Information Technology (IT)

[datznasty]

Mayne if you can get on at Booz they have been a great company. The guy who hired me lost his clearance somehow (he claimed had to do with his Nissan) and while they obviously had to fire him from the contract we were on, they kept him on board with the company over 6 months while they tried to find something else local or remote they could put him on. They only just recently let him go , over 6 months on a 6 figure salary they literally much just ate. We also have a fly *** downtown office we can use whenever we want and they pay for parking and order Chicfila. They even goy an internal system to help you upskill your position within the company

 

[spiderjericho]

^^^Whatdoyamean

Internal system? Like skillport or Percipio?

 

[kingsteez]

Mayne if you can get on at Booz they have been a great company. The guy who hired me lost his clearance somehow (he claimed had to do with his Nissan) and while they obviously had to fire him from the contract we were on, they kept him on board with the company over 6 months while they tried to find something else local or remote they could put him on. They only just recently let him go , over 6 months on a 6 figure salary they literally much just ate. We also have a fly *** downtown office we can use whenever we want and they pay for parking and order Chicfila. They even goy an internal system to help you upskill your position within the company

All facts. Booz Allen has been amazing.
Once you get hired you get a $5200 education reimbursement fund to use for certifications, tuition, boot camps etc. There’s also a direct payment option for a small list of universities.
You also get a Udemy Business account that’s attached to Booz Allen’s single sign on email address. Major reason why I was able to get cloud practitioner and solutions architect within months of each other.

 

[kingsteez]

^^^Whatdoyamean

Internal system? Like skillport or Percipio?

Yeah it’s similar to it. There’s a LOT of internal systems and benefits to grow your career.

 

[spiderjericho]

Nice. That $5,200 is nice. I’d crash a CCIE Bootcamp even if I never took the exam!!

The last two sub contractors I’ve worked for have been mad cheap like $1,000-$1,500.

 

[s0lefunk]

Also worked for a Big 4 for a couple years. I had no issues with the company or leadership for the most part. Benefits and resources were way better than smaller firms I worked for. The project I was on had terrible clients and eventually had to move on. But I do miss that annual bonus.

 

[willypete]

What's the best and quickest way to break into cloud?

I wouldn't mind doing the troublshooting part but don't really know where to start coming in from help desk/ desk side support. At my current job we use Azure but as far as anything else, I couldn't say off the top of my head.

I'm trying to better my skillset and also move on from my current gig into something remote and since cloud and cyber is the future I figured I'd start with the former first.

Got my TS, Sec + and roughly 10 years of overall IT experience and still finding it tough to even secure interviews right now.

 

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What's the best and quickest way to break into cloud?

I wouldn't mind doing the troublshooting part but don't really know where to start coming in from help desk/ desk side support. At my current job we use Azure but as far as anything else, I couldn't say off the top of my head.

I'm trying to better my skillset and also move on from my current gig into something remote and since cloud and cyber is the future I figured I'd start with the former first.

Got my TS, Sec + and roughly 10 years of overall IT experience and still finding it tough to even secure interviews right now.

I'd probably start with AWS Solution Architect Associate and or AZ-104. I think with one or both of those and your TS you should be able to at the very least get your foot in the door.

 

[willypete]

About to look into both now. Thank you

 

[Mark Antony]

What's the best and quickest way to break into cloud?

I wouldn't mind doing the troublshooting part but don't really know where to start coming in from help desk/ desk side support. At my current job we use Azure but as far as anything else, I couldn't say off the top of my head.

I'm trying to better my skillset and also move on from my current gig into something remote and since cloud and cyber is the future I figured I'd start with the former first.

Got my TS, Sec + and roughly 10 years of overall IT experience and still finding it tough to even secure interviews right now.

Some Good stuff here

https://www.reddit.com/r/ITCareerQuestions/s/VynR2NTVU0

https://www.reddit.com/r/CyberSecurityJobs/s/ETnrrW5GLc

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

CCNP Collab Core has been achieved.

Failed my first time. Felt like I got a bit lucky because the questions I got this time around were much easier.

1/2 way there to getting my CCNP.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

there’s a new update coming to the CCNA and one of the new topics is AI.

• 6.4: Explain AI (generative and predictive) and machine learning in network operations

Skynet is here

 

[kingsteez]

What's the best and quickest way to break into cloud?

I wouldn't mind doing the troublshooting part but don't really know where to start coming in from help desk/ desk side support. At my current job we use Azure but as far as anything else, I couldn't say off the top of my head.

I'm trying to better my skillset and also move on from my current gig into something remote and since cloud and cyber is the future I figured I'd start with the former first.

Got my TS, Sec + and roughly 10 years of overall IT experience and still finding it tough to even secure interviews right now.

The best way is to start attacking what you want with discipline, passion and chatgpt. Nothing will beat getting hands on experience with a cloud platform and its services. Use free trials, read whitepapers, read different use cases, go read job descriptions then try to build a minimal viable product in the cloud platform you chose and document it. Build yourself a website, then containerize it, then learn how to deploy/destroy your websites infrastructure using terraform. You want to be a cloud engineer then go engineer something. You want to be a cloud system admin then start building then administrating what you built. While you’re doing that and even afterwards you should be able to speak about it to someone who has no idea what you’re talking about and make the other person feel smarter when the conversation ends.

 

[cs02132]

I’ve seen security clearances mentioned in here before so I thought id ask
Have yall been drug tested for them every time? I assume yes ?
I’m seeing conflicting info like the security clearance places don’t always test you it’s up to the employer
I see if the employer is federally funded it’s an automatic yes. From what I see this department isn’t federally funded though

I’m thinking about applying for an entry level state job here in MA and just wondering. I haven’t smoked in a few weeks but would still fail a test so just thinking if I should hold off on applying

 

[willypete]

Definitely up to the employer. Only time I’ve been tested is when I was going for a position at the White House and that was through the contracting company.

 

[datznasty]

Nah, I've been piss tested a few times but not every time, probably not even half

 

[s0lefunk]

I remember being drug tested twice. Once for an actual cleared position and another for a public trust position. Both were contractor jobs. I believe the employer for the public trust job had a pre-employment testing policy. Had multiple positions from different employers and that was the only time I remember being tested.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

only been drug tested after i got hired.

 

[spiderjericho]

Lol I’m switching contracts, same role, same organization. I had to take a drug test last weekend. Took one when I first started.

I dunno. I expect it with clearances, etc.

 

[ICE CITY CF]

Haven’t been drug tested since I was 16yo applying at Safeway.

Definitely an archaic practice in the private sector in California.

 

[cs02132]

Lol I’m switching contracts, same role, same organization. I had to take a drug test last weekend. Took one when I first started.

I dunno. I expect it with clearances, etc.

Yea tbh I expect it with a clearance just wasn’t sure. And I’m in MA where weeds legal since I saw sometimes it’s up to the employer

I’ll just hold off on applying for a bit

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

For 'Cheap' Labour, Google Fires Its Entire Python Team: Report

Previously, there were similar cuts in labour made, in the finance department.

www.freepressjournal.in

google lays off entire python team

 

[spiderjericho]

For 'Cheap' Labour, Google Fires Its Entire Python Team: Report

Previously, there were similar cuts in labour made, in the finance department.

www.freepressjournal.in

google lays off entire python team

That article seems like it was written by someone in Alibaba with the number of typos and grammatical errors.

But that's wild. Hold on tight fellas. Wish the best for all my NT brethren. Can't buy kicks without cash.

 

[spiderjericho]

Started the AZ305 journey through Pluralsight (which has a Cloud Guru course). I'll follow that up with reading through the Microsoft Learn course (which is probably more up to date and reflects service changes since 2022).

I definitely prefer the AWS UI and used to their service terminology.

Feeling burnt out at my current job and want a change.

 

[Belgium]

Haven’t been drug tested since I was 16yo applying at Safeway.

Definitely an archaic practice in the private sector in California.

Drugtesting sounds archaic to me in any sense unless it's something involving government or security. Never even been asked about my meds, though I might've not been hired if I ever handed out my full list of daily/bi-weekly prescriptions
Opioids, sleeping meds, hormone injections, a very strong anti-epileptic, more hormones (cortisol)
Sounds like a disaster on paper.