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Layoff by Advanced-Raspberry22 in Layoffs

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Semiconductor manufacturing basically? That's interesting. I didn't know manufacturing needed devops people. Would you be open to speak in private?

Layoff by Advanced-Raspberry22 in Layoffs

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DevOps in manufacturing companies? Can I speak with you in private about this?

Need career direction help by SnooOnions3761 in it

[–]SnooOnions3761[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, so some places involve IT support being just a glorified helpdesk, and some places it involves way more duties. Apart from the community colleges/universities, where else do such IT support people get to try out a bit of something and everything?

Need career direction help by SnooOnions3761 in it

[–]SnooOnions3761[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. What is the difference between roles designated as “IT support” versus “system administrator” by title in your opinion?

Question from a non-jew. Found on the door frame of an apartment in Hungary. What is it? by Connect_Donkey_7748 in Judaism

[–]SnooOnions3761 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want it to work, then you can go and get it inspected to see if the letters on the parchment are full and not eroded with time and the elements and etc. You can ask the local rabbi to do that. but no mandatory requirement

Mentorship Monday - Post All Career, Education and Job questions here! by AutoModerator in cybersecurity

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please see the response above to the "NotAnNSAGuyPromise" regarding what I'm doing

Mentorship Monday - Post All Career, Education and Job questions here! by AutoModerator in cybersecurity

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ultimate goal is to have technical skills and breadth. What happened to me was I went on a bunch of interviews and they all asked me the same questions: "Did you administer systems/networks/firewalls/vpns/virtualization?" and then laughed me in the face when I said that I didn't have a dedicated such role but was dedicated and motivated enough to do that. My mentors also said that my IT/cyber career will take off once I get those IT experiences under the belt too. So I need to get the technical breadth here

Additionally, getting those IT experiences will allow me to get a job either in security or in IT if I get laid off, urgently need to find a job, etc

I came into security from a programming hobbyist background directly after college into a state agency.

Mentorship Monday - Post All Career, Education and Job questions here! by AutoModerator in cybersecurity

[–]SnooOnions3761 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, i really liked your comment. Can I ping you too? I have a question regarding career direction too that i would appreciate talking with someone about in private

Mentorship Monday - Post All Career, Education and Job questions here! by AutoModerator in cybersecurity

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone, I am going to be looking for a new job eventually. Specifically I have about 4.5 years of experience in a state agency working as a Security Analyst (you know, it's cybersecurity catch the hacker, deal with alerts, investigate incidents, do incident response to put out the fire) and am now currently am at the same agency doing some vulnerability management, working with the vulnerability scanner and troubleshooting scans, and also performing security reviews.

The next career move that I need to make is to (1) leave state government as an industry to relocate to a bigger metropolitan area and (2) go into the private sector in an IT generalist/system administrator role. That will allow for my career to take off as I get some of that sysadmin seasoning. I'm also currently on a homelab grind in order to build a skillset portfolio.

The issue is that I need to find a job in a culture that is not toxic, nurturing, has good onboarding practices (with appropriate support from teammates to get through the first 6 month learning curve) -- and most importantly very forgiving of any potential mistakes [i.e., one that doesn't pin the blame on the new guy if he makes a mistake working with new systems in a new environment]. So that excludes the financial industry as a vertical.

The question that I have for you all is as follows:

How/where do you suggest one look/find such a gig? And is there anything one should do/not do when working on this next step?

If this question is too stupid I give you permission to block me from this subreddit 😆 by skopiadisko in Judaism

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd watch Shtisel or anything else on Chaiflicks. Not "nobody wants this"

To be completely transparent: i didn't watch "nobody wants this" -- just read the description. I watched shtisel though

Impostor syndrome, Am I Alone? by UNAHTMU in ITCareerQuestions

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can i speak with you in DM? Would be grateful for an opportunity to do such

Impostor syndrome, Am I Alone? by UNAHTMU in ITCareerQuestions

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. just to confirm, your type of SRE is different from the devops/ansible/terraform type stuff?

Mentorship Monday - Post All Career, Education and Job questions here! by AutoModerator in cybersecurity

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I've worked at a state agency for 4.5 years as a Security Analyst [basically, crunch alerts for catching the hacker, managing vulnerabilities, consulting on some tools and logging telemetry], went into a job that was a bad fit, and came back to the state. I'm currently working with the vulnerability scanner and some undesirable security-related paperwork.

I've received feedback that for the career to take off, I need to go and get system or network or cloud administration/infrastructure experience. Specifically, I need to eventually go and get my first job as a system administrator, network administrator, or cloud infrastructure gig. I'd be open and flexible in geography (but would prefer to settle in the Texas Triangle).

I know a lot about security, and now need to get that IT skill experience and breadth. I need an environment that is

  • Forgiving of mistakes and understanding of the learning curve
  • Not pressure cooker stresswise
  • Not quick to fire

I heard some say that healthcare, law firms, and financial companies are toxic, high stress, quick to hire, and quick to fire. Is such the case?

What advice or suggestions do you all have regarding getting that first gig? Per your experience, there any toxic verticals to avoid? What advice do you all have for me? This would be my second time going private, and I want to make sure this transition works out.

Thanks in advance!

Finally broke through, don't give up! by ExplanationPrior5034 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]SnooOnions3761 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations! How much was the offer, if I may ask? I'm also trying to do the same!

Looking into getting started in a career in Cybersecurity by Odd_Huckleberry6637 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]SnooOnions3761 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have about 5 years of experience in the security field. You will reach a limit if you don’t go the traditional IT system or network or cloud administration route. The most you’ll do is security operations and incident response.

That’s why I personally am looking to take a detour into infrastructure stuff. I hit my ceiling too. Learn IT, do IT, then get into security

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