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Currently looking to hire over 15 Product Managers to join our Federal team here at VMware . The product is Tanzu - our newest platform offering and the heart of the company’s application modernization strategy.
No active clearance necessary, but an active/current clearance is a bonus.
DM me if interested. I’ll try and answer any questions as well.
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You will get a bonus if you work a cleared project.
If you want a quick salary bump then you will have to boomerang. A FS is in high demand, but keep in mind that most govt contracts also have minimum years of experience requirements for labor categories so you might not get as high of a bump as you are thinking of if you don't have the YOE.
No no. D lowballs clearances coming in period. Even if you work a cleared one they don’t care. I worked IC contractors before D. It’s pretty ridiculous.
Uh yeah, you could probably score nicely at Microsoft or Amazon
The amount of times Microsoft and Amazon reach out and advertise “hiring TS cleared” it’s pretty absurd. Personally I’m only Secret cleared (and do not want to escalate it) and avoid it but it doesn’t stop the recruiters
Moving to a place where I get a 30% salary increase each year bc I hold a clearance. It’s a boutique firm.
What firm?
Coach
AFS hires in brand new analysts with TS at around 80-82k...
Work for 2 years and try to do some non-TS work, because the TS work just moves slower/less high demand...because you are tougher to replace. Deloitte looks great on a resume and you need 2 years minimum.
I cleared a skilled consultant from a secret level- who came in and ran laps around the team and in 2 years he’s been promoted twice and also received 2 off cycle pay bumps...because matching clearance with true consulting skills is often tough (or rarely internally available).
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D3, you should switch employers with an eye to make no less than 155k.
Everyone gives pay for clearances minus D. If you went to a normal IC contractor this wouldn’t be an issue.
The disrespect for cleared people is so real.
Not to take over this post, but I have a TS SCI and I was looking to leave D. I have certs but not a lot of working knowledge since I moved to different areas and projects. Can anyone help? I just wanted something that pays fair and possibly a way to advance my pen testing skills, but anything cyber related would be cool.
Do you have a poly?
Guidehouse if you’re interested
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G1 😂😂😂😂😂
Wow, D does this to its own people too? They offered me the same starting salary as my uncleared peers despite having an active TS/SCI FS. Honestly, I felt embarrassed, for them. Needless to say, I politely declined the offer.
Why does their approach differ so much from other area contractors with cleared work?
Because D seems to think it’s still a step above it’s peers (worked there and it’s not really)
What skills do you know? I'm ex-Deloitte, DM me and I'll refer ya in the right direction.
OP here, ending up leaving and don’t regret it at all even thought I loved Deloitte and would love to go back. A little over a year later now and I’m making 155k from 71k and love my role :)
My bad misread your initial post, but ya okay that makes sense for sure
Following as I just put in for mine.
Full scope. Woof
Hi OP, we have tons of very interesting work that you could use your clearance for — and get paid a lot more while you’re at it. I’m tapped into that market at BAH, so feel free to DM if you’d like to discuss further!
Having left Booz Allen for a 20% lateral to Deloitte, this is just wrong
Did you find anything you're interested in? I can refer you to AFS most likely
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That's awesome, you definitely made the right choice. Yep, Booz has some cool projects and an amazing reputation with DoD senior leadership, but needs to figure out how to charge clients more so they can pay talent appropriately and improve retention.
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As a former member of the IC, these frequent questions about “how much money can I score for my clearance” are starting to get tiresome and disappointing.
If the work is boring might as well try to get paid as much as possible for it.