One week in St. Louis to learn how we work and how to communicate it
Each cohort spends one full week together in St. Louis: two days on the Pathway, then three days of Bootcamp. The Pathway covers how we work and the habits of a strong teammate. Bootcamp builds the skills that set great engineers apart: thinking, writing and leading.
Program objectives
Build technical skill
Solve technical problems with confidence, and plan your own path toward the certifications and focus area you will grow into.
Communicate clearly
Write clear deliverables and slides, and present your ideas with confidence to customers and teammates.
Build your network
Connect with your cohort, coaches, and the wider security practice so you know who to learn from and lean on.
Bootcamp topics
| Topic | What it covers |
| Culture kickoff | The culture we want to build, and why it matters |
| Healthy conflict | Engaging in healthy conflict with customers, stakeholders and teammates, including hard conversations |
| Technical problem solving | Solving and explaining technical problems at the right level for the audience in the room |
| Knowing your audience | Talking to a CISO versus an engineer |
| Building your brand | Reputation and visibility, inside and outside the practice |
| Effective slide writing | Clear slides that carry the message |
| The business of services | Utilization, scoping, SOW basics, and how Services connects to Advisory and Product |
| How to run a workshop | Planning and facilitating a customer workshop |
| Writing deliverables | Reports, status updates, and communicating risk clearly |
| Documentation habits | Notes and handoffs, so work never depends on one person |
What to expect
Before you travel
Your coach shares the schedule and what to prepare [add pre-work]. Travel and logistics: [add link].
While you are in St. Louis
Each visit includes a lunch with St. Louis employees so you can meet the team. Options include an Anheuser-Busch tour or a City SC game.
When you get back
Keep going with your certification path and your coach, and stay in touch with your cohort in the forum.
Upcoming cohorts
| Cohort | Dates | Location |
| [Cohort name] | [Add dates] | St. Louis |
| [Cohort name] | [Add dates] | St. Louis |
Bootcamp questions
Bootcamp is for new Security Analysts in the current Ignition cohort. The first cohort is made up of analysts, and the final roster is still being confirmed. You travel to St. Louis with your cohort, so you will build relationships with the people you will be learning and earning certifications alongside. [Confirm eligibility.]
Yes. Bootcamp is a core part of the Ignition program, and every analyst in the cohort is expected to attend. [Confirm.] It is where you meet your cohort, learn how the practice works, and build the thinking, writing and leadership skills the rest of the program builds on.
Travel to St. Louis is booked for you, so you do not need to arrange flights or lodging yourself. Your coach shares the details before you travel. [Add booking process and link, and confirm what is covered for meals and other expenses.]
Your laptop and charger, plus a notebook for sessions. Your coach shares the full prep list before you travel. [Add pre-work and anything else to pack.] Plan for a full week of sessions and for the cohort events around them, which are proposed to include a welcome dinner, lunch with the St. Louis team, an ATC tour and leadership panel, and a Cardinals game.
Let your coach and the Ignition team know as early as you can so we can move you to the next cohort. The week is built around learning alongside your cohort, so we will talk through what you would miss and how to catch up on it. [Confirm policy and the next cohort dates.]