IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[aXiom]

I keep telling brehs how easy it is to move up glad to see someone follow the blueprint .

Here's some areas to focus on if you wanna blow past 100k:

Powershell - learn it very well. If you know it, it'll put you right at the front of the line.

Group Policy - you gotta be very familiar with group policy. Learn it in and out.

SCCM - its huge and pretty much all big companies use it to manage their infrastructure

Exchange - it pretty much dominates the messaging landscape. It's everywhere

AD CS - if you can become proficient in PKI, you can easily start getting security gigs (an extra 20-30k a year easy).

Setup some vms and start testing out all of those systems and put that shyt on your resume (get your MCSE too). Then you just back, relax, and watch how many recruiters start blowing your phone up for 6 figure jobs

Breh.. I got both a core server and gui vm setup, everything I do in the gui I do via PS on the core server

I heard them SCCM boys make bank... there's so much shyt to learn and so little time, my brain is like

I'm about to stack up on experience points and free certs

So you got interviews even tho you don't actually have real world MCSA experience?

Getting interviews is basically down to just how creative you can get with your resume.. just don't put anything on there you're not comfortable with or can't explain thoroughly on the fly.. Once you get an interview it's all about how well you can sell yourself as a good fit for the company.

 

[Kid McNamara]

Breh.. I got both a core server and gui vm setup, everything I do in the gui I do via PS on the core server

I heard them SCCM boys make bank... there's so much shyt to learn and so little time, my brain is like

I'm about to stack up on experience points and free certs



Getting interviews is basically down to just how creative you can get with your resume.. just don't put anything on there you're not comfortable with or can't explain thoroughly on the fly.. It's all about selling yourself as a good fit for the company.

You can learn SCCM with the quickness though, and like ole boy said, if you can script using PowerShell, you'll be eating. You really don't even need a guide for this. You can download the software and follow a bunch of online material.

For PKI/ADCS, grab (*wink*) a copy of...

and you'll understand more about this stuff than most people in the field.

Trust.

 

[Dirty Mcdrawz]

Course driven free studies is going to be difficult to find. I would suggest watching professor messer on youtube series

thanks breh,

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Breh.. I got both a core server and gui vm setup, everything I do in the gui I do via PS on the core server

I heard them SCCM boys make bank... there's so much shyt to learn and so little time, my brain is like

I'm about to stack up on experience points and free certs



Getting interviews is basically down to just how creative you can get with your resume.. just don't put anything on there you're not comfortable with or can't explain thoroughly on the fly.. Once you get an interview it's all about how well you can sell yourself as a good fit for the company.

You might not realize it but you got the game figured out

As long as you stay focused you might able to take the cert game further than I ever could

And yes them SCCM cats be eating

Here's a JD that I got a few months ago. It pays $75-85/hr

Essential Job Responsibilities:

1. Leading projects delivering across multiple data centers with SCCM experience.

2. Working with cross-functional project teams to design and implement highly available .NET solutions using IIS and related Microsoft technologies.

3. Manage one or more of the following technologies: Active Directory, Internet Information Server (IIS), System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), System Center Configuration Manager(SCCM), SQL Server, Microsoft Cluster Server, Threat Management Gateway (TMG)

4. Providing technical documentation to project and Operations teams as part of project deliverables.


Required Qualifications:


Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field experience OR a High School diploma and 5-7 years of professional work experience


Job Related Experience:

• Experience leading projects delivering across multiple data centers with SCCM technology.

• Current, enterprise-class Infrastructure/System Engineering experience with Microsoft platforms running on Intel servers utilizing directly attached and SAN attached storage.

• Experience designing, implementing and managing one or more of the following technologies: Active Directory, Internet Information Server (IIS), System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), System Center Configuration Manager(SCCM), SQL Server, Microsoft Cluster Server, Threat Management Gateway (TMG)

• Experience implementing hosted and stand-alone .NET solutions.

• Working knowledge of networking protocols and components including TCP/IP, DNS, CIFS.

• Experience designing and implementing High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions.

• Scripting experience (Batch, WMI, VBScript, Powershell).

• Experience working on a matrix team consisting of a variety of Infrastructure Engineering groups, as well as Development groups and Client Relationship groups.


Travel Required:

• Travel less than 20% of the year


Certifications: preferred

• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MSCE)

A HS diploma, 5 years of exp, and 1 cert is all you need to be making 175,000/yr :brehwow2:

 

[↓R↑LYB]

5 years experience, no degree required, $70-90/hr

Access Management Design Analyst/Cyber Security Analyst Houston, TX

6-9 months

All inclusive rates range from $70-80/hr W2; $80-90/hr CTC (negotiable based on experience)

Technical knowledge and experience

Demonstrated subject matter expertise in one or more areas:

•Active Directory, Enterprise directory, DNS, DHCP, AD LDS, FIM, OIM, Windows, Linux/UNIX, Virtual Directories, Federated systems, gateway technologies, and other security and access technologies.

•Knowledge of how to apply these technologies across security zones, domains and forests.

•Demonstrated knowledge and experience with identity and access management principles and systems on an enterprise scale.

•Demonstrated ability to conduct stakeholder engagements, gather requirements, and translate to functional and design specifications for solutions in this these areas.

•Experience in building standard operating procedures and processes

•BA/BS in Computer Science, MIS or Information Technology or equivalent experience.

•Minimum of 5 years of direct or equivalent relevant experience (projects, technologies)

•5+ years in a leadership capacity

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Active Directory Consultant - $100/hr

Title – AD Consultant

Location – Bellevue, WA

Duration – 6 Months contract


Job Description:

Senior level consulting position responsible for Active Directory designing, implementing, operation and delivering of custom business solutions.


Technical Skills:

·Active Directory Administration

·Single sign on configuration

·ADFS

·SSL

 

[↓R↑LYB]

7 years exp, 1 cert, $90/hr

REQ Title: NS-292- Information Security Architect
Location: Atlanta, GA (Mid-Town)
Duration: 12 Months
Position: 1

Education:
4-year college degree and CISSP preferred

Skills:
7+ years of information security testing & evaluation, auditing, risk
7+ assessment, policy and procedure development
Must have the demonstrated ability to work with a diverse team and lead/assist in developing and improving an information security program of a large enterprise.
Knowledge of, and experience with regulatory and compliance information security frameworks, standards, and best practices (NIST, COBIT, HIPAA, SOX, PCI-DSS, ISO 27000 series, etc.).
Ability to develop practical and workable security solutions to address business partner's technical and business problems Full proficiency with vulnerability assessment and management tools (Web Inspect, Metasploit, CORE IMPACT) Proficient with static and dynamic code scanning testing techniques Excellent attention to detail and follow through Strong verbal and written interpersonal communications skills and ability to deal effectively with business partners, peers and management Competent knowledge of risk management and threat intelligence analysis

Responsibilities
This Information Security Consultant will be a member of the Information Security group responsible for improving the overall information security program. The Information Security Consultant will conduct and thoroughly document security assessments of new and existing technology initiatives. The candidate will also evaluate, recommend, and implement new information security solutions, and assist as needed in the support of existing security products. Primary focus will be in improving application, cloud, or mobile security, however other security responsibilities will also be assigned. Additional responsibilities include:
Provide technical support in the areas of vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, network security, product evaluation, and security implementation in a large corporate enterprise Responsible for designing and implementing solutions to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive information Provide technical evaluations of systems and assist with making security improvements Conduct security product evaluations, and recommends products, technologies and upgrades to improve the security posture Assist in defining, implementing, and maintaining information security policies, standards and procedures Conduct testing and audit log reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of current security measures

 

[↓R↑LYB]

5 years experience, degree not required, $70/hr

Position: Identity Management Engineer

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Duration: 12 Months

Pay Rate: $70/hr on W2


Primary Duties:

·Follow the Engineering process, which includes Service Design, Build and Transition of all new initiatives, with phase gates reviews presented to all stakeholders during the process.

·Maintains an understanding of all current and emerging identity management technologies, open system standards, management technologies as they relate to the support of Johnson Controls collaboration infrastructure.

·Identifies and assumes an ownership role of Identity Management infrastructure and related projects across the enterprise.

·Stays current on regional application and infrastructure projects to maintain effective availability and global consistency amongst regional infrastructure, integration and configuration.

·Is a project resource for ongoing Identity Management projects under the guidance of Sr. Engineers

·Acts as liaison between Johnson Controls architecture team, service operations team and vendors to provide transparency on future projects, activities, business requirements and technical concerns of initiated projects.

·Works with Sr Engineers to help define implementation roadmaps, support requirements and management infrastructure.

·Ensures that third party solutions follow all Johnson Controls standards.

·Provides senior management and general staff with accurate and complete status information.

·Sponsors, orchestrates and implements technology pilots in order to evaluate emerging technologies and their applicability in support of Johnson Controls business requirements and strategic goals.

·Acts as an internal consultant to BU’s and Infrastructure I/T following the guidance of Sr Engineers.

·Adheres to all current Change and Problem management policies and procedures.

Job Specifications:

·Bachelor’s degree or related experience in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.

·Strong experience with MS Visio, PowerPoint, MS Word and MS Excel.

·Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience, designing, implementing and production support of large-scale, global LAN/WAN Active Directory environments supporting over 75,000 users and globally diversified application authentication requirements.

·Professional certification in support of Microsoft, IBM, Siteminder and other technologies is desired.

·Knowledge or familiarity with ITIL processes and methods. ITIL Foundations certification preferred.

·Strong project management skills and global experience.

·Strong technical and non technical communication skills.

·Ability to establish and maintain high levels of client trust and confidence.

·A proven track record of driving the delivery of large, complex messaging and collaboration projects.

·A broad range of knowledge desired, including experience with:

oUser Provisioning

oDNS, DHCP

oIP Networks

oApplication Integration

oFirewalls and Security

oLDAP, Kerberos


Primary technologies include, but are not limited:

Active Directory (AD), Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPO), Network Policy Server (NPS)


Additional technologies that are not required but beneficial:

·CA Siteminder, CA Identity Minder, the Johnson Controls Enterprise Directory, Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM), Forefront Identity Manager (FIM), Centrify, Quest Compliance Suite, Men and Mice

·Additional responsibilities include Level 3 support, capacity planning, and problem management, change management, bandwidth and connectivity planning, server planning, storage planning, reporting, budgeting and planning for identity management related initiatives.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

If the last 5 posts don't convince y'all to join #CertGang, nothing will :brehwow2:

 

[Regular Developer]

I tried print '${:,}' .format (Yearlyrate) and it worked. I checked online and it was telling me to use some 'local.currency' code but Thanks!

Ok, cool. Lol. I haven't used python, so I was confused. The answer is always simple and yet the answer always takes 8 hours to find, lol

 

[Regular Developer]

Active Directory Consultant - $100/hr

I know I'm bout to sound like a n00b, but I thought AD was just setting up security groups. For every Qlikview deployment, we just send a ticket to have people added to an AD group, or have on created. Good to know people are eatin on that side of IT.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

I know I'm bout to sound like a n00b, but I thought AD was just setting up security groups. For every Qlikview deployment, we just send a ticket to have people added to an AD group, or have on created. Good to know people are eatin on that side of IT.

AD can be very complex. You can log into your Facebook account with your AD account if you set up a few servers (federation). And it's not just "AD" now. There's AD FS, AD CS, AD RMS, AD LDS, and probably more. Not to mention all the applications that require AD to even work (exchange, system manager, and sharepoint).

In most large enterprises, AD touches damn near everything. Like Qlikview for example. They made sure to include native support for Active Directory.

 

[CASHAPP]

If the last 5 posts don't convince y'all to join #CertGang, nothing will :brehwow2:

You gonna be mad disappointed in me after our previous convo but ill be honest i been slacking ever since and haven't read much of the torrent file i read for the A+

I'm failing you #CertGang

I don't know why but its like i can't motivate myself when im not making money...may sound dumb and i know people say to just study your ass off and dont worry about being unemployed but i can't stop it...

 

[Makavalli]

6 figure 6 certs 6 series big figga nikkas i need some help. My wife works for montefiore IT teaching Epic systems and said she can possibly get me in there but i have no IT experience at all besides downloading pirated music movies and porn!

What are some certs can get me in the door. I plan to go back to school for the shyt on there dime if i get in

 

[Regular Developer]

AD can be very complex. You can log into your Facebook account with your AD account if you set up a few servers (federation). And it's not just "AD" now. There's AD FS, AD CS, AD RMS, AD LDS, and probably more. Not to mention all the applications that require AD to even work (exchange, system manager, and sharepoint).

In most large enterprises, AD touches damn near everything. Like Qlikview for example. They made sure to include native support for Active Directory.

Gyaaaat Damn, lol. Thats a lot of friggin abbreviations