Non-technical academic (Grande École in France) here. I'm at the edge of technical issues every day, though they fall just outside my responsibilities as securi

Non-technical academic (Grande École in France) here. I'm at the edge of technical issues every day, though they fall just outside my responsibilities as security consultant and Risk Analyst (they are for the architects to deal with). My technical knowledge/know-how (acquired over years of Linux, BSD, HN, etc.) still gives me an edge in understanding issues my clients face. I'm not dealing with technical issues per se, but I can make the link between tech teams and management/non-tech: what one party expects from the other, whilst not sinking into a bottomless pit of unreasonable requests and expectations. The work is fast-paced (~8 hours at most/project, over the course of ~3 weeks) so I have to adapt to a number of situations, where tech people might deal with said technical problems - and I can give them my 2 cents. I'm also using my free time to work more on my machines, etc.