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Amazon or Microsoft could hire you as a data scientist assuming you can pass the coding interview.
Or you can see if you can get into Microsoft’s LaunchCode’s bootcamp. It’s a guaranteed job at Microsoft contingent on passing the bootcamp. This year would be the 3rd cohort. Last 2 cohorts required a TS/SCI with CI poly at a minimum and willing to take a FS poly.
If you’re interested in Amazon, they have the software development apprenticeship, which is what I’m going through right now. You get paid 66% of what a full time SDE makes (still 6 digits) for being in the apprenticeship and they teach you to code. You get full benefits of an Amazon employee minus stocks. This cohort does not require a clearance but other cloud apprenticeship with Amazon will.
Booz Allen has the tech excellence program, where they put you through a coding bootcamp through General Assembly.
Accenture and Deloitte have a ServiceNow developer bootcamp that requires a TS/SCI with Poly.
Sure. It’s for vets and spouses of vets only though.
But OP said Army so I thought I’ll share.
Best advice: do a skill bridge with one of your target companies. That will set you up best.
SWE is would be more versatile than data science, but honestly both are pretty good and interesting.
MSFT is really hurting for cleared engineers, so they will be much more willing to bring you on and train you.
Salary - that will depend on the role and how well you interview. The clearance bonus will def help you out at both companies. But honestly, you should be between $120-220 TC
Thank you for sharing. Unfortunately, one of the higher up hates long internship programs even though people are about to get out. I would definitely try!
Have you looked into the Hiring Our Heroes program? I know Grant Thornton participates.
Guidehouse also does the hire our hero’s program.