A professional with broad, cross-disciplinary technical knowledge across software development, systems architecture, cloud infrastructure, and security, rather than a single narrow focus.

A trendy resume title adopted by IT generalists and consultants who want to avoid being labeled as just a web developer or IT support technician.

• Jack-of-All-Trades Rebranding: Giving knowing a little bit about many tech tools a prestigious executive title.
• Resume Inflation: Wrapping broad, non-specialized IT experience in elite consulting vocabulary.
• House-Cleaning Reality Check: Like knowing how to use a hammer, a screwdriver, and a mop, calling yourself a "general household technologist."

Sneakers (1990s) scene where Redford’s team of general technologists combines expertise across hardware, phone systems, social engineering, and decryption to breach secure facilities.

A technical professional with broad working knowledge across many software and IT areas.

“Our general technologist evaluates new software tools before our engineering team builds custom integrations.”

“We hired a versatile IT generalist who understands web coding, cloud hosting, and database security to help manage our tech choices.”