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      2.0
      9 Apr 2025
      Security consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Collaborative culture and amicable teams.

      Cons

      CF is happy to take advantage of the turbulence in the wider tech sector by hiring experienced candidates into junior positions and billing them out to customers at the same day rate as seniors. Despite 100% changeability, consultants are also scheduled into client meetings, team calls and required to submit QA revisions whilst on other engagements - eating into already frequently underscoped project time. The promised $5k training budget (per consultant) had seemly moved to approval-only despite being written into the contract.

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      Coalfire Response
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      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad to hear you appreciated our collaborative culture and the support of your teammates. We recognize your concerns about project resourcing, training access, and how we structure client engagements. These are important topics, and we’re continuously evaluating our practice to ensure they support both our consultants and the quality of service we deliver to our clients. While we may not always get everything right, feedback like yours is valuable as we strive for continuous improvement. Thank you again for your contributions.

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      5.0
      29 Jun 2026
      Associate vulnerability assessor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, variety of job functions and service offerings Excellent organizational and management structure Highly intelligent and effective workforce

      Cons

      Competitive hiring process due to quality of talent the company attracts.

      3.0
      24 Jun 2026
      Engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Real client-facing technical work in regulated/FedRAMP environments; good exposure if compliance-heavy cloud is your lane. - Internal mobility exists on paper; managers may encourage internal candidates for promotions. - New management clearly understands their assignment and is saying the right things and taking initial steps that appear to be moving us towards a strong path forward.

      Cons

      - Promotion paths can be unstable; roles may get restructured mid-process, which makes career planning hard. - Management quality is uneven; promotion into management isn't always tied to demonstrated leadership, technical capability, or appropriate vision. - Limited structured professional development. - Compensation progression can be a friction point, including for internal moves. - Bonus payouts have come in far below target even for top performers, which has been rough.

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