If I were painting with a broad brush, I'd say that the biggest difference
is that a junior sysadmin is learning what to do, a non-senior sysadmin
knows what to do, and a senior sysadmin knows why.

Everyone is always learning, of course, but I'm not sure you can easily
divide the classes. So much of it seems to be based on experience, wisdom,
and decision-making ability. There's no odometer for sysadmins, and even if
there were, there's no guarantee of the quality of experience.

I'm interested in what everyone else will say, too.

--Matt



On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Evan Pettrey <[email protected]> wrote:

> An interesting topic of conversation came up with a colleague of mine
> yesterday:
>
> "What are the primary differentiators between a sys admin with a senior
> level skillset and one with a junior level skillset?"
>
>
> I realize there are SAGE levels already defined but I'm curious as to what
> you think are the most important differences? Is the difference between a
> sr sys admin and a jr sys admin more based on an amount of expertise in a
> given field or does it have more to do with their problem solving skills
> and how they go about finding solutions complex problems?
>
>
> Looking for something in your own words here vs. what some textbook says.
>
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