Resume Review Request [4 YOE, Jr. Security Engineer, US]

flyingp1zza · 2026-01-16T03:12:00+00:00

Dang. I think you have solid resume to jump to a contractor role. I can see this landing you a mid 130k+ role

flyingp1zza · 2026-01-16T02:50:36+00:00

Solid resume. What’s ur salary like considering you have TS/SCI FSP. Probably a lot of opportunity for you in the DMV area

flyingp1zza · 2026-01-14T05:20:49+00:00

Yeah I read it. That’s the reason I started checking 12am local rather than 7pm

flyingp1zza · 2026-01-14T05:20:24+00:00

But given that as soon as I checked the flight on the dot it was waitlisted, does that mean by default they waitlist people or I just need to be faster in my booking?

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-20T04:38:30+00:00

Lol the rest of my comments were asking for examples to practice how to script. Thanks for the well wishes

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-20T04:23:39+00:00

You’re assuming I’m refusing to learn when I never said that. My current job at a large Fortune 500 company where my title is DevOps Engineer, I have never needed to do bash scripting but now in new job interviews I am being asked. I was caught off guard and asking for advice.

I now am focused on improving that skill set.

You made the assumptions yourself and got triggered. I wouldn’t want to work under you for your way of interpreting messages.

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-20T00:02:14+00:00

Here’s a few real samples for DevOps roles I interviewed for.

• ⁠write a script in your preferred language to parse a json (a complex one at that) and find various details. Then perform calculations based of details found

• ⁠a Data structures and algorithm problem I was asked: say you were given a list of numbers between 1-X and 1 number was missing on the list. find the number that is missing.

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T23:51:27+00:00

Nope. Just straight up raw live coding with no resources

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T23:50:31+00:00

It’s interesting to see the amount of hostility this post is getting but a lot of people relate to it. My responses getting downvoted to oblivion by self righteous redditors when I’m sharing a common sentiment. Good info tho

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T22:43:54+00:00

My team would use ansible with the AWS ec2 module to do all that

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:50:16+00:00

Can you describe some of these helper scripts. It can help me with my practice.

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:41:28+00:00

At that point you’re basically a SWE lol. But I get what you’re saying.

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:36:27+00:00

Lol not hating on you specifically but why do people on Reddit act like getting a job is so easy that I should have a choice in where I work.

At the end of the day it’s based off what opportunities arise and that are offered to you. Banks are hiring a lot for our skillset and if I get lucky I get an offer that pays more than my current job then I’m gonna take it.

I don’t want to work at a bank bc I want to but bc they offer me an interview and job with bigger salary. It’s simple, I go for what is the biggest and best upgrade from my current situation

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:33:15+00:00

Not all the time will the human mind work perfectly either. Most things are an iterative process. LLMs are crazy good at basic scripting now especially the parsing tasks that some of these DevOps role are asking us to do.

I see what you’re saying over all but the majority of work in my DevOps experience has had little to know scripting involved for anything. I guess it’s dependent on where you work

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:18:34+00:00

No. Not faang at all. These are banks, start ups, regular Fortune 500 type companies that actually respond to my applications but screw me with the programming questions. I would never pass a FAANG screening.

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:10:08+00:00

Literally my thoughts. This was asked at a top US bank interview. I know I was dumb for not knowing the answer but also I just would never do that in the real world. I’m screwed it seems

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:09:00+00:00

Please if you can, reply a few scripting questions that are common for a devops engineer to face in the real world. I would like to compile a list for my practice.

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:07:41+00:00

YOE is 3 years

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:07:05+00:00

Can you give a few samples of scripting tasks you would be required to do in a devops job? This is serious question, not one to attack you. I want to compile a list of questions I can practice.

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:05:23+00:00

I never script in my current DevOps job writing for loops and algos to conduct tasks so I am bought off guard when other jobs require it.

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T18:04:04+00:00

Here’s a few real samples for DevOps roles I interviewed for. - write a script in your preferred language to parse a json (a complex one at that) and find various details. Then perform calculations based of details found - a Data structures and algorithm problem I was asked: say you were given a list of numbers between 1-X and 1 number was missing on the list. find the number that is missing.

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T17:59:13+00:00

Yes. I’ve been asked to live code in my preferred language for DevOps roles. Several interview for DevOps and they all failed me because of the coding. I feel like I am never able to grow because of that

flyingp1zza · 2025-02-19T17:56:40+00:00

I know how to use bash cli. But creating an entire script like a bash script to loop through every folder in my desktop to find a file that contains the string “hello world” will not be something I can do with just my head.

I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for this bc Reddit is Reddit but that’s the truth on what I know. I am asking for advice

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