Senior Consultant - Anonymous employee Coalfire Employee Review

4.0
Feb 21, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent coworkers. (Strict vetting process ensures good hiring practices, very few "bad fits".) Dynamic environment - no boredom Lot of training/certification opportunities Great place to learn and grow a career - ideal for first job

Cons

Growing pains - small growing company Communication issues, top down Lack of transparency with re-orgs and major company wide changes Lot of promises never fulfilled/never mentioned again Expectation of hours well in excess of 40/week leads to early burn out

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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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
Jun 24, 2026
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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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