Does Defense Information Systems Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Defense Information Systems Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Defense Information Systems Agency. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Defense Information Systems Agency?

65% of Defense Information Systems Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Defense Information Systems Agency 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Defense Information Systems Agency?

IT Specialist (26) , Contract Specialist (11) , IT Cybersecurity Specialist (7) , Senior Network Engineer (6) , Analyst (5) , Program Analyst (5) , Computer Scientist (4) , Cyber Security Analyst (4) , Information Technology Specialist (4) , Management Analyst (4) , Network Engineer (4) , Systems Administrator (4) , Systems Engineer (4) , Branch Chief (3) , Financial Management Analyst (3)

What are the pros of working at Defense Information Systems Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Job is quite stable and benefits are great." ((in 15 reviews)); "Good people to work with." ((in 14 reviews)); "The pay is decent and you gain a lot of insight on the government acquisition process" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Cross training opportunities" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Defense Information Systems Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Bad leadership, myopic vision and not supportive of staff" ((in 14 reviews)); "Management is antiquated in its thinking." ((in 8 reviews)); "Nepotism and lack of accountability are cultural." ((in 4 reviews)); "Managers incompetent and not help accountable for poor procurement outcomes" ((in 3 reviews)); "no teamwork" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Defense Information Systems Agency locations?

Fort Meade , Fort George G Meade , Montgomery , Scott AFB , Scott Air Force Base , Oklahoma City , Arlington , Tinker AFB , Hill AFB , Washington , Chambersburg , San Antonio , Mechanicsburg , Tampa , Ogden , Fort Huachuca , Oxon Hill , Midwest City , Whitehall , Fort George G Mead Junction , Huntsville , Alexandria , Dallas , Honolulu , Wheeler Army Airfield , Rochester , Morgantown , Columbus , Newark , Denver

Defense Information Systems Agency reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(267 total reviews)

Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Defense Information Systems Agency has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 267 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Defense Information Systems Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

267 reviews

2.0

May 16, 2025

Puts DIS in Disorganized

Watch officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they seem to have pretty good upward mobility and allowing people to move around different departments.

Cons

they are extremely disorganized. depending on which location you work at they do things differently despite being an international organization that's supposed to bring uniformity to the military's telecommunications system.

4.0

May 14, 2025

Great while it lasted

Contract specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great job when you can work from home. Do the exact job on base only their systems get overloaded and don’t work.

Cons

Full time in office, benefits going away. Uncertainty

4.0

May 5, 2025

Great place to work

Cybersecurity specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pick your schedule type Good salary Federal government job security(kind of)

Cons

GG payscale not gs No watching videos during down time No more telework due to Trump's EO (majority of staff is not ok with it) Union deductions automatically taken away from everyone. Because of no telework the work/life balance is worse.

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Jobs at Defense Information Systems Agency

IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN/INFOSEC)

Scott Air Force Base, IL