IT job Titles? Advice on new title

techmob

Hi

i used to be an IT assistant however my boss the IT manager has been made redundant

Since then i have been running the network, IT side of things etc.

i am no longer an assistant (i do not report IT to anyone, i make my own decisions), i have been rewarded with a payrise and a change of job title

however work and i have not agreed to anything yet although they have come up with a couple which i am not very happy about

first of all i should explain what i actually do so anyone who has an understanding out there can give me an idea of what i should be looking at

we run a Virtualized infrastructure, we use Esxi servers with vmware and vsphere. we have numerous virtual servers and i am currently in the middle of deploying our new xenapp citrix farm ready for the users

i look after all the IT duties (it is only me), front line helpdesk support, day to day running of the company (3 sites) and then i look after the stuff people don't see.

backups
antivirus
servers
PBX phone system
networking
WIFI around the sites for customers
CCTV

to name a few.

i asked for the job title ICT systems and network manager.

they wanted to offer me IT support technician, i did not agree to this but then the director suggested to me Head of ICT

after some thought i agreed to this, only for HR to say that it is not acceptable because redundancies have not been 3 months yet, however the title ICT coordinator is ok

now i am not very happy about that title as doing a bit of research it seems to mainly be for people teaching ICT at schools etc.

i want something relevant to my role, something i can put on my CV that is recognised and accurate

i am curious as to why they will change to coordinator but not head of.

sounds to me that "manager" and "head of" have been refused because of my boss that got made redundant, sounds plausible?

however i am looking for good IT titles, really stuck on this.

i wanted ICT in it because that is accurate (information communication technologies)

just don't know what else.

thanks

mk27

Are you me? hehe

I was in a similar situation. I assumed the IT Manager role but renamed it to ICT Officer.

techmob

haha.. let me check.....

are you familiar with IT titles?

ICT or IT coordinator seems to be relevant to the public sector, shools , universitys etc. i.e non commercial

this is the first i have heard of it so i could be wrong, but that is what google seems to point too..

i was thinking ICT systems and network administrator - that seems relevant.

PlutoinCapricorn

To me, 'Manager' and 'Head of' , when used by people who do have people reporting to them, suggest someone who does not actually do anything!

I have also encountered many people with 'Manager' in their title who do not actually have anyone reporting to them. 'Officer' seems strange when used outside the armed forces.

'Technician' sounds good to me.

The problem is that job titles have been devalued and there is no consistency among companies: the same title could cover very different jobs.

techmob

thanks for the above

officer does sound a little strange (sorry mk27), however it does seem to be a relevant IT title. i think i also prefer technician

ICT technician (doesn't sound to bad)

i also agree regarding the Manager title - there are loads of people in the company already who delegate and do naff all themselves (it seems)

i just want a relevant title for what i am doing, i suppose it is the job description that is more important on the CV other than the title?

Sambucus_Nigra

techmob wrote: »

i also agree regarding the Manager title - there are loads of people in the company already who delegate and do naff all themselves (it seems)

I hate to break it to you but that's what a manager does. They manage. They don't do [unless they want to keep their hand in], they delegate.

Badger_Lady

It does sound dodgy that the company decides it doesn't need an IT Manager any more, then effectively promotes you to IT Manager (regardless of what they actually call you). How does your role now differ from the one he had? If he finds out his redundancy isn't true he could have a case against your employer.

Which will be why they refuse to give you an official job title that sounds anything like his!

Is it worth just waiting for the 3 months to be up?

scheming_gypsy

PlutoinCapricorn wrote: »

To me, 'Manager' and 'Head of' , when used by people who do have people reporting to them, suggest someone who does not actually do anything!

I was thinking the same when reading it. An IT Manager manages a department and a Head Of IT suggests they're in charge of the entire department including the managers.

Senior Systems Administrator / Engineer / Technician, would probably be the most suitable title. If a new manager is brought in at some point then you can't be the IT Manager or Head of IT (unless he's under you) but if more support staff are brought in your status isn't compromised.

techmob

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

I hate to break it to you but that's what a manager does. They manage. They don't do [unless they want to keep their hand in], they delegate.

yes that is true and some do it very well. some also get involved when needed, others rely on other people and don't actually know what the hell to do when said people are not in

techmob

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

I was thinking the same when reading it. An IT Manager manages a department and a Head Of IT suggests they're in charge of the entire department including the managers.

Senior Systems Administrator / Engineer / Technician, would probably be the most suitable title. If a new manager is brought in at some point then you can't be the IT Manager or Head of IT (unless he's under you) but if more support staff are brought in your status isn't compromised.

i am the only one in my department. i don't manage anyone however i do manage the systems/networks etc

to be honest i don't really want the head of or manager in my title now.

who knows what will happen to me down the line. i just want something relevant to the job i am doing and something i can put on my CV that is recognised.

ICT technician is the winner at the moment i think

techmob

Badger_Lady wrote: »

It does sound dodgy that the company decides it doesn't need an IT Manager any more, then effectively promotes you to IT Manager (regardless of what they actually call you). How does your role now differ from the one he had? If he finds out his redundancy isn't true he could have a case against your employer.

Which will be why they refuse to give you an official job title that sounds anything like his!

Is it worth just waiting for the 3 months to be up?

yep, not an ideal situation to be honest.

before i was an assistant role reporting to the manager, now i do not report to a manager i make my own IT decisions and have to do everything myself, including what my boss would of done