Sophos Reviews

Pros

Great culture, and senior management

Cons

None I can think of

Pros

Great company to get your start in security.

Cons

Sophos is always trying to play catch to what other security companies are doing in the industry.

Pros

-Permanent work from home -Typical health insurance offerings, maternal/paternal leave -Expensed learning opportunities for those who stick it out 1 year -Generally nice teammates/leads (though dependent on your actual shift/team) -Not a bad place to start if you're new to the cyber security field because they give you a lot of chances to learn -They give junior analysts a place to start, it's a good initiative to bring in fresh minds into the cyber security space because lord knows it's not easy for those starting out and this is firehose of information/knowledge (however their aka management's methods of doing this could be improved which I will go over in Cons)

Cons

-Management is highly disconnected from their analysts. First, they hire people with little to no experience which would be fine if they implemented a proper training program but they never did when I was there. There was a supposed trainer however their training regime while I was there was about a week or so tops, and definitely wasn't enough for some of the junior analysts they were bringing on. Who filled the gaps on this training? Other analysts - Analysts who were heavily needed in an already overflowing queue of alerts. -Management also has a habit of implementing processes and workflows without consulting analysts who those things would affect. And when they did consult us, they'd take our opinions and if they didn't like it they'd throw a fit, and STILL implement it. -There are leads here who are also under experienced and yet they are leads. There are people here who are Tier 2 or 3, what have you - they are a Tier above other people under the expectation they know more and can mentor but that's not the case. Some Tier 2s I saw operated at a Tier 1 level and hell, barely did work and when they did do work their investigative skills were horribly lacking. -That's another thing- the lack of accountability of analysts. There were analysts who were noticably not working as hard as others. Some not even taking a proper investigation the whole day although there was definitely enough work to go around and then some. But welcome to Sophos all ye who wish to fly under the radar for the bare minimum because you won't get in trouble for not properly working! You can collect a pay check off the back of your coworkers who are digging away at 1-2 hour old cases! Management does not hold anyone accountable, they don't fire people who are obviously under experienced and unwilling to learn and when they have to it's like pulling teeth. -Another thing is, it's all politics. Who likes who in order to get a promotion or move up.

Pros

Good salary for a new job out of undergrad with good benefits. Interesting projects and fantastic coworkers.

Cons

Lack of foresight by the company, and lack of communication between teams led to strain on my line manager and coworkers

Pros

Severance packages are usually decent.

Cons

The Sophos model is to acquire small companies with decent tech, shoe-horn the code into the Sophos lineup, keep the developers around a while with lies about how Sophos is really committed to them, etc., then lay them all off. Thoma Bravo operates the same way, so buying Sophos was a match made in heaven. And while all this is taking place, you get to listen to the CEO constantly drone on about "headwinds". The code is a mess and the infrastructure is worse.

Pros

Great salary but that’s about it. Bonus percentage is below industry standard

Cons

Awful culture. Management does not keep their word. Employee wellness not taken seriously at all. They provide so many therapy apps because you’ll need it working here. Unrealistic expectations on work timelines/deadlines.

Pros

- A place to work. Relaxed environment with laid back culture. - great thing is, there are other companies for people to seek out

Cons

- went 6 months without commissions due company mismanagement and lack of empathy for employees -Lack of true leadership that helps people grow. Insanely high quotas due to upper management spending more than double than projected ($25 million) on modernization project. Laid people off after going on hiring frenzy with ability to for see their shrinking book of business. - no employee growth, get people in seats and then suck the life out of them.

Pros

- Good working environment ( supportive co-workers) - Can be a good working experience for entry-level or fresh-out-of-college job seekers -Can experience B2B marketing and organic social media content creation - Unlimited PTO

Cons

- Have several meetings with the global team so sometimes meeting starts in the early morning because of different timezone

Pros

Company was competitive to most industry competition; from benefits to compensation. Plenty of events sponsored by the organization for employees to take advantage of.

Cons

Company lacked direction after being acquired. Plenty of C-level executives were made disposable- the company was not able to be transparent with employees about projections.

Pros

good hours, nice culture, remote work

Cons

None that come directly to mind