i have a background in signal intelligence and a BA in criminal justice. i am looking for a place to start. what should i look for in a company?
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Robert, check out my post in the Employment section.
If you're willing to relocate to San Antonio, I would look at USAA. I worked there for several years and since their membership is military based, you would have priority. It's a solid company that treats it's employees very well. I still have many friends that work there some in the cyber security division. If you want stability and the opportunity to grow, I would look for a larger company. I'm sure in the Houston area you'll find plenty of companies like that as well as smaller contract type companies. Good luck!
Check out the TXU Energy webpage...careers link....for jobs at TXU, Luminant and Energy Future Holdings.
Joyce has added excellent summary & links. To add to it
Assuming you have decided for Cyber Security, some more thoughts.
A tech startup or public company will give more opportunities & better salary & perks. These include http://www.mcafee.com/careers/
Cyber Security has many sub-fields & skill requirements vary, you will to pick which Incident Response, Forensics, etc. They do require computer skills.
Go through some conference videos like at https://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-archives.html, just sit till they are over if needed, to get a feel
In general security is a career that requires some travel
A good mix of intelligence & security are roles at Palantir
Forward Deployed Security Engineer https://www.palantir.com/careers/OpenPosDetail?id=a0m80000005WspLAAS
Site Reliability Ops https://www.palantir.com/careers/OpenPosDetail?id=a0m80000003DCRxAAO
Let me know if you have more questions or clarifications.
Amit
How about something with Homeland Security? https://www.dhs.gov/join-dhs-cybersecurity
Another link: http://www.careerbuilder.com/Jobs/Keyword/Cyber-Security/
or this one at Northrup Grumman: http://jobs.meetngc.com/texas/cyber-security-jobs
You should make sure your skills stack up and check in with some technology certifications - like CISSP or CAP. here's a link for that information. https://www.isc2.org/credentials/Default.aspx
They will have books and networking information that may prove helpful.
Best of luck.
Joyce
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