Does Optiv pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Optiv employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optiv. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optiv?

53% of Optiv employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optiv 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optiv?

Consultant (29) , Client Manager (28) , Senior Consultant (28) , Client Operations Specialist (20) , Security Consultant (15) , Director (12) , Manager (12) , Senior Security Consultant (11) , Analyst (10) , Client Director (10) , Sales (10) , Solutions Architect (9) , Marketing (8) , Project Manager (7) , Principal Consultant (6)

What are the pros of working at Optiv according to real employee reviews?

"Great people within this organization that know security and willing to go above and beyond to assist others." ((in 71 reviews)); "Great Culture" ((in 35 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 29 reviews)); "Great travel and work from home opportunities." ((in 28 reviews)); "Great team to work with and exposure to high level clients" ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optiv according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are EXPENSIVE" ((in 42 reviews)); "If you lose your coin flip and end up underneath bad management, you're on your own." ((in 27 reviews)); "Bonus is a myth unless you have 100 percent utilization." ((in 12 reviews)); "There have been many layoffs over the years" ((in 12 reviews)); "Some departments have to many managers and others lacking." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Optiv layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Optiv layoffs and their outlook for job security at Optiv in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Optiv locations?

Denver , Overland Park , Kansas City , Dallas , Leawood , Houston , Chicago , New York , Los Angeles , Atlanta , Raleigh , Boston , Seattle , Portland , Kansas City , Frisco , Baltimore , Tampa , Salt Lake City , Saint Louis , Milwaukee , Washington , Charlotte , Austin , San Antonio , Nashville , San Francisco , Reno , Philadelphia , Columbia

Optiv reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(736 total reviews)

Kevin Lynch

45% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Optiv has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 736 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optiv employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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736 reviews

3.0

Mar 17, 2021

Changing

Practice manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work and challenging clients

Cons

Undergoing change and is in a state of flux

5.0

Mar 7, 2021

Great Company

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Work Hours, Planned Utilization, Utilization Bonus

Cons

Utilization overlap, Very Tight Timelines

5.0

Mar 3, 2021

A wealth of knowledge and opportunities if you take them

Network security engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Work with subject matter experts from all different technologies and fields *Culture of respect and mentorship *Super flexible time-off *Optiv was remote work-ready years ago and has a culture of WFH that went into 2020 seamlessly *Quarterly bonuses depending on your department *Extremely friendly teams. I've never been told 'I am too busy to help you' when I had a technical question for another team. *Relaxed environment. If you do your work and do it well, learn the tools, take notes, mind customer privacy and security, and participate in sharing ideas, management isn't going to be breathing down your back to always be busy. Optiv seems to trust their employees with time. *Lots of opportunities for internal movement in the company.

Cons

*Average benefits *Nearly non-existent female workforce in Optiv's technology management teams. *Quarterly bonuses are nice, but highly dependent on other groups' performance *'Recharge' program a lot of tech companies use [Take time off when you want to] seems like an excuse to not have to pay banked PTO in the case of workers leaving the company, or getting laid off. I personally previously had liked to spend a year banking hours before taking PTO to pad transition security between jobs.

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