Do not work here - Security Analyst Five Iron Employee Review

1.0
5 Aug 2020
Recommend
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Pros

You get to put cyber security on your resume.

Cons

You will be paid about 20k under industry standard for SOC I. You will get worked to the bone managing the many clients. You will be promised that you will learn a platform and be mentored by a SOC II. This will not happen, as the people who are supposed to mentor you are also being worked to the bone. You will be promised to be moved off night shift quickly. This is not true - a guy worked there for 10 months 5 nights a week before he was moved off night shift, and that was only because his peers quit. The CEO will yell at you if you make a mistake. The place is a revolving door. People quit as fast as they are hired. The SOC II team is holding this place together, and are over paid because they know that if one of them quits, the company will probably go under.

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5.0
12 Jun 2025
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Pros

Amazing business model and potential for growth. If you love a start up mindset and pace, but in a company that's scaling wisely, 5i would be a great fit for you. Opportunity for quick growth, wear lots of hats, get stuff done without bureaucracy.

Cons

None that I can think of!

3.0
25 Nov 2025
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

The company offers a solid product. Cyber Security is only becoming a more needed business, so as long as sales continues to close deals, then the company will profit.

Cons

Little tenure within the employee circle. Many employees accept the position, get a year on paper, then jump ship for higher paying roles. The pay is roughly 15 years out of date. A project manager top out if $130k which is entry level for pay for most cyber security focused professionals. Five days a week in-office when you are spending a large majority of time on Zoom calls. It appears this is a control tactic and doesn't offer much benefit for the majority of job titles. An employee in a virtual environment should not have to work one full year to "earn" the right to work one day remote. This is petty and not a true benefit.

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