Heavy Networking 623: Growing From Junior To Senior Engineer

Are you a junior engineer? A senior engineer? Maybe your title is junior, but you want to be a senior. Fair enough, but be careful what you wish for. Or maybe your title is junior, but you feel you’re doing the job of a senior. Are you really? How would you justify this to your manager? It’s not just about certs or your ability to pull off complex changes. Junior vs. senior engineering roles is our discussion today on Heavy Networking. Guest Brian Keys proposed up this topic and will serve as co-host. We’re also joined by Bryan Mills and Derek Winchester. We discuss: * Defining junior and senior engineer roles * Reasons for becoming a senior engineer. Is it a bigger salary, or that and something more? * Experience vs. technical knowledge * Paying dues * The importance of communication skills: technical documentation, change requests, broadcast messaging, communicating with business leads and managers, etc. * Playing well with others * Mentoring and being mentored * Practical considerations from the business side of the house * More Sponsor: CBT Nuggets CBT Nuggets is IT training for IT professionals and anyone looking to build IT skills. You can sign up for a free CBT Nuggets trial. There’s no credit card required to sign up and you’ll have access to the entire training library. Visit cbtnuggets.com/heavynetworking. Show Links: Transitioning From Junior To Senior Engineer – Packet Pushers Human Infrastructure What Makes A Senior IT Engineer Senior? – ethancbanks.coms They’ll Remember The Rage Monster – ethancbanks.com Brian Keys on LinkedIn Bryan Mills on LinkedIn Derek Winchester on LinkedIn