20-year Navy Veteran, worried all my experience is soft, and can't land a technical role

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Hi all,I have 20 years of leadership experience in the Navy, all in the realm of cyber (both offensive and defensive) - but focused on strategic leadership,  engineering management, and program management.  I haven't coded for 19 years.I have interviewed with both Apple and Google, but either was passed over for a more technical candidate, or wasn't a good match for the role (great leadership, but lack of recent technical experience).  Is there a suggested role where I can stay technical (or improve my technical skills), but still values my leadership experience?Roles I've interviewed for were Cybersecurity consultant, engineering manager, and technical program manager.

tesseract · Accepted Answer

Have you considered any defense tech companies? I feel they’d better value your experience there and also still allow you to be quite technical, though it can largely depend on the project you’re on.

19g6xkw1caynf · Answer

Comcast has fairly competent people in its tech organizations, and also has a long history of hiring and supporting active duty and military veterans:
https://jobs.comcast.com/programs/military

You should also consider one of their rotational leadership programs:
https://jobs.comcast.com/university-relations/mba-rotational-leadership-program

FritoLay · Answer

Have you considered TPM, it’s a good balance

19g615l1y1anyw · Answer

What was your rate or designator?

20-year Navy Veteran, worried all my experience is soft, and can't land a technical role

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