IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Big Boss]

Gotta be able to lock in. Nothing really takes that long if you can dedicate the time to get shyt done. 24 hours in a day, use them wisely

I been slacking

 

[Big Boss]

@blackestofpanthers

What's your job title

 

[blackestofpanthers]

@blackestofpanthers

What's your job title

Right now I’m a desktop support analyst. Took me about four months to make a career change.

 

[#BOTHSIDES]

Any brehs got tips or insights on becoming an implementation specialist? Any certs needed? Ai be giving me overly optimistic advice

 

[blackestofpanthers]

 

[semicko82]

I got an offer for a paid internship at an Oracle Data Center, but I'll have to relocate and the pay is "ehhh"

Is the opportunity worth the risk?

 

[blackestofpanthers]

It don’t stop @Big Boss

 

[Byronml]

It depends on the course requirements. Some courses have 1 task you have to complete. Other courses have 2 tasks while one class may only have a proctored exam to take when you're ready. The tasks can be tedious as there's a bulleted list of items that need to be included in your work and explained within the task, as well as citing sources correctly. This means incorporating sources into your work, explaining why the quote fits, and correctly citing it. The proctored exam is a pain because of the platform they use. Your laptop MUST meet the requirements of the platform in order to even take the exam. With the tasks, you're also depending on the course instructor to grade your paper based on the requirements listed within the task.

All in all, pass the task, you pass the course.

I have 3 courses left in my MS ITM program that I'm hoping to have completed by the middle of December.

Once the final 2 assignments I've submitted this week are approved, I'll be done with this program. Graduation is scheduled to be in New Orleans, and I'll definitely be there for that.

Aiming for the SecAI+ next

 

[blackestofpanthers]

Going for the az-500 next. Gonna resume studying in a couple days. Took a much needed break from studying hours daily.

 

[RealCrownHeights]

I'm a recruiter and we are definitely prioritizing A.I. this year and we even are hiring for some high level A.I. advisory positions. Are there any A..I. careers or certifications worth pursuing?

 

[L&HH]

Anyone here do Splunk? I’ve been wanting to switch into that to ultimately transition into a career in data engineering.

My current org uses splunk but they’re actually looking to move off of it. Cisco increasing the price.

I’m curious to hear from anyone that has been in the industry has been seeing in the job landscape for it.

 

[Tr0yTV]

Anyone here do Splunk? I’ve been wanting to switch into that to ultimately transition into a career in data engineering.

My current org uses splunk but they’re actually looking to move off of it. Cisco increasing the price.

I’m curious to hear from anyone that has been in the industry has been seeing in the job landscape for it.

Splunk is the market share leader for SIEMs so you can eat off the skillset. If you go that route. Become a SME. Get all of the relevant certs.

If you want to do Data Engineering. Learn Data Engineering skills: Excel, SQL, Python, then visualize data with Power BI/Tableau. I recommend Data Camp to learn most of it.

 

[L&HH]

Splunk is the market share leader for SIEMs so you can eat off the skillset. If you go that route. Become a SME. Get all of the relevant certs.

If you want to do Data Engineering. Learn Data Engineering skills: Excel, SQL, Python, then visualize data with Power BI/Tableau. I recommend Data Camp to learn most of it.

My current org is looking to migrate off Splunk to ELK stack. I was reading the Splunk subreddit and many of them were saying they’re not seeing as many roles as in the past. Now you’re hundred percent correct about Splunk dominating the siem/cyber market which is what is where my skillset lies anyways (I’m in an infrastructure role currently) so would be any easy transition.

But I’m also in government smh and with all these shutdowns I’m looking to expand my skillset outside of government if necessary which is why I’m thinking of adding data engineering on top of it.

 

[Tr0yTV]

My current org is looking to migrate off Splunk to ELK stack. I was reading the Splunk subreddit and many of them were saying they’re not seeing as many roles as in the past. Now you’re hundred percent correct about Splunk dominating the siem/cyber market which is what is where my skillset lies anyways (I’m in an infrastructure role currently) so would be any easy transition.

But I’m also in government smh and with all these shutdowns I’m looking to expand my skillset outside of government if necessary which is why I’m thinking of adding data engineering on top of it

Not all agencies are affected by a shutdown; focus on those that weren’t last time.

Agencies aren’t dropping Splunk anytime soon; their RMF-authorized ATOs make replacing it slow and painful.

Just did a indeed search & came back with 4,000 hits for Splunk so it’s still a good market.

Nothing wrong with diversifying your bonds though.

 

[Tr0yTV]

My current org is looking to migrate off Splunk to ELK stack. I was reading the Splunk subreddit and many of them were saying they’re not seeing as many roles as in the past. Now you’re hundred percent correct about Splunk dominating the siem/cyber market which is what is where my skillset lies anyways (I’m in an infrastructure role currently) so would be any easy transition.

But I’m also in government smh and with all these shutdowns I’m looking to expand my skillset outside of government if necessary which is why I’m thinking of adding data engineering on top of it

Not all agencies are affected by a shutdown; focus on those that weren’t last time.

Agencies aren’t dropping Splunk anytime soon; their RMF-authorized ATOs make replacing it slow and painful.

Just did a indeed search & came back with 4,000 hits for Splunk so it’s still a good market.

Nothing wrong with diversifying your bonds though.