Wondering after reading others
21 YoE Currently senior sysadmin, 1B private company, 1600 employee, 30% YoY growth, unlimited PTO, unbelievable brand, 103k salary, no bonus, no stock; 38 yrs old. Desire to be Chief Technology Architect.
This started going downhill so fast after "unbelievable pto"
It was unlimited PTO, (comma) unbelievable brand.
Whatever. Post after that felt like the anti climax.
Closest thing to transferable skills into high tech job in msft is Premier Field Engineer, part of Microsoft services. Pays well, (better than your current comp) and you can transition into more of an architect role as you gain more exposure and internal visibility. I went from a sysadmin/architect type role in the government to a PFE position, then through promotions and internal networking landed in sales as a TSP. Are you up to date with cloud stacks? If not I would study up on that. On-prem is dying, hybrid / cloud is what services is looking for. Check the career site: careers.microsoft.com, and filter for Tampa. Good luck!
Thank you. I'm looking into that now. I've looked before. But it always seems that you need to know someone to get that initial sift and shake of resumes through the filters and into hands and eyes that actually matter though. Confirm?
You started working *in tech* at 17?
Indeed I did. Worked in highschool and then all through college and then enjoyed 15 yrs straight off of college and into the position I am now.
Which city?
Tampa Fla
103k in Tampa is >225k in Bay area.