in coding but there seems to be a tough market for junior developer roles. As a back-up I applied to the infosecurity degree but have been surprised to see that there was such great demand for cyber security jobs. My thought process was to get this degree and start my career in security to gain tech experience while waiting for the software dev hype to die down so I can learn programming on my own and apply to dev jobs later if I decide I still want to. For any of you cyber security specialists out there, any insight on this career advancement plan or general job growth for this sector of tech? Ultimately this decision comes down to choosing compsci (the more traditional degree to gain a general knowledge of computing but becoming highly competitive) or the infosec (more specialized degree but will give me better career opportunities after graduation). Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Which route should my son take in college? Posted: 28 Jan 2020 10:12 PM PST I am a Sys Admin (MS O365, MS MIM, Cisco ESA) for a large company. My Masters is in Cyber Security and Info Assurance. I have a 17 year old HS junior. I am curious the best route for him to take in college to be the most marketable. Is it Cyber or Programming he should focus on? UPDATE: I am not pushing my son any direction. He asked me my thoughts. I told him and said I would get others input through a group of professionals. He wants to go to college for 'IT'. That is all he knows at this point. He isn't sure exactly what for but mentioned maybe coding or forensics. [link] [comments]  |
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