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.” Careers