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    SAIC Reviews

    Updated July 21, 2017
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    SAIC Chief Executive Officer Anthony Moraco
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    • From upper management to local management S (in 50 reviews)

    • Poor Benefits, Poor Senior Management, Unnecessary deadlines, Team sizes shrinking as workload increases (in 36 reviews)

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    1. "Empowers employees and keeps things clean and straightforward."

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Engineer in San Diego, CA
      Current Employee - Engineer in San Diego, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SAIC full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Always has supported my needs with whatever technical, business, and personal issues.

      - If you perform well they stay out of your hair and focus on empowering you. I really appreciate that.

      - Keeps administrative burdens to the minimum.

      - Pay is quite fair and raises are handled in a straightforward manner.

      Cons

      - I am a contractor for a DOD client. Many of SAIC's jobs are these. If the contract is not renewed you can find yourself in the wild. SAIC does have a robust re-utilization program, but contract work is never guaranteed.

    2. "SAIC"

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      Former Employee - Senior S/W Engineer in Huntsville, AL
      Former Employee - Senior S/W Engineer in Huntsville, AL
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at SAIC full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Good company with varied opportunities

      Cons

      Wants to be a major company instead of of a sub

      Advice to Management

      Quit hiring family members

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    3. "Service Desk Team Lead"

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      Former Employee - Team Lead in Broomfield, CO
      Former Employee - Team Lead in Broomfield, CO
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at SAIC full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      The expectations for schedule and work output were consistent for the entire team. They had proper coverage and the environment was low stress and repetitive. They would work with employees that were struggling instead of just replacing them.

      Cons

      There weren't many opportunities to cross-train, take additional training, or advance within then contracts. Management was often disconnected from the contract. The morale was always low.

      Advice to Management

      Management should provide additional training opportunities and promote from within. Also they would benefit from morale boosting among the team. This could be something as simple as lunch being brought in on a busy day.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Contract to Contract"

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      Current Employee - Senior Software Developer in San Diego, CA
      Current Employee - Senior Software Developer in San Diego, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SAIC full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      SAIC has contracts start and end. They try their best to place you on overhead work until another contract starts. This may have little to do with your core skills.

      Cons

      There is always the notion when your contract ends you may be looking for work.

      Advice to Management

      Develop a product other than service to place benched-employees.

    5. Helpful (2)

      "A good company to work for if you are a high level management"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Charleston, SC
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Charleston, SC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at SAIC (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      There are some genuine personal in management that actually care about their employees

      Cons

      There are too many made up job positions for management
      Company is to big to care about employees

    6. "Management Needs LOTS of improvement"

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      Former Employee - Information Security Analyst in Tampa, FL
      Former Employee - Information Security Analyst in Tampa, FL

      I worked at SAIC full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Benefits are great as far as insurance and leave time.

      Cons

      But don't expect to be able to use your education benefit unless you have a manager that want to help you move on with your career. I find most of the management there need not be management.

      Advice to Management

      Hire people with MANAGEMENT skills not just because they came out of the military.

    7. "Enterprise Data Engineer III"

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      Current Employee - Configuration Manager in Oklahoma City, OK
      Current Employee - Configuration Manager in Oklahoma City, OK
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at SAIC full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      competitive pay, decent benefits, easy going

      Cons

      on boarding definitely needs attention

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Great company and benefits"

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      Current Employee - Director, Training, Standardization, and Operational Improvement in Norfolk, VA
      Current Employee - Director, Training, Standardization, and Operational Improvement in Norfolk, VA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at SAIC full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Local corporate hq is really on top of things. Great top cover, absolutely top notch support, wonderful preparation and help.

      Cons

      Big corporate hq takes a big bite, high burden rate. Hard to say they haven't been supportive, though, since they're very well informed and involved.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Cyber Security Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Cyber Security Analyst in Huntsville, AL
      Current Employee - Cyber Security Analyst in Huntsville, AL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at SAIC full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Relationship with co-workers and management is among the best I have ever seen. The benefit package is top notch. This is a company that you can stay with long term and have stability despite the nature of contract work.

      Cons

      If you get bored easily some of the contracts may not be for you. Especially in a government related role work can be scarce. The pay is not as high as working for a company who is not supporting a government organization.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up with local events like conferences and encourage employee's to attend.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Good Defense Contractor"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Division Manager in Poulsbo, WA
      Former Employee - Division Manager in Poulsbo, WA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at SAIC full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Dynamic IT company solving Defense Department problems

      Cons

      Large, a little bureaucratic. Make sure you understand how your potential division interacts with rest of company.

      Advice to Management

      Research all related divisions, make sure you understand inter-company conflicts of interest.

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