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On Mar 3, 2010, at 12:12 PM, Rich Braun wrote:
> 
> Here?  In *Cambridge*?  I've become enough of a "senior" technical recruiter
> to know that intrusion detection and security-policy expertise with 5 years of
> experience across the 3 major platforms Windows/Linux/Mac *with* Cisco and
> Snort is worth ...
> 
> ...more like $110K to $135K.

I recognize the req.  It's for the MIT CSAIL:
http://sh.webhire.com/servlet/av/jd?ai=631&ji=2418281&sn=I
Req Number: mit-00006727

I can see MIT low-balling a salary by 20-30% off corporate average.  But 50% down?  Someone at CSAIL doesn't grok what a seasoned security admin is worth.

--Rich P.






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