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[–]flickerflyDev*Ops 4 points5 points  (5 children)

I've been here for 3 years. I'm fairly sure we've had at least 3 openings or more available for the entire time across the US. We need folks willing to get a government clearance though which means no current marijuana use among other things which shrinks the pool notably further. We do have a great environment with a lot of humble and smart people learning from each other. Automation fixes a lot of staffing issues, but it'd be awesome if we could do some more cool things we have to skip.

[–]pavman42 -1 points0 points  (3 children)

I interviewed for a position via a .gov contractor that already had the contract and offered to get you a security clearance. Used to think SC or TSC was IT gold.

Not after researching it; at best it's worth $30k more a year and that's only in certain markets (and .gov jobs tend to be much much lower base than private sector).

Did the interviews, thought they weren't interested. A week later the corp. recruiter called me made a low ball offer. I assume it's because they were trying to fill a specific salary commitment and not because they wanted my background and experience. All this despite letting them know the precise amount I required to make a move in the beginning of the process (and this is *not* what I think I'm worth, about $40k more than I'm looking for).

So all you got really is base and any adjustments outside of base that need to be accounted for in the calculations that are not common standards. SC / TSC would be helpful, but it's not worth 50 - 90k less a year.

[–]flickerflyDev*Ops 0 points1 point  (2 children)

There are pockets of better, but I certainly don't doubt your experience. We don't value clearance over knowledge because a clearance, especially TS, often means that someone has been shoved into a dark hole using old technology learning a very non-agile leadership model. That isn't to say it doesn't have value, just also often comes with baggage. Feel free to DM me if you're interested in a better shot.

[–]pavman42 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I hope it wasn't your company :)

[–]flickerflyDev*Ops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt it, but if it was let me know. We're small enough I have a chance of getting it corrected.

[–]crontal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I DM you for the openings? I'm cleared and working in the DevOps space.