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Andrea Welker Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University
Avg. Salary $120,816
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 5%
Growth rate 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31%
Asian 10.97%
Black or African American 9.01%
Hispanic or Latino 12.69%
Unknown 5.09%
White 61.92%
Genderfemale 10.89%
male 89.11%
Age - 42American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 42Stress level is manageable
7.1 - high
Complexity level is challenging
7 - challenging
Work life balance is good
6.4 - fair
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Skills Percentages Linux 8.19% Java 8.12% SQL 7.84% Azure 5.10% Windows Server 4.54% Complete relevant lead information technology engineer training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New lead information technology engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a lead information technology engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real lead information technology engineer resumes.Research lead information technology engineer duties and responsibilities
- Manage a team of 2 direct reports and supervise 10 off-site staff at multiple locations NetWare/GroupWise /OES Linux infrastructure.
- Mentore and manage the offshore team and the development activities, and support QA through the various test cycles.
- Monitor, troubleshoot and enhance systems, network devices and/or applications to achieve optimal performance levels, high availability and redundancy.
- Maintain local, NFS, NIS and DNS data.
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Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become a lead information technology engineer. The most common roles before becoming a lead information technology engineer include systems administrator, technical support specialist team lead and consultant.Apply for lead information technology engineer jobs
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Average lead information technology engineer salary
The average lead information technology engineer salary in the United States is $120,816 per year or $58 per hour. Lead information technology engineer salaries range between $92,000 and $157,000 per year.
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There is nothing i dislike about working as VOIP Engineer
The opportunity to render services to client, and managing technology by giving key information to customers.
Not meeting up to expectation of a client.
Updated January 8, 2025
