>Bruce McKnight wrote: >> Greetings all, >> >> What is the difference between a systems engineer and a systems >> programmer? I'm referring to the tradtional tech support staff members >> in a regular company using mainframes for business purposes, not ISV >> software houses or the like. It seems from the job postings I've seen, >> there is no real consensus on the job title for our role. >> >> I've seen a lot of job postings that don't align with what we do as >> well. One job posting said "MVS Systems Programmer" but it was clearly >> for an applications development role. "MVS Systems Administrator" has >> shown up a few times with a role definition that was nearly a 100% >> match. In some states the abuse of the term 'engineer' in a job title was met with the legislated requirement that said person indeed be a licensed engineer. Either you had demonstrated engineering training & skills or you knew how to drive the trains. Nothing else was tolerated. For the past 15 years or so, some HR/ER agencies like to create positions with 'Administrator' in the title, being the trendy folks that HR/ER groups like to think they are. The best title I have held to date (besides 'Co-Owner') was 'IBM Technical Expert'. (Well, I'm kind of fond of the title 'Dad', too.) -- Tom Schmidt Madison, WI
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