Pluspunten
The initial training and certification process is very good. You are able to polish up on industry skills that you don't already have, but don't be surprised when you find yourself spending most of your time on ticket or phone helpdesk work. A lot of brainpower and good ideas exist in this place, but are often fought for. More often than not, politicking and artifacts of acquisitions past win out instead of superior technologies, or "doing the right thing". What I learned at Secureworks set me up for a fantastic career in information security. However unfortunately for Secureworks, a key part of the career was leaving just in time!
Minpunten
Years spent cultivating an ever-expanding client list left Secureworks with a problem it could not solve. This company was being groomed for an attractive sell - massive amounts of clients, a great reputation and lean numbers. However, the emperor wore no clothes. Certain departments were criminally understaffed. New recruits were few and far between even though the client list and operation requirements kept growing. This was a two-fold problem. One was requirements for "unicorn"-esque candidates. Unrealistic experience or knowledge requirements combined with a painfully tedious day-to-day lead some departments to be revolving doors. Unfortunately, more people left than came in. As the client list grew - the understaffed teams could not support the ever-increasing number of clients. It was only a matter of time until the reputation would fade. Some clients left, others, faced with no greater prospects begrudgingly stayed and sharpened their blades for battle. While yet more hopped aboard giddy on a deceitful cocktail of stale reviews and industry analyst hoopla. Management could only sit and deny the above while everyone else set around on the bus as it rolled downhill with no breaks, only to wonder "when to get off?". Surely sooner is better than later.