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Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

Job Seeker

Graduated: 2018 and 2019 Associate Degrees in Digital Forensic Specialist and Cyber Security Specialist

What I'm Looking for: Entry level analysis/working in a lab setting gathering evidence, or blue team ops entry level.

Not Looking for: Not looking for a sales position or more customer service/traditional call center stuff

Experience: Mainly retail seeing as how 2020 sort of screwed me over on the job market, upside is excellent communication skills, multi tasking in dealing with a huge variety of people

Location: Deep South Texas, would like to work in Austin, San Antonio, Houston or Remote with how the world currently is, can travel if compensated for it.

Can Start: Pretty much Anytime as long as I can give two weeks notice.

Requirements: Full-time/not really in it for contract work, but will definitely consider if it is to hire on.

Currently working on: CompTIA Security+ Certification, A+ Certification, and Network+ Certification. Ideally would like to get some GIAC certs under my belt in Digital Forensics Areas and Cyber Security Blue Team Areas in the very near future.

Contact: Via PM

Jiro fucked around with this message at 01:59 on Jan 27, 2021

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Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

BrianBoitano posted:

lmao this is from an application. Selecting none of the answers was not allowed.



Ah yes, the "How quickly can we grind up your resolve and dignity" portion of the questionnaire.

It's a shame you can't answer questions like that with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=638qufyPYJg

"Bitch betta have my money"

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

Ataxerxes posted:

Finland has a plethora of IT jobs available for non-Finnish speakers. See
https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/do-business-with-finland/work-in-finland

and

https://shortlist.net/finland-works-usa/

I can also answer at least some questions about the country and about working here.

This sounds neat, what are the months of winter and ice driving vs warmer months? What would commute times be during those sorts of days usually in the more urban areas, and is working remotely an option?

Usual cost of living in a city like Helsinki for an apartment? Houses available to rent?

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

Would you be able to give a rough estimate of what a Product Support Tech makes in a year vs what cost of living in Bellevue/area is?

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

wargames posted:

my resumes



That's how it feels all the time. :smith:

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

aksuur posted:

Someone please tell me how to get a job in Antarctica. Networking is my thing but I can do systems also.

Or if anyone needs a network engineer in the Minneapolis area, lemme know.

Do you want to get The Thing???? Cause that's how you'll get Thing-ed. Serious note, a job down there sounds like it would be insane and a really cool story.

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

That's an awesome mega post I'm definitely looking at the cyber security position

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

So as of an hour ago I found out my entire team is getting the axe at the end of Feb. (loving contract work)

So I am definitely in the market to hopefully find better stable employment.

Current Work : IT Help Desk working full remote

My experience: Six years managerial customer service, along with 1 yr 9 months of tech based IT support, providing security clearances, working with Amazon Service Now, Azure, Windows 10, some iOS work.
Education: Associate Degree in Digital Forensic Analysis and Associate Degree in Cybersecurity Analysis, currently studying for some of the relevant CompTIA certs (Network, Security)
What I'm NOT looking for: Any more customer support stuff ideally
What I'm looking for: Working in a virtual environment either doing Digital Forensics Analysis, or Remote Cybersecurity Analysis, honestly something in IT that can pay $20 (USD) or more
Where I live: McAllen, Tx
Where I'm looking: Remote, I can't move as my fiancée just started post grad work and also works for our county in an actual office.
When I can I start: One month or sooner if need be.
Requirements: Full-Time
Can be reached via: via PM or Garcia.ddg01@gmail.com

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

Jiro posted:


So I am definitely in the market to hopefully find better stable employment.

Former Current Work : IT Help Desk working full remote

My experience: Six years managerial customer service, along with 1 yr 9 months of tech based IT support, providing security clearances, working with Amazon Service Now, Azure, Windows 10, some iOS work.
Education: Associate Degree in Digital Forensic Analysis and Associate Degree in Cybersecurity Analysis, currently studying for some of the relevant CompTIA certs (Network+, Security+)
What I'm NOT looking for: General Help Desk stuff unless the price is right $45k/ year and up.
What I'm looking for: IT Security Analyst, Data Security Analyst, ANYTHING entry level in Cybersecurity analysis. I'm just looking to get my start in that industry and move forward.
Where I live: McAllen, Tx
Where I'm looking: Remote, I can't move as my fiancée just started post grad work and also works for our county in an actual office. On top of that any "tech" work here starts at $13.00/hr.
When I can I start: ASAP
Requirements: Full-Time
Can be reached via: via PM or Garcia.ddg01@gmail.com

Quoting myself in hopes of finding something, still been looking since Mid January, end of February was when the gig ended. This poo poo sucks it's really hard to not be disheartened.

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

So, to give back after this sub-forum helped get me where I am now.

Here's a job posting from my work! Looking for a Network Engineer. :siren:

The client is fully remote. We’d like a candidate in the Central Time Zone. If they’re in the Houston area the salary will be slightly higher since we expect them to be in the office 4 days a week, with one work from home day approved. If they’re outside 50 miles they’ll be 100% remote except for mandatory company events a couple times a year (Employer pays for that travel) but the compensation will be lower.

The base for someone fully remote with entry-level certs and operational experience in either Palo or Fortinet would be $70K for full time exempt. In-office will start at $75K. If the person has any certs above entry level, for example PCNA or PCNE for Palo or Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist – Network Security, we’ll increase the offer accordingly. For exceptional candidates, say senior-level engineers with multiple advanced certifications and experience, Employer will make competitive offers to match this skill level.

The candidate will be reviewed at 90 days and annually for merit increase based on performance. During the interview process we’ll have two meetings. The first will be an introduction. The second will be a technical discussion to gauge the person’s experience. The types of questions will depend on the person’s experience and cert level.

All new hires are FTE and immediately eligible for benefits. There is still a 90-day evaluation period and waiting period for 401k, vacation and training budget eligibility. After 90 days the new hire will receive a performance review and 12-month objectives.

The new hire will not be required to participate in the team on-call schedule for the first two months and will be given time to shoulder surf, join customer cadences and learn the procedures and begin performing tasks during business hours. After two months the person will be added to the on call rotation, assuming they’ve received the necessary credentials from the client to perform work (this isn’t always the case, and we provide exemptions from responsibility during on call in that circumstance).

The new hire will be assigned a mentor who will guide them in getting familiar with Company and the client’s procedures. Since this role will support a single client with very specific functions and procedural requirements then on-boarding should be straightforward.

Technically the engineer’s role will be to manage Palo Alto firewalls with a specific client and to assist in supporting the customer’s Broadcom SASE solution. The former will be the primary requirement, with the latter being learned over time since it’s not a ubiquitous skillset.

This role requires attendance of multiple meetings daily with the client, many of which are mandatory, starting with an 8 AM cadence every weekday. The candidate should be prepared to attend these unless they have specific point-in-time requirements for absences (emergencies, sick days, planned PTO). The client in this case is very structured but also very much expects the Company team to be available and monitor the client’s communication channels (Teams, Outlook) for requests, so the new hire will be in regular communication with both Company and the client’s engineer, peer-level and leadership. The client relies on us frequently to provide architectural guidance, follow best practice and engage with the client’s vendors, while also requiring us to communicate with the client’s team clearly, following all of their procedures, before engaging in any activity that might change operational functionality. The change control process, while efficient and easy to follow, is extremely specific and must be followed, but the first two months of onboarding will provide ample time to learn these. All ITSM activities are done in ServiceNow and the entire Company team supporting the client use the product and know the procedures. In addition, while we are not engaged in endpoint or user support in general, we are responsible for several critical endpoint security components- namely the Global Protect client and the Broadcom SASE agent, so we often engage end users for these specific functions when they require assistance or exceptions.

This is a ton of information, but we’re looking for a person used to this sort of environment, who enjoys technical challenges in an organized and structured environment where they have both the freedom to engage the client’s team and an understanding of the criticality of the client procedures. Given the client is a healthcare organization, this shouldn’t be surprising. The client is a great partner of *Company Name* with a multi-year commitment, so the right candidate will have a great opportunity to join a solid team. Moreover, in the unlikely future event the client were to discontinue the relationship with us, we reassign talented engineers to other clients. This isn’t expected, but this role isn’t necessarily tied to that particular contract.

Hope this helps find the right candidates.

If you have PMs you can contact me there, if not you can send your resume to garcia.ddg01@gmail.com and I'd be more than happy to send it up the chain seeing as how there are a few of us Goons working here and we will see what we can do!

Keep in mind I'm just the messenger so any other questions or particulars about the position I can relay to my supervisor and see if we can get a dialogue going. Good luck to everyone, don't lose hope.

Jiro fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Feb 7, 2024

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Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

DeathSandwich posted:

How much side eye should I be giving Indeed professional headhunters. I got cold contacted by a guy for a job for a client of his that sounds like it'd be exactly up my alley. Full time sysadmin position in a non-profit medical research space, local so I don't have to relocate. I'm just waiting for the other show to drop on the catch of the whole situation.

I sent a couple of initial feeler questions to figure out if it's like a contract gig or direct hire. Anything else I should be asking prior to initial interview?

See if they can give you the name of the client so you can check if it's legit, how long the gig is for, benefits or not, if you're hourly or salary.

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