I’ve been in IT for 11 years. I’m now in Service Delivery at a tech company as a tech analyst. I started in the trenches removing viruses from student pc’s, and now I’m at a leading Fintech with great WLB. Help desk at college NOC technician (overnights) Comcast call center POS Systems Analyst Web server Application Implementation (travel) Service Delivery Analyst at a Fintech (current) Current TC $77k (not including OT) I’m making the most money I’ve ever made in my life at my current position, but it’s not enough. I’m trying to be patient with the housing situation in the north east U.S, the prices are just insane. Getting married this year, so hoping to purchase a home next year. I literally hopped on this app right after putting a bucket in a closet because our pipes under our tub are leaking. I’m fucking over it. Greatful we found this condo we’re in just as the pandemic broke, but we’ve had the worst luck imaginable with apartments. 2 years at one place, then the building was bought and we had to get out. 2 years at another place, then township came down on the landlord for renting an apartment on a single family lot. We had to leave. Now this place, the landlord just hasn’t kept up with it so it has problems like Niagara Falls in my closet. I work with DevOps on a daily basis, I work with product owners, I know they clear 100k. I want to move up. Anyone have tips or resources I can look into for DevOps / Product Owner paths? I know they’re very different but I honestly like both paths. This app has been very cool so far. Happy to share my experience and be part of this community. #devops #it #productowner #servicedelivery #100k #tech
Do you have a degree? Not sure exactly what your skill sets are. I’d say in IT, you can get some Google IT support certificates and try some other companies with higher pay in your area.
I have a BS in management information systems. I’m particularly interested in the two paths I mentioned. I’m thinking of speaking internally with Devops engineers and product managers at my current work place.
NJ or MA? I know someone who graduated in MIS, worked a few years, and then became a consultant on IT projects with Accenture. Maybe that route? You’d blow way past $100k in no time.
PA. Grew up in NJ. Good suggestion, thanks!
Just moved from Pennsy actually. I’m surprised you can’t find anything attainable. Lived reasonably well before tech on $90k t/c... granted PA isn’t the highest paying on tech or IT. Not sure if you are Philly or Pitt centric, but the property markets need to cool off soon on both sides. Return to office should help cool them a bit. As for branching out, Blind has been an immense resource. Shadow the folks at your current company as much as possible. Much in Dev and Product is learned on the job, so exposure is key!
What skills do you have and what technologies have you worked with? Because with 11 YoE & a degree there is no reason you shouldn’t be senior level unless you’ve just been coasting or making bad job moves. In order to make good money in IT you need to learn valuable skills such as scripting (Python, Shell, JavaScript), virtualization, networking, Linux (or Windows Server), AWS or GCP, system monitoring, any major SaaS provider (Okta, O365, Google Workspace), REST APIs, etc... Feel free to DM me if you’d like some advice. I have a BS IT from a average school, 5 YoE and my total compensation is 120K (until I start my new role) and I live in a MCOL city in the southeast
Great post. OP, what does your day to day look like in your current role? What would you consider your strongest skillsets? Service delivery to product management is generally not an easy jump to make because there’s not much overlap between job responsibilities there. You’d likely need to go a path something like business analyst to program management or solution architecture to PM. Easier path from service delivery is to move into professional services. No degree, TC 230K, happy to offer advice on either path
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LeetCode? If so, no. But I might.
You will have to. Then aim for ops/sysdev in AWS. Job sucks, but better than what you have now.