Readit Newseftel commented on Solaris 11.4 free for non-production personal use phoronix.com/scan.php?pag... · Posted by u/nix23
I’m too young and missed the Solaris era. Are there still valid usecases for Solaris today? Or ist this just to support some legacy systems that can’t be upgraded?
how do you even make 120k per year? what kind of software are you developing? what country are you based in exactly? how did you find your clients? sorry for asking so many questions, but I found it difficult to charge such a rate.
I’m based in Germany. Currently building a webservice with lots of different integrations, mostly Python. We basically build the whole thing, choosing our own stack. On my day-to-day I work on developing the platform but also on integration and lots of management to bring multiple parties on the same page.
I’m charging 100 EUR per hour which seems in line with what others with the same amount of expierence are charging. The client I’m currently working for contacted me through a freelancer platform here in Germany.
With me, there are three other devs working on the platform. I was their “first hire”, leading the team. Other team members charge a bit less at around 75 EUR per hour.
We (Workiva) currently have an open rec looking specifically for people like you: engineers who are interested in pivoting into security. You're more experienced than the baseline that rec is designed for, but that's where negotiation comes into play :)
I hope you check us out: https://workiva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Ames...
If not with us us, then I have no doubt you'll find other companies looking for something similar. People in your shoes are in high demand.
That sounds super interesting! I’m still on a contract for at least 4 months. Is there a way to reach you? Mail?
CISSP.
A buddy of mine is KILLING it in security - and he got a 30% raise and a $100,000 sign on bonus from his new gig plus a $40K sales bonus less than six months after joining.
But you have to actually need to be interested in security to succeed.
Reading about CISSP, this is listed as a requirement:
- Possess a minimum of five years of direct full-time security work experience in two or more of the (ISC)² information security domains (CBK).
Looks more like an intermediate/senior level kind of certificate?
I second the cissp cert. Seems to be more prevalent or sought after than security+. I think GSEC is another cert, or group of certs, that I hear about more than security+ too.
I don't know about the money part. The $120k EUR salary already sounds high to me, and this $100k bonus stuff sounds very high to me also. Maybe these are outliers. The median for an infosec analyst seems to be $103k vs $110k for devs in the US.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/...
It's also possible that I'm a jaded pessimist since I'll never make that sort of big money.
I’m currently making the 120k EUR as a contractor which means I have no benefits. I have to pay health insurance, retirement plan, my work laptop, office space, etc. which is normally covered by your employer (at least here in Germany).
I think it’s comparable to 85k - 95k EUR/year if you are employed.
Are there any possibilities for you to first work at a company doing full stack dev in a way that allows you to interact with security teams? Stuff like implementing the OWASP top ten? That was how I built up a skill set and knowledge base in security.
As with any lateral change you should consider if you'd really enjoy the change. Security is a very interesting landscape but it turned out I really enjoy having a more direct impact on product development so I haven't totally made the switch. But security experience has definitely made job searches easier, recruiters specifically target folks with product/security experience and there a lot of opportunities in the space.
That’s a good idea! Did you actively plan to change your path or was that something that just happened because it was interesting to you?
The file is generated on a server out of my control but I’m able to see that some kind of key is being sent alongside the data. (To encrypt it?)
How would one approach something like this? Where could I look for freelancers who are able to help with this?