Does Secureworks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Secureworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Secureworks. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Secureworks?

70% of Secureworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Secureworks 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Secureworks?

Software Engineer (23) , Information Security Analyst (18) , Senior Software Engineer (18) , Account Executive (15) , Security Analyst (14) , Cyber Security Analyst (13) , Senior Advisor (10) , Senior Analyst (10) , Senior Security Analyst (10) , Director (9) , Analyst (8) , Customer Success Manager (8) , Principal Software Engineer (8) , Sales (8) , Senior Manager (8)

What are the pros of working at Secureworks according to real employee reviews?

"Great people that try to do what's right for clients and for employees." ((in 56 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 38 reviews)); "The benefits are through Dell Technologies and are great; the time" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 26 reviews)); "Good Pay." ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Secureworks according to real employee reviews?

"The management is poor and the operations are very 'by the seat of the pants'." ((in 37 reviews)); "Limited to nonexistence of minority senior leadership" ((in 24 reviews)); "Pyramid model wherein managers have to like you (all the managers in the department) in order for you move up." ((in 24 reviews)); "Technical team has experience big layoffs as well." ((in 22 reviews)); "Salary is low compared to others and no RSU." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Secureworks layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Secureworks layoffs and their outlook for job security at Secureworks in 2026.

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Secureworks

Part of Dell Technologies

Secureworks reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(715 total reviews)

Wendy Thomas

62% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Secureworks has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 715 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Secureworks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

715 reviews

1.0

Jan 4, 2011

SecureWorks is a good place to work if you like doing a poor job.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of feel time to work on personal projects. Lots of time to waste doing meaningless task. Good test enviroment.

Cons

Administration will not listen to reason or employees; Nor to good ideas. Low leadership skills from team leaders and administration. Stagnate work environment. Software desgin does not put security first.

2.0

May 23, 2023

Leadership & Culture is Lost

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Service delivery is what keeps SecureWorks running.

Cons

Culture is at an all time low, net new business is struggling, leadership is lost, very high turnover

1.0

Mar 11, 2023

Stay ready to move on

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As part of Dell, above average benefits. However, base pay is below average. 401k, HSA contributions and good amount of vacation and sick time off.

Cons

Incompetent management with decades of service, expect obsolete management style, a lot of finger pointing even within the same siloed teams, close to 0 pay increases, no RSUs, retaliations, opposing views are strongly discouraged.

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