Significant restructuring and focus only on Compliance - Cybersecurity Consultant Coalfire Employee Review

2.0
Mar 8, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Many programs / groups for diversity / inclusion and great culture depending on your team and contribution to the revenue. Solid 'compliance' capabilities and trust with existing customers.

Cons

Sales and Marketing have essentially dropped their focus on cybersecurity services, now just focusing on compliance services. For the last 3 years, they have significantly restructured their approach to sales, attempting to tap into and be a key player in the cybersecurity space. Each year, this results in missing revenue targets thus impacting bonuses, making it difficult to achieve utilization targets where the team culture then takes a negative hit. If you are a compliance professional, Coalfire is probably a good place to grow your skills, however, I'd pass if you're a professional or looking to grow in the broader cybersecurity field. Additionally, when you resign or your position or your job is eliminated at Coalfire, expect to be treated very poorly where HR appears to be an expert with a very direct and crude employee exit program.

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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
Recommend
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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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