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Title: New Job
Post by: iago on April 27, 2005, 05:24:37 AM
Well, it's actually the same as my old job.

Title: I.T. Security Analyst
For: The Government of Manitoba
Pay: $18.96/hour
Hours: 8:30 - 4:30, Monday - Friday

I start this Thursday, and it's till August 30.  It'll be fun again, I love this job!  I figured I'd post it here for everybody to see.  The kinds of things I do:
- Keep up to date on vulnerabilities and stuff that affect us
- Try out new products (firewalls, IDS, IPS, etc.)
- Monitor IPS and Firewall logs
- Do pen-tests on servers that are being set up Internet-facing (generally Solaris, it's very rare that we let a Windows server face the Internet)
- Do forensic-type work if an employee's computer is compromised or if they get caught doing something wrong
- Make coffee
- Water plants
- Change backup tapes
- Get the mail
- To quote one of the guys I work for, "Other duties as assigned"

It's a small office with 4 full-timers and 2 students (me and Chris, who I've never met but I hear is a cool guy).  It'll be fun! :D
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: Newby on April 27, 2005, 10:05:12 AM
Sexy! :D
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: RoMi on April 27, 2005, 03:04:02 PM
Sounds fun. 
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: rabbit on April 27, 2005, 06:26:23 PM
Quote from: iago on April 27, 2005, 05:24:37 AM
- Make coffee
- Water plants
- Get the mail
- To quote one of the guys I work for, "Other duties as assigned"
*cough*gofer*/cough*

$18.96/hour USD or CD?
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: RoMi on April 27, 2005, 06:31:24 PM
Yeah Rabbit they pay him in [sarcasm]Compact Discs[/sarcasm].
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: iago on April 27, 2005, 06:32:56 PM
Quote from: R.a.B.B.i.T on April 27, 2005, 06:26:23 PM
Quote from: iago on April 27, 2005, 05:24:37 AM
- Make coffee
- Water plants
- Get the mail
- To quote one of the guys I work for, "Other duties as assigned"
*cough*gofer*/cough*

$18.96/hour USD or CD?
CAD.  That's about USD$15.55.

(in 1999, it would have been USD$10.80.  Gogo bad American economy lately! :)
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: rabbit on April 27, 2005, 06:39:21 PM
Really, the JY has gone from $1.37 to $.80 in under 2 years.  BAH!!
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: iago on April 27, 2005, 07:08:13 PM
We were as low as CAD$1 = USD$.57, now it's CAD$1 = USD$.83.  Our dollar is worth 83 cents! :)
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: Quik on April 27, 2005, 09:08:50 PM
Keep up to date on those mailing lists!

Neat, instant messaging with mail clients is fun :p
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: iago on April 28, 2005, 06:38:46 PM
Today was kinda boring, but overall went well.  I met the new guy I'll be working with (Chris) and he seems pretty cool.  They showed us some of the new stuff, particularely the VMWare ESX Server, which is pretty cool.  They also told us the projects we're going to be working on, which I mostly forget but we'll see what happens.

And I had Subway for lunch.  Mm! :)
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: RoMi on April 28, 2005, 07:55:58 PM
All the Subways around me are crappy :(, but the bread is good!.
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: iago on April 28, 2005, 09:19:58 PM
We have at least 5 Subways within walking distance, although I haven't walked in every direction.
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: Blaze on April 28, 2005, 09:21:15 PM
You get paid $17 an hour here for being a lifeguard, and its a goverment job. :)
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: iago on April 28, 2005, 09:37:06 PM
Yeah, but then you get skin cancer and sunburn
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: Quik on April 28, 2005, 10:13:39 PM
And you don't get to sit in front of a computer emailing your friends and posting on forums all day!
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: iago on April 28, 2005, 11:36:57 PM
That's true!

Speaking of that, my work email is RoBowes@gov.mb.ca.  Feel free to email me during the day. 
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: Newby on April 28, 2005, 11:53:00 PM
That e-mail address sucks.

What happened to 'rbowes'?
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: Quik on April 29, 2005, 12:12:21 AM
what ever happened to iago@valhallalegends.com? :p
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: Ergot on April 29, 2005, 12:22:44 AM
Hi, Rob Owes.
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: iago on April 29, 2005, 08:29:56 AM
rbowes is taken.  By me.  And they can't re-activate it because they suck.

iago@valhallalegends.com is my lists address, I don't check it at work.  Feel free to email it, but I won't get it right away :P
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: Blaze on April 29, 2005, 11:28:05 PM
Quote from: iago on April 28, 2005, 09:37:06 PM
Yeah, but then you get skin cancer and sunburn
Its an indoor pool. :P
Title: Re: New Job
Post by: iago on April 30, 2005, 09:45:37 AM
Quote from: Blaze on April 29, 2005, 11:28:05 PM
Quote from: iago on April 28, 2005, 09:37:06 PM
Yeah, but then you get skin cancer and sunburn
Its an indoor pool. :P

Then the chlorine will dissolve your lungs.  Ha!