IronNet Cybersecurity Reviews

Pros

Founder and ELT have great track records. The technology and Collective Defense are compelling Wonderful culture with mission focused people Encourage work/life balance Really good benefits & unlimited pto

Cons

Going through some growing pains.

Pros

The work/life balance here is exemplary! There are almost zero after-hours or weekend Slack messages or emails asking for things. There is a generous holiday schedule. (As often as not they turn three day weekends into four day weekends. We get both Friday and Monday off for Memorial/Labor Day, etc.) There is an unlimited PTO policy, but (contrary to many companies) you can actually take PTO when you want to. Management actively encourages people to take time off so they can come back refreshed. The salary is pretty decent, though not amazing. For my job title and experience, I'm making on the mid-to-high end of what I'd expect without going to a FAANG-ish company.

Cons

IronNet is in a very transitional state right now. For one, they are moving to a SaaS offering, and much of the tech stack is being overhauled. For another, they are leaning hard into a particular Agile software development framework that feels like it can sometimes get in the way more than help. All of this transition makes it feel a little uncertain at times. (Although the counterpoint to that is the IronNet is not afraid to try new things, and change old things that aren't working.) Another con is that the technical departments (engineering, dev, data science) are not very diverse. It does not seem like diversity is a conscious part of the IronNet hiring process.

Pros

With stock market in the dregs, was looking to invest my time in a company with interesting long-term prospects, and IronNet technology has the opportunity to be transformative, it's the only company doing Collective Defense. Management so far seems strong and the Board is impressive, which gives me comfort at the current low stock price. Comp is competitive incl. RSUs, benefits good/typical stuff. I interact with the sales team and most are really good, so I remain optimistic about us.

Cons

Creating a market takes time, so patience is required. Some people at the company seem short-term minded, not sure if they have experience in new public companies. And this is not a place for those without a strong work ethic to hide, the company is lean

Pros

The company has incredible talent, literally the best in the business. Everyone sacrifices long hours of family time to bring the mission of GEN Alexander to fruition because we believe in him. The goal is to make cyberspace space for everyone and this company can do it with some leadership and accountability.

Cons

Management appears to lack direction and is only taking advice from their immediate peers (the ones they hired). If you do not align with their opinions you are ignored.

Pros

IronNet treats all employees with respect, the leadership team values a transparent and inclusive mindset, and the benefits are world class. The work is challenging and rewarding, my professional growth is top of mind with my direct manager, and my peers share equal levels of energy and "go get em" attitude.

Cons

As our posture is fully remote, work projects and collaboration can sometimes be challenging. Safety is IronNet's highest priority and the leaders are open to allowing teams to travel where needed. There are 2 office locations that are open for being used for team meetings but extra preparation and planning must be done as there is not always support on site.

Pros

General Alexander is a great leader who brings a wealth of connections to the company. There are some very smart and dedicated people working at the company.

Cons

The technology is bad, really bad. The product team spent the last two years building another physical appliance while the rest of the world moved further into the cloud. The analytics rarely detected something noteworthy - if there weren't threat hunters behind the scenes, the platform would be largely useless. Sales leadership was embarrassingly amateur. The CRO was a friend of the CEO and didn't understand the first thing of how to scale revenue. The IRNT solution was supposed to harness "collective defense", but his commercial strategy was to target large F500 companies, so the concept never got off the ground beyond a handful of companies. He never hit his targets but was shielded from accountability by politics. If they had an experienced leader with vision in that role, they'd be in much better shape than today. CEO's main interest was getting to an IPO. There was never a focus on building a quality product. Just a pay day.

Pros

- Great co-workers, benefits, and unlimited PTO - Co-workers come from all over so not limit to the amount of knowledge they have - Work is engaging and a lot of fun problems to solve - Company uses Macs - Do a quarterly all-hands where we can hear what other teams are working on and ask them questions

Cons

- Stock options they give out are a joke and wrapped up in more tape then a crime scene - Now that most of us WFH management thinks we're always available. Work/Life balance is non-existent - Company went public too soon and now can't hit there quarterly marks, so instead of pay raises they give us more stock options that have to be vest. Not staying here long enough for that to happen

Pros

Low on process (only what is necessary, and adding healthy SAFE5 practices). You get to develop a product that can make a difference for people and country. You get to develop product in a way that make sense. Benefit to employee in 5 to 10 years could be crazy good.

Cons

Low on process (do we have enough to be safe, i bet yes).