"i am looking for a mid-level server guy"

[takeru]

our IT boss wants to hire what he says is a "mid-level server guy." beyond that, he just says, "its up to you." great... just what are the requirements of a mid-level server guy anyway? :/

 

[Chronoshock]

I'm guessing around lvl 30, has mostly blue gear, maybe an epic?

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: takeru
our IT boss wants to hire what he says is a "mid-level server guy." beyond that, he just says, "its up to you." great... just what are the requirements of a mid-level server guy anyway? :/

aren't the requirements up to him?

 

[nageov3t]

uh, that could be anything... a hardware monkey, low-level admin... who knows, that's a pretty broad stroke.

 

[jlazzaro]

5-6 years of real world experience, MCSE or the like...

 

[nakedfrog]

A high level server guy who will work at entry level pay.

 

[hiromizu]

If the rack is 40 units high, probably around 20.

 

[spidey07]

Sounds like somebody with 5 years of real experience. Not SME level but not low level either.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
I'm guessing around lvl 30, has mostly blue gear, maybe an epic?

epics at level 30......intense.

 

[Steve]

Just promote somebody out of helpdesk.

 

[Snapster]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
A high level server guy who will work at entry level pay.

Pretty much

 

[Czar]

if mid level is 5 years of experience, then what is a high level server guy?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Czar
if mid level is 5 years of experience, then what is a high level server guy?

10+ years. Expert level. Basically somebody that has done it all before and now spends their career telling other people what to do.

 

[Apathetic]

First figure out what kind of OS they're going to be respobsible for - Windows, Unix (what flavor), Linux, mixed environment, etc.

Then make a list of the major software running on those boxes. If you run a lot of Oracle, you probably want an admin with experience supporting Oracle.

Then figure out any additional skills you'd like (networking, Unix guy who's comfortable with Windows, etc) and list those as "...additional preference will be given to people with (fill in the blank)..."

Go from there.

Dave

 

[Nitemare]

someone that has some certs and 4-8 years xp?

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
I'm guessing around lvl 30, has mostly blue gear, maybe an epic?

epics at level 30......intense.

Fiery War Axe FTW...wait, that's lvl40.

 

[FoBoT]

he needs BOTH a wizard hat AND a wizard cloak

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
I'm guessing around lvl 30, has mostly blue gear, maybe an epic?

epics at level 30......intense.

Fiery War Axe FTW...wait, that's lvl40.

I don't think there are any epics until lvl 40-41

at least that's what I heard

 

[Danman]

I would say four to five years, understanding of Windows, Linux, and any other OS's you have in your environment, fundamentals of networking (how subnets work, calculating them, etc.), and some basic project management skills.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Czar
if mid level is 5 years of experience, then what is a high level server guy?

10+ years. Expert level. Basically somebody that has done it all before and now spends their career telling other people what to do.

Spidey know absolutely everything about everything. However, you may want to factor in the information that he lives in a shitty red state that readily takes welfare from blue states. This probably means that 10+ years really means fresh out of an associates degree, and expert to mean "knows what a router is." Just an FYI.

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
I'm guessing around lvl 30, has mostly blue gear, maybe an epic?

epics at level 30......intense.

Fiery War Axe FTW...wait, that's lvl40.

I don't think there are any epics until lvl 40-41

at least that's what I heard

I don't play WoW anymore, but I looked it up on thottbot and there is in fact a new epic wearable pre-30: http://thottbot.com/i34227

 

[Vidda]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
he needs BOTH a wizard hat AND a wizard cloak

I believe you meant robe and wizard hat.