Seeking overseas contract employement advice

securitytech123

I would appreciate any advice for obtaining I.T. contract work overseas/Afghanistan/etc. (Open to any position/location) Willing to travel up to 100%
I have the following Certifications: Net+/Security+/CEH-Certified Ethical Hacker (Associates in Computer Science) I also am seeking advice on obtaining the appropriate security clearance, as well as any advice regarding Head-Hunters, etc.
Currently; I'm employeed as a Network Operation Center (NOC) Analyst with MediaCom, and am studying for my MCP certification.

Thanks in advance...
Michael

SephStorm

Michael, what type of work are you currently doing, and how much experience do you have? You say you are an analyst, but are you a security analyst, or a network engineer? That will help us gauge what you can do. Almost all net admin positions will prefer a CCNA. Don't worry about MCP unless you want to work systems. If you are looking security, go be a network admin for a few years.

As far as a clearance, if you don't have one already you are in a tough spot, you are competing against an increasing number of applicants who are leaving the military who already have clearances and know people.

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LinuxNerd

Very informative reply above.

jvrlopez

It might be hard without a security clearance off the bat.

securitytech123

Hi SephStorm:
Basically - I'm responsibly for monitoring the entire network for HSI, Video, VoIP/Voice, and Enterprise customer alarms/outages and responding to and resoving any/all situtation that arise.

Khaos1911

Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman all have positions overseas listed on their respective career sites.

colemic

You will have a hard time getting downrange without a clearance these days, due to the sheer number of folks who got essentially laid off with the downsizing. That said, you might try ITT Exelis, they are the only company I know of that hires people without an active clearance (but you MUST be clearable... in fact, if you aren't, you won't get a job w/DoD anywhere overseas.)

also try clearancejobs.com to get some leads.
ITT Exelis
SRA International (AFRICOM/Stuttgart GE for sure) ( worked there for CSC, then left when SRA got the contract)
Kwajalein Atoll (krsjv.com) - might be possible w/o clearance in hand already, no promises though) (worked here, loved it!!! VERY isolated tropical paradise.)
Andros Island (Bahamas) - I think CSC still has this contract. (csc.com) When I applied a few years ago they actually wanted to fly me out for the interview, but I wound up declining because my future wife couldn't go due to custody restrictions with her sons.
Spain - SAIC had some stuff at Rota, also try PAE Group for Moron AB. they had a support contract last I knew (been several years though)
Smartronix - used to have some stuff in Germany, not sure but worth looking into. Worked for them in San Antonio for a while.
General Dynamics
SAIC
Harris Corp. - might still have contract in Honduras

Hopefully this gives you a good starting point... I was at Kwaj, Moron AB (active duty) and AFRICOM, so feel free to ask questions and I will answer as best I can.