FAAANG engineer to system/software engineer role with TS/SCI FSP?
Anyone have suggestions on how to accomplish this? May be a longshot. There's so few roles that will sponsor for FSP so i'm wondering if it's even possible to directly switch to a role like this. I am based in MD btw.
10 Replies
plain-purple•4mo ago
u can do it
🙏
distinguished-silver•4mo ago
Ty. I’ll even take some entry level/ basic just to get the clearance
plain-purple•4mo ago
Start with the highest clearance and work ur way down 💯 there can only be so many postings u would qualify for
Higher clearance can be very valuable!
but imo not worth I hate the style of govt jobs
distinguished-silver•4mo ago
So just accept a high clearance then go for a higher one after that?
Can u say more about this?
plain-purple•4mo ago
As high as you can get... Higher clearance doesn't necessarily mean higher pay but usually I think it would
I've heard of worse companies in industry
govt is subpar
too much legislation and compliance
work ethic was never existent
optimistic-gold•4mo ago
working in a scif (concrete box) does not sound fun
distinguished-silver•4mo ago
I’m planning to pursue contracts myself so im willing to sacrifice for a bit
I would think it would be hybrid so maybe not ~always~ in a box
sensitive-blue•4mo ago
Tends to be more often than not for those types of positions
Be careful
distinguished-silver•4mo ago
care to elaborate?