Great place to work! - Senior Consultant Coalfire Employee Review

5.0
May 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very supportive work environment with great learning opportunities for growth, great/fair pay and competitive benefits, intelligent and positive workforce, driven leadership. Coalfire gives you the opportunity to grow within the company, whether that's vertically or horizontally (cross-training). The culture and leadership at Coalfire is fantastic. Good balance - they promote fun and community but are also passionate about company growth/success and client satisfaction. As with any new position it takes a while to get up to speed, and that can feel a bit overwhelming and nerve wracking, but Coalfire provides good training resources, a "First Friend" (mentor) and lots of meet and greet meetings to get to know your team and others.

Cons

Managers, give new hires a little more time to go through the required training without having to rush through, and allow some time/opportunities for new hires to wrap their heads around the work they will be doing before throwing them into too many sessions and meetings that make no sense at the moment.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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