The following is a job req that I need to fill, I know there are some IT professionals on this board if anyone is interested please contact me. marc.blankenship@epcglobal.com Responsible for technical operations in Bechtel’s data centers and associated hardware including servers, storage area network disk arrays, fiber channel switches, and shared tape libraries. Administers the Microsoft operating systems including performance monitoring, capacity planning, operations planning, troubleshooting and preventative maintenance. Participate in planning and support of disaster recovery and business continuity. Participate in planning and implementation of O/S changes including version upgrades, service pack installation, and hot fixes. Provides specialized technical support and planning guidance to deployed IS&T organizations. Provides specialized technical support and planning for Citrix and related applications. Maintains records on repairs, down time, and configuration changes. Employee will be expected to carry a pager and provide off-hours support and maintenance on occasion, and will be part of a global operations group with peers in the major Bechtel offices. Candidate must be a motivated self-starter, be able to work autonomously, and be customer service oriented. Comprehensive technical knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Strong preference is given to candidates with sound knowledge of TCP/IP, data networking/LAN systems, and Windows server administration. Microsoft-based certification and hands on experience with IP will be an advantage. Experience in one or more of the following technology areas: systems security, server capacity planning and performance tuning, Windows and TCP/IP networking, and/or remote administration technologies. Strong customer service and communications skills required, both written and spoken.
How much does it pay? When I finally get the hell outta school this is the kind of position we tech mgmt majors are expected get.
Well I can forward that email so it get outs to students graduating from Texas A&M with a technology management degree (IT director). I am not sure if they send em out to the alumni but you are guaranteed the December graduates. Let me know if interested.
If you think you are going to join the IT workforce straight out of college and get an administrator position, you are in for a rude awakening. Degree or not, just about everyone has to work their way up. Experience is king in the IT field.
big is this a fulltime or contract position? If you can give me a ballpark of how much it pays, I can pass it along. I'm more specialized on the web infrastructure side so it's not something I would personally be interested in.
I'll have to agree here. The stuff you learn once you join the workforce, even as an entry position worker, is so much more in depth than anything learned in school.
And a great way to get this experience is to get a job doing IT work for your University while you're in school. I did this, and I ended up doing UNIX work in college, which gave me the experience for real employment later on.
You guys posting about experience VS degree just aren't informed about the program I am referring to. Sorry I didn't explain. Graduates are required to perform 400hrs of internship work in the IT field. With a real company. These students get hands on experience before they graduate and are coveted by employers from all over Texas. A couple of the classes involve case study work of an IT specialist, observing him/her while they are doing their job. Many (if not most) students hold computer oriented jobs (like bejezuz mentioned). TAMU realizes how important experience is in this field, thats why they incorporated it into the program...
400 hours!!! Wow, I was wrong. 10 weeks of internship experience makes all the difference! Oh wait, no it doesn't. Trust me rook, everyone in IT has to pay their dues.
So true.. That kind of experience maybe good enough for a help desk position where you take incoming phone calls and open tickets
