State Housing Finance Agency Job

This question would be aimed more towards those who work or have worked in the LIHTC world. Have you or anyone that you know worked for a states housing finance agency? If so, how difficult is it to jump from public sector to private sector? I know of a fellow alum in my market who worked with the same state housing agency for a year, then got on with a well known affordable/workforce developer. I'm wondering how often that happens? Are some employers skeptical about hiring someone from the public sector?

Ideally, I'd like to use this job as a stepping to stone to a private sector job in affordable housing, such as development, syndications, or lending. The job I accepted is comparable to an analyst role in the private sector. Some of my day-to-day duties would include: research, underwriting, tracking and maintaining risk analysis for awarded properties, as well as the review of 8609s, cost certifications, 10% tests, etc.

I'm several years out of school at this point. My first job was with an accounting firm that specializes in audit. tax, and consulting work for the LIHTC industry. I spent 1.5 years there. My duties there were the preparation of property audits, cost certifications, 10% tests, 50% tests, and 8609s. My most recent gig was with a smaller real estate owner as an asset management analyst.

Sorry for the length of this post. I just wanted to give the reader the most info possible. Thanks in advance!