ex USAF, bachelors in cyber defense, MBA in IT management, Sec+, CISM, PMP, CISSP

After about a decade on the defense side of cybersecurity, the burnout is beginning to mount and I have been interested in pen testing for a long time as an alternate career path to GRC work.

I have some experience ethical hacking in my undergrad and have the resources to get training and certs, but those who do it full time independently or for a company- do you enjoy it? If you transitioned from blue to red teaming was it a difficult/easy transition? Was finding a job difficult without experience directly with hacking?