** Official IT Thread ** - Come in for some tech!

[SynapticCleft]

Interesting. A bunch of our vendors when I go on support ticket calls are called SRE's.

I go by Google’s definition of what an SRE is suppose to do since they created the name. Their function is to manage infrastructure with code. https://sre.google/

I guess other companies are trying to lure in talent by using the “SRE” buzzword.

[SwimLiftRunGrl]

That is an interesting way to use SREs, usually SRE teams deal with internal and don't interact with clients.

I feel your pain, SSL certs are a pain to deal with.

I support internal users, mostly developers. I prefer internal, I dealt with external clients before and they are pushy and always try to get more than what they are paying for. One customer who was leaving my previous company's cloud hosted software and was spinning up their own managed solution wanted me to install the software on their servers. I politely told them to get "f*cked" and to pay for a proper professional services engagement since I'm only suppose to manage my company's cloud hosted stuff anyways.

hmmm.. maybe you are right in regard to SREs. A couple of them told me that they have to work on client issues every time I ask them about my ticket. hahaha. maybe it is their excuse to get rid of me.

I agree with you. I rather support internal users than external clients. I hear horrible stories about clients from my friends in IT. Geesh that customer is so unprofessional and rude. Good job at telling that customer off.

[Realclout]

Gonna be taking my CCNA exam soon, Chitting bricks with anxiety but think I am gonna walk right through this since I have been putting the time in SRS. Amazing opportunity. Very excited.

[SwimLiftRunGrl]

Gonna be taking my CCNA exam soon, Chitting bricks with anxiety but think I am gonna walk right through this since I have been putting the time in SRS. Amazing opportunity. Very excited.

Good luck!

Barely passed Azure admin..

Hey a pass is still a pass! Congrats! Knew you can do it!

[scythiss1]

Fellow IT brahs, what is your position how much do you make and what certs do you have?

I posted here way back to help me get started. I eventually got my A+ and held down a IT job for 2 years and still going. I been complacent ever since I landed my job and have not pursued other certs. Going to go for my net+.

Also how hard is it to make 80k a year in IT with 2 years of experience? I have 2 and a half but I only hold my A+.

[dcbone30]

Fellow IT brahs, what is your position how much do you make and what certs do you have?

I posted here way back to help me get started. I eventually got my A+ and held down a IT job for 2 years and still going. I been complacent ever since I landed my job and have not pursued other certs. Going to go for my net+.

Also how hard is it to make 80k a year in IT with 2 years of experience? I have 2 and a half but I only hold my A+.

A+, Net+, Sec+, AWS Associate Developer/Solutions Architect, CEH and a masters. Full remote, closing in on 6 figures in a very low CoL area. Started out at 15/hr. I also teach pt as an IT adjunct at a local cc

[Hnbn1]

Innnnnnn

[niospecv]

A+, Net+, Sec+, Proj+, associates, bachelors, going to do MBA this coming fall. 74k
I live in an area where the cost of living is very cheap, so my salary makes me a high-income earner. I also supplement my income with my online business. Boss tells me the agency is grooming me to be a regional director. That job is 90k. Hope that comes sooner than later. I forgot, my title is System Administrator V.

[scythiss1]

Thanks!



IT to salary probably translates depending on location. In Canada it didn't/doesn't matter. I have around 7/8 certificates and the only one that ever came up was maybe RHCSA/RHCE but it never helped with salary increase. I could be making at least 90k USD if I was in US..alas, I can't find a company to sponsor me for a position.
Maybe US brahs can give you better advice.

My location is probably balls for IT. I make ok money but its poverty to most miscers. 50k a year. Really sucks considering everything where I am is sky rocketing in orice but wages are staying the same.

[SynapticCleft]

Fellow IT brahs, what is your position how much do you make and what certs do you have?

I posted here way back to help me get started. I eventually got my A+ and held down a IT job for 2 years and still going. I been complacent ever since I landed my job and have not pursued other certs. Going to go for my net+.

Also how hard is it to make 80k a year in IT with 2 years of experience? I have 2 and a half but I only hold my A+.

Skip the Net+ and go for the CCNA.

I'm a devops engineer, just shy of $140K depending on how much OT I do for the year. The only valid cert I have is the AWS Devops Pro.

Agreed on location is key to making a lot in IT. I live in a HCOL area and I don't plan to buy a house in this area anytime soon, way too expensive even with my income.

[chaunce54]

Fellow IT brahs, what is your position how much do you make and what certs do you have?

I posted here way back to help me get started. I eventually got my A+ and held down a IT job for 2 years and still going. I been complacent ever since I landed my job and have not pursued other certs. Going to go for my net+.

Also how hard is it to make 80k a year in IT with 2 years of experience? I have 2 and a half but I only hold my A+.

Network Security Engineer. Just cracked $100K. CISSP, CCSP, GIAC GCSA, had Sec+, but it's expired.

[scythiss1]

To the people above who said over 100k a year, do you have a degree? Im hoping I can crack 80k without a degree and just certs.

[SynapticCleft]

Yup I have a degree.

[GODLE]

I have BS in Computer networking, ccna, security+, giac gsec and gcih. I make 90k. Started out as helpdesk for almost 4 years, was complacent.

[niospecv]

To the people above who said over 100k a year, do you have a degree? Im hoping I can crack 80k without a degree and just certs.

It helps, but not always the case. I would also say those with the certs + degree have a higher chance over those with just certs.

[scythiss1]

Damn brahs, you all are making me considering going back to school

[GODLE]

Damn brahs, you all are making me considering going back to school

You dont need a degree to succeed in IT. Just get certs and exp.

[ometecuhtli2001]

Fellow IT brahs, what is your position how much do you make and what certs do you have?

I posted here way back to help me get started. I eventually got my A+ and held down a IT job for 2 years and still going. I been complacent ever since I landed my job and have not pursued other certs. Going to go for my net+.

Also how hard is it to make 80k a year in IT with 2 years of experience? I have 2 and a half but I only hold my A+.

Currently a SQL Server DBA. Making $100k. Three degrees (2 undergrad, 1 grad) none of which are in CS or IT-related areas. I've got an MCP cert, but I think it may have expired lol. The amount of experience I have is better measured in decades and covers all areas except networking.

It's been extremely difficult for me to find jobs in I.T. despite my experience. As Invictus said, degrees allow HR drones to check off boxes. Same with certs. As a result, I've been stuck with entry-level jobs for the most part. My current employer decided to take a chance on me and my salary went way up as a result. What's helped me in the past was keeping my nose clean so I could pass background checks. That's how I got my first full-time job: the five people before me got dequeued.

[chaunce54]

To the people above who said over 100k a year, do you have a degree? Im hoping I can crack 80k without a degree and just certs.

I only have an Associates degree. But like others have said, HR people look for degrees...

[SwimLiftRunGrl]

Agreed on location is key to making a lot in IT. I live in a HCOL area and I don't plan to buy a house in this area anytime soon, way too expensive even with my income.

Is your area as expensive as Cali? Over here the house prices are ridiculous.

To the people above who said over 100k a year, do you have a degree? Im hoping I can crack 80k without a degree and just certs.

It really depends on the job position you are applying for. Some requires and some don't. You can make good money without a degree. Having said that I do have one cert, an undergrad and grad degree focusing on CS not IT. Data analytics/data mining makes pretty good money too.

Degrees are probably not necessary other than to fill in checkmarks for HR drones. Time and experience and progression in the field is the king it seems.

I agree but some companies are so adamant about hiring people with degrees only. It sucks.

[conics]

Brahs working help desk job $15/hr

First job 4 month contract
Recruiter said he will get me another entry level help desk job

Can I expect a pay raise at least $20/hr

[SynapticCleft]

Is your area as expensive as Cali? Over here the house prices are ridiculous.

Yup, I'll most likely find a place 45-60 mins away from Boston.

[dcbone30]

Brahs working help desk job $15/hr

First job 4 month contract
Recruiter said he will get me another entry level help desk job

Can I expect a pay raise at least $20/hr

It's entirely dependent....on basically every variable possible. Were you exceptional on your 4 month contract? Did you get any certs/degree in that timeframe to assist in justifying a payraise? Does the new contract pay more?


If the answer yes to all of those, then probably. But maybe not? Nobody can answer that for you.

[SwimLiftRunGrl]

Yup, I'll most likely find a place 45-60 mins away from Boston.

Cool! If you are 100% WFH then you can basically live anywhere. Hope the commute does not suck if you do have to go into the office.

Quick question. I've been googling but have not found the answer yet. Might as well ask here. Since S3 is global is it possible to create a bucket but not have it show up on the bucket search list? The bucket should still show up on the S3 console search list even if the block public access is enabled on the bucket correct? The reason that I asked is because this team gave us S3 URL to their bucket but when clicked on it it shows all permissions denied (also with unknown error under Permissions tab) and I cannot find the bucket name under the search list even though I have Admin rights.

[SynapticCleft]

Cool! If you are 100% WFH then you can basically live anywhere. Hope the commute does not suck if you do have to go into the office.

Quick question. I've been googling but have not found the answer yet. Might as well ask here. Since S3 is global is it possible to create a bucket but not have it show up on the bucket search list? The bucket should still show up on the S3 console search list even if the block public access is enabled on the bucket correct? The reason that I asked is because this team gave us S3 URL to their bucket but when clicked on it it shows all permissions denied (also with unknown error under Permissions tab) and I cannot find the bucket name under the search list even though I have Admin rights.

The commute isn't so bad, before COVID I was only in the office 3 times a week to use the gym lol.

It's impossible to create an S3 bucket without supplying the region. Sounds like they might have created the bucket in a different account. Even if a bucket is private you should be able to see it listed in the console. However the AWS Console is slow at times and might not be showing the latest info. If you have the awscli, you can use it to list all of the available s3 buckets.

[SwimLiftRunGrl]

The commute isn't so bad, before COVID I was only in the office 3 times a week to use the gym lol..

That is so funny. My office has a gym too but currently the whole office is closed. Everyone is working from home which I like more. Don't like staring at cubicle. lol.

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It's impossible to create an S3 bucket without supplying the region. Sounds like they might have created the bucket in a different account. Even if a bucket is private you should be able to see it listed in the console. However the AWS Console is slow at times and might not be showing the latest info. If you have the awscli, you can use it to list all of the available s3 buckets.

You are right. It was under a different account. It was strange how the team told me one account and the URL belongs to another account. Lol. Do you use AWS Organizations to manage all your aws accounts at work? We have so many that I'm thinking it must be expensive.

[SynapticCleft]

Yup we absolutely AWS Organizations, it makes it easy to track which business units pays for which accounts and enforces best security practices.

[Cinderblock]

So unnessesary how much I've been slacking. After getting my PMP Jan 2020 and my Master's May 2020 I ended not landing any Product or Program Mgt jobs at the big tech companies like I was aiming for after many interviews, and I've been completely demoralized the past 6 months or so.

My org has a new partnership with AWS, and our internal AWS team is getting huge support from our executives. I'm about to study for SA-Associate cert and try to move into a product role there.

[Realclout]

So unnessesary how much I've been slacking. After getting my PMP Jan 2020 and my Master's May 2020 I ended not landing any Product or Program Mgt jobs at the big tech companies like I was aiming for after many interviews, and I've been completely demoralized the past 6 months or so.

My org has a new partnership with AWS, and our internal AWS team is getting huge support from our executives. I'm about to study for SA-Associate cert and try to move into a product role there.

Brutal, Do you have any background in I.T if not it will probably be hard to get the position you want. AWS is probably gonna be my next cert after I finish my current one and will probably learn some JAVA potentially for automation.

[Cinderblock]

Brutal, Do you have any background in I.T if not it will probably be hard to get the position you want. AWS is probably gonna be my next cert after I finish my current one and will probably learn some JAVA potentially for automation.

Yeah my Bachelor's and Master's are in Information Systems. I've been doing IT project/program management for ~5 years. Staying internal and simply asking for a job on the AWS team is my easiest path.