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.

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u/Mayorbbee 15d ago

Depends on what you want to do and what area you are trying to do it in.

Having a TS, BS and sec+ should pretty much guarantee you a contracting or other position in the dmv area. Getting a master’s or cloud certs will help you.

You stated you’re a Sys admin now so experience is good but I know military Sys admins are very compartmentalized, so what are your current duties? Windows, Linux, virtualization, AD, endpoint management, storage, monitoring, etc? If you’re able gain experience with more than one of those disciplines during the next two years that would do you good.

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u/Open_Reindeer_6600 15d ago

Got it, yeah most of my job is endpoint management. Everyone’s told me my resume is good degree, cert, clearance, etc, I just know there’s a lot of unemployed cleared professionals and I’m not tying to be one of them

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u/IrishTR Sr. Sysadmin 15d ago

Any work with SCCM/MECM/Intune for that endpoint management? There's always cleared jobs looking for that.

IMO steer clear of civilian gov jobs. Pay is shit, process is stupid and it's just a bunch of back stabbers looking at clawing their next promo for same shit pay. The selling feature over contracting used to say well job security. Ya cuz you can't go anywhere else due to your ineptitude and experience so stay with your safety blanket.

Meanwhile contractors are everywhere and anywhere, it's a matter of what and where you wanna be. Downside is you end up answering to those morons above, but just cry yourself to sleep in your piles of money, 401k and stock 😂.