Comparison of Cybersecurity Consulting vs Security Engineering Job Offers

The user is comparing two early-career job offers: a cybersecurity analyst (consulting) role at a financially stable, remote company with decent pay and less technical work, and a security engineering role at a medium-large tech company with higher total compensation (mostly stock), in-person work, more technical tasks (scripting, IAM, networking), and on-call duties. The consulting role focuses on strategy and vendor assessments, while the engineering role involves enterprise security and vendor collaboration. The tech company’s stock performance is stagnant or declining, raising concerns about job stability.