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This is why IT is Broken

By John | June 17, 2008

Technical Solution Architect(Tivoli)
Position Title: Technical Solution Architect(Tivoli)
Duration: Contract – 12 months
Location: Boulder, CO
Salary: $45-55/hour on W2

Here’s how it typically works…

The head-hunter who placed this add is probably getting around $75 per hour for this gig. They are probably bidding on this with a second tier provider that is probably getting around $120 per hour. The first Tier provider most likely gets $175 to $200 per hour for this job. At a minimum the customer should be getting a consultant that makes around $100+ for this skill set and that’s only a for a “B” player. An “A” player for this job demands at least $150 to $200 per hour for this type of gig. You do the abc’s on what type of consultant the customer will get for this job. However, don’t feel bad for the customer it’s their silly policy that causes this in the first place. They will only do business with what they call “core” suppliers.

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4 Responses to “This is why IT is Broken”

  1. Jason Meiers Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    This happens for Tivoli application and transaction monitoring also. This just came in today as well. I know this opportunity it started well above $100/hour. Now at $65 through a 3rd or 4th degree agent.

    Location : Albany, NY
    Duration : up to 18 months

    Please send me the following details :
    First and Last Name on SSN.
    SSN#
    Current Address
    Rate Confirmation as $65/Hr on W2

    Mandatory Skill/Expertise
    1. At least 8 years experience in system administration and/or system monitoring, at least 4 years of which was in an IBM/AIX environment.
    2. At least 6 months experience Configuring, customizing and managing IBM-TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MONITOR for WEBSPHERE to monitor an IBM/AIX environment.
    3. At least 6 months experience configuring, customizing and managing IBM-TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MONITOR for RESPONSE TIME TRACKING to monitor performance and availability in an IBM/AIX environment.
    Desirable Skill/Expertise
    1. Experience in defining, establishing and managing a monitoring environment for a clustered WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER environment using IBM-TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MONITOR for WEBSPHERE
    2. Experience in defining, establishing and managing a monitoring environment for a clustered WEBSPHERE Portal environment using IBM-TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MONITOR for WEBSPHERE
    3. Experience in defining, establishing and managing a monitoring environment for a WEBSPHERE environment using IBM-TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MONITOR for Response Time Tracking
    4. Experience monitoring an AIX environment and corresponding system resources using ITM
    5. Experience with Tivoli Enterprise Portal Integration w/IBM-TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MONITOR as part of a comprehensive monitoring solution
    6. Experience monitoring IBM Message Broker using Omegamon XE
    7. Experience monitoring an IBM MQ Series using Omegamon XE
    8. Experience teaching and mentoring team members in Monitoring best practices with IBM-TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MONITOR for WEBSPHERE or RESPONSE TIME TRACKING
    9. Experience defining and architecting a monitoring environment to provide for 24×7 support
    10. Be an IBM Certified Deployment Professional – IBM-TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MONITOR for WEBSPHERE v6.x
    11.Be an IBM Certified Deployment Professional – IBM-TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MONITOR for Response Time Tracking v6.x

  2. stu Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 11:01 am

    Too true. An architect for $45? I keep waiting for businesses to realize that their 90-person project over 12 months was really a 9-person project over 4 months, but perhaps that’s utopian. Technology is a market for lemons.

  3. John Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    The problem is that companies put in safe guards to protect themselves. Albeit, well intentioned they wind up shooting themselves in the foot. They will solicit someone like CSC (one of their core suppliers) for a job. Then CSC will have their set of core suppliers who they can only work with. At a minimum a job will usually go to at least a third tier until they can actually engage the SME.

    I once worked with the US NAVY and they specifically wanted me for a specific GIG. I know I was the forth tier of the contractor food chain for this specific job. The ironic part was I still got my initial $200 per hour. God only knows how much the Navy wound up (per hour) paying for my services on that job.

  4. tara Says:
    June 19th, 2008 at 1:52 am

    May we suggest: Techie union!

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