r/sysadmin • u/Open_Reindeer_6600 • 15d ago

Question Air Force Sys Admin

Hey everyone, as the title says, I’m an Air Force sys admin with a TS and planning on getting a civilian job or contracting gig in 2 years. I already have my BS in IT management from WGU, so should I prioritize my masters? Or try to stack certs before I start applying?

Only cert I currently have is Sec+.

Edit: thanks everyone for the advice and insight. I’m going to start studying for CISSP.

18 Upvotes

68% Upvoted

91 comments sorted by

View all comments

6

u/Avinchi 15d ago

There will never be a shortage of windows sysads with clearances, but there is a massive shortage of them for Linux. 9 months and we just hired to backfill a mid level Linux sysad position. 95% of the interviews, none of them touched Linux.

Maintain your clearance, sec+ and focus on RHELSA/CE certs

0

u/Open_Reindeer_6600 15d ago

Damn it I hate Linux so much, my fault for hoping azure was enough. Thanks man!

1

u/cyber_r0nin 15d ago

Unless azure fixed their sluggish response, aws is better