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I've got a Masters in Physics and taught myself cybersecurity to make the career change. I've got CompTIA Security+ and Network+ and I'm working towards RHCSA.

by Pingk 3y ago

I've got a Masters in Physics and taught myself cybersecurity to make the career change. I've got CompTIA Security+ and Network+ and I'm working towards RHCSA. I'm the primary engineer creating/delivering a SIEM solution for my employer so there're some details I can't share publicly but pm me if this meets your criteria? Based in Yorkshire but open to relocation/hybrid/WFH depending on the role.

alephnerd 3y ago
Sadly it doesn't fit our criteria, but this does explain the £33k package. A lot of the kind of skills you've mentioned have become very commodified, and being based in North England is limiting your career as most buyers are located within Greater London. I'd recommend 1. Moving to Greater London - most of the companies that have the budget are located there 2. Skill towards cloud and containers skills (eg. CKA for Kubernetes, AWS Solution Architect, Azure Solution Architect). Most large companies have active 3-5 year roadmaps to move core apps to the cloud, especially within Europe. It will also help you move laterally into DevOps/SRE of Platform SWE roles. 3. Implementation roles don't pay well in Europe. It's better to work as a Sales Engineer or a Professional Services Consultant for a (usually) American or Israeli vendor (eg. Splunk, AWS, IBM, Checkpoint, etc). This will require some experience but if you have 2+ YoE and are willing to move to Southern England, you can break £55k+ for sure
- Pingk 3y ago
  Thanks for the advice! CKA is definitely on my short-term roadmap, the SIEM I'm working on uses Kubernetes and I'll be working towards an AWS implementation so those certs will be available to me too.
- tonyedgecombe 3y ago
  >Moving to Greater London Where they will never be able to afford to buy a house. Something that would be possibly on a £33K wage in Yorkshire. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E61326&minPrice=70000&sortType=1&propertyTypes=terraced&includeSSTC=false&mustHave=&dontShow=&furnishTypes=&keywords= https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?loca...
  - alephnerd 3y ago
    People can work in Greater London for a couple years, save up, and then move back to Yorkshire if they want to. Plenty of MSSPs have been founded by people who have done that. Thet said, there is no denying that the demand for tech skills simply isn't there outside of Southern England and a wee bit in Edinburgh.

by Pingk 3y ago

alephnerd 3y ago

Sadly it doesn't fit our criteria, but this does explain the £33k package. A lot of the kind of skills you've mentioned have become very commodified, and being based in North England is limiting your career as most buyers are located within Greater London. I'd recommend 1. Moving to Greater London - most of the companies that have the budget are located there 2. Skill towards cloud and containers skills (eg. CKA for Kubernetes, AWS Solution Architect, Azure Solution Architect). Most large companies have active 3-5 year roadmaps to move core apps to the cloud, especially within Europe. It will also help you move laterally into DevOps/SRE of Platform SWE roles. 3. Implementation roles don't pay well in Europe. It's better to work as a Sales Engineer or a Professional Services Consultant for a (usually) American or Israeli vendor (eg. Splunk, AWS, IBM, Checkpoint, etc). This will require some experience but if you have 2+ YoE and are willing to move to Southern England, you can break £55k+ for sure

Pingk 3y ago
Thanks for the advice! CKA is definitely on my short-term roadmap, the SIEM I'm working on uses Kubernetes and I'll be working towards an AWS implementation so those certs will be available to me too.
tonyedgecombe 3y ago
>Moving to Greater London Where they will never be able to afford to buy a house. Something that would be possibly on a £33K wage in Yorkshire. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E61326&minPrice=70000&sortType=1&propertyTypes=terraced&includeSSTC=false&mustHave=&dontShow=&furnishTypes=&keywords= https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?loca...
- alephnerd 3y ago
  People can work in Greater London for a couple years, save up, and then move back to Yorkshire if they want to. Plenty of MSSPs have been founded by people who have done that. Thet said, there is no denying that the demand for tech skills simply isn't there outside of Southern England and a wee bit in Edinburgh.