(software jobs) Talented Linux Administrator

[richb at pioneer.ci.net (Rich Braun)]

Hmm, this is the list of qualifications?
> - load balanced and/or high availability (Linux Virtual Server) Linux
> - analyzing networks for vulnerabilities: firewalls (iptables), (snort,
tripwire),
> - configuring Apache/PHP/MySQL/other services,
> - building/configuring Red Hat servers
> - shell scripting,
> - Perl/Python, RPM, patching/configuring Linux kernels (2.4.xx)
> - tuning Apache, PHP, MySQL (hundreds of concurrent connections).
> - monitoring systems (Netsaint/Nagios/etc)
> - tuning SQL queries, tables, indexes, etc. for speed
> - development experience with PHP, Perl, and/or Python
> - networks/servers for performance and identifying bottlenecks
> - excellent communication skills with developers and non-technical users.

And y'all wonder why I got the H*CK out of the tech industry.  I have 20 years
of experience, and couldn't come close to qualifying for this position.  What
is it that employers really want today?

Back in the olden days, my resume said "assembly language programmer" and
"winner, 8th grade spelling bee" and that put me out front of 98% of the rest.

Superhumans must be walking the planet today, if these positions are actually
getting filled.

Sheesh!  If I were getting close to high school graduation today, this kind of
job posting would drive me as far away from tech (or at least IT
administration) as fast as a plane could carry me.  Bio-sciences suddenly seem
more attractive.

Am I just all wet, or what?

-rich