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What's the pay looking like at those Navy sites in the DMV?
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had an interview for my secret clearance last week
lady arrived at 1400 didnt leave till like 1800 pretty in depth interview
You sure man? I get calls all day from the pentagon/Mark center/Andrews/ Belvoir and they all want you to already have a secret. I have my net+ and sec+ and don't really care about what they're paying as long as I can get a secret. Cause it'll be easy to maneuver with that.Folks interested in IT in the DMV that are looking to break into fed contracting should look into NMCI | NGEN | COSC or whatever the hell its called now for the NAVY. Its not glamorous but its a great stepping stone and can get you a clearance and a foot in the door to other contracting opportunities. You just need to look attractive to the recruiters.
The requirements are not that bad and they are in need of bodies as the region is understaffed at many sites such as Navy Yard. They are mainly looking for people with the following:
- at least high school education (2 years or more of college preferred)
- a bit of an IT background
- comptia a+ (security+ is preferred) (i believe windows 10 training / cert from Microsoft is a new requirement that will soon be needed as well)
- and eligible for secret clearance
companies on this contract include:
SOC LLC (Dayzim/YOH)
McKean Defense
Strategic Data Systems
Apex
Insight Global
703 hwy Yes, if you meet the criteria they are willing to start clearance process. The main problem I am seeing though is that It's a crap shoot as to finding any listings for these gigs, but believe me they need people and these companies are reaching out to people on job boards such as dice. I was out of school for a year when I got a call from one of these companies out of the blue after creating a profile on a job board, before I knew it I was starting the clearance process (fingerprints, drug test, equip, etc...etc..) and started working with interim status secret.
I know for a fact sites such as navy yard & pax river are crazy understaffed and need people. Norfolk was looking for people in early may, not sure how far that is from you.
703 hwy Yes, if you meet the criteria they are willing to start clearance process. The main problem I am seeing though is that It's a crap shoot as to finding any listings for these gigs, but believe me they need people and these companies are reaching out to people on job boards such as dice. I was out of school for a year when I got a call from one of these companies out of the blue after creating a profile on a job board, before I knew it I was starting the clearance process (fingerprints, drug test, equip, etc...etc..) and started working with interim status secret.
I know for a fact sites such as navy yard & pax river are crazy understaffed and need people. Norfolk was looking for people in early may, not sure how far that is from you.
The pay is not what it should be IMO (on this particular contract), which is why i recommend for people starting out that don't have a clearance. I've seen The "entry" level field services position pay anywhere from 42k to 52k, although on the flip side there are positions in certain locations that require top secret with poly / sci that pay 85k+
While other sites just require certs with secret clearance and some experience to back it up and pay 70k+ out the gate.
DC is wild. I wonder how people with lower paying jobs like social work or customer service survive. I think I may actually build up my resume and move back down to Hampton Roads in the future. Same company doing the $900k townhomes are doing them down there for $200K
Yeah the economy sucks, but they have big companies like adp now, plus schools and other low key mid level companies. I just feel more relaxed when I'm there. It's all for naught though as I'm likely staying in dmv or another tech heavy area unless I have a remote position or my own business. Just when I dipped dipped, dealing with that constant slog for success in this area isn't making me as Happy as I thought it would. Starting on my Amazon fba so hopefully that mixes things up.