ReliaQuest is a Challenge -- And that's good and bad!
Pros
Cyber Security in 2025 and beyond isn't easy. This industry moves like wildfire. Working at ReliaQuest can be stressful, but it comes with making a real-world difference. We tackle big problems. For those that are sincere in wanting to make the world a better & safer place, this company will feel like home. We are aggressive in our ideas, and swing for the fences. I love that about RQ. But here are some of the basics that you'll want to hear about: · We treat each-other with respect and professionalism, this sounds like a weird baseline, but having worked at places that don't, I'm grateful that we have that here. · Leadership knows the industry and typically keeps us ahead of trends, and economic forces. · We're fiscally responsible and poised for IPO. · We have a phenomenal "Mental Performance" team that sets the tone for the organization. They offer a wealth of mindset conditioning and training that we can take advantage of to accelerate our personal growth and bring our best to work. · We promote frequently from within. Recognition flows through many paths. · We have outstanding people. Talented and earnest people are everywhere. You can typically trust any employee to be someone "at the top of their game". · Our customers are awesome. SOC people are usually reasonable and act as partners in keeping their organizations safe. I interface with a lot of customers and it is typically a real pleasure and benefit in my role. · We have permission to fail. Our tolerance for failure is healthy. A value of ours is that "it's not about the fault, it's about the fix". This gives us space to move faster, experiment, and to push into the unknown.
Cons
· We are governed by Cyber and Sales forces. This means that we can be clumsy in our approach to building software. We announce things before they're built, we launch everything as fast as possible, and we constantly are trying to catch-up to exceptionally high standards and short timelines that we, ourselves, set. This might sell tickets, but it doesn't win games. · Many decisions are made in a vacuum, behind closed doors, and without explanation. Decisiveness is great, but we don't consistently demonstrate accountability or transparency, at all levels. · There are a lot of politics that disrupt progress. Knowing and navigating the subtle but established power structure is a skill everyone must develop to make an impact.
