How to move from production support to development?

[Ganesh Jee]

I have joined an MNC where I have got trained in JAVA and J2EE Technologies. I am very much interested in development and learning new technologies. But I have been put into work on Production Support where I used to monitor the applications and take care of the issues. They are not ready to release me from my current project. I am aiming to become a java developer and I have been preparing for SCJP 6. Can anybody please suggest me what I have to do after clearing SCJP so that I can get a job on JAVA/J2EE in any other company? I am familiar with the C, C++, SQL,PLSQL,JAVA and J2EE but dont have any experience on any of these technologies. Will I be able to get a job on these technologies after working for more than 1 year in production support??

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Welcome to CodeRanch!

Of course. You are currently entry level. Gaining experience of any type is a good thing. Keep learning. Ask about opportunities after your current project. (Or apply for an entry level job elsewhere since you have been there a year)

[Ganesh Jee]

Thank you Jeanne.. I'll keep learning and hope for the best..

[arulk pillai]

Talk to your manager. Since production support gives you a good understanding of the domain, you can try and convince your manager that your domain knowledge will be a plus.

[Ganesh Jee]

Hi arulk, I have already tried to convince my manager..but he is not at all ready to change my current project, asking me to work for atleast 2 years..As you mentioned I have been gaining the domain knowledge and learning technologies like Unix, shell scripting and Perl..In the mean time, preparing for SCJP 6..Will I be able to get development field atleast in other companies??

[arulk pillai]

If you know some Java and SQL, you can try for entry level development roles.

[Abhimanyu Rathore]

arulk pillai wrote:If you know some Java and SQL, you can try for entry level development roles.

Hi arulk,
i was browsing and found this thread and just wanted to know, is it possible to get a job in java-web-development with an 1 & 1/2 year of java-web development-intern-experience, BUT not a tech degree(in my case i ve commerce degree).. but i am good at what i do..

[majety anu]

Hi ,

i am working in Network support project for 3.2 yrs ,in an MNC company. since its a support project i do need to work in shifts ,but where as im a girl and after getting married my in-laws will not be allowing me to work in shifts .
so i want to switch my carrer to development field .i want to become an ETL developer,where i hae only skills was in my first project i was taken as SQL db admin and later on they threw me on to networking domain.
Please suggest me how sould i start ?


is ETL testing better one or being as ETL developeer ?


Basic motto is earning money as im form middle class family

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Anu