Pros
Remote work, that's about it
Cons
Working on 20+ year old government projects that have been passed from consultancy to consultancy over that period creating an tangled mess of code that everyone's scared to touch because 'it works' and nobody really understands how. Working with people just randomly chosen to be on a project as they are available but have zero knowledge of the tech used by the project and are expected to make sound decisions regarding the applications in short periods of time. You don't feel like you're part of a team, just a bunch of people quickly put together to execute a task, if you're lucky some will know what they're doing. Management is non existent because they're constantly trying to hire more people to work on projects they ignore people who actually work there, no feedback or assistance on what to do, questions blatantly ignored. Heavy reliance on AI tools to do work meaning you're not actually using any of your skills. If you're desperate go for it, you'll most likely get the job as they are too.