The title 'legacy systems archaeologist' doesn’t exactly conjure images of Indiana Jones digging for religious relics, but in some senses at least, working with ancient artifacts, such as 30-year old COBOL code, is what the job is all about.
Legacy systems archaeologist is on our list of The 7 dirtiest jobs in IT.
Another: Interdepartmental peace negotiator.
“You think your job stinks?” editor in chief Eric Knorr asks in Dirty IT jobs: Somebody has to do ‘em. “We guarantee you'll find some nastier ones in this compilation of waking nightmares.”
Posted by Tom Sullivan on March 10, 2008 04:52 AM
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