Optiv reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(735 total reviews)
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Kevin Lynch

45% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Optiv has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 735 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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735 reviews
4.0
Aug 24, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Big fan of the job / company itself. We are positioned well in the market and have a solid story to tell our customers. I feel the overall impression with our customers is a positive one which helps to make a sale happen. Great work life balance and awesome opportunity to build your "personal brand".

Cons

Only reason I took away from being 5 stars is simple... The health benefits and the cost associated with them is hefty. Close to double the cost of my last two company's for less (sub par) coverage. The other complaint is the comp plan is heavily incentivized on you getting to your number. From 0-50% of your quota you won't make much which stings.

1.0
Aug 23, 2019

Here's the truth about Optiv

Recommend
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Pros

Here’s why you should come work for Optiv: Want to pay the highest insurance premiums, deductibles and office visit copays ever? Optiv can give you that (seriously, $300 is the network discount rate to see a GP). Want to struggle to get sales closed because the internal InfoSec and Legal department is so backward that their goal is to pick a part and devalue every transaction? Optiv can give you that. Want to see the execs' (unqualified) buddy’s get hired and promoted instead of the people who work hard and actually deserve it? Yep, Optiv can give you that too. Want to be hired under the guise that you will be making huge bonuses, only to find out that the company never hits its "magical number" and instead are in constant worry that the company is about to sink? Optiv definitely has that. And lastly, if you want to have to worry about whether or not your paycheck will show up on Friday, and for the correct amount, you’re in luck, Optiv’s payroll department will definitely help you accomplish that.

Cons

Need I say more? See above.

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Optiv Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. 2018 was a tremendous year and the best one yet at Optiv with over 100% of bonuses paid. We significantly increased the company payout in benefits this year and look forward to continuing to provide a robust total rewards plan.
5.0
Aug 23, 2019

Company has lots to offer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I have been in identity and access management space for quite some time. Trying to write down every thing what I felt so far in OPTIV security Bangalore India. 1. All latest cyber security tools in use 2. Great learning 3. Really smart people and experts in their field. 4. Excellent work life balance. I have never seen such a flexible company in my career of 10 years 5. Training on the latest and rising products in market like saviant , identity now, Cyberark, okta, sailpoint iiq and more 6. Ample amount of resources available if you are willing to learn. OPTIV gives you a platform where u can create any number of VMs and install any tool or software Or cyber product to learn and all this without any approval. I have seen ppl using more than 20 personal VMs with 16/32 GB RAM and installed all kind of cyber related tools for learning or POC. 7. Best part is that you will have enough time to explore cyber products and use those VMs 8. Partnered with all cyber security product 9. Job stability 10. Zero micromanagement. 11. Open door policy and you can meet the country head anytime u want 12. Free snacks 13. You are hired ,it means the management trusts you. No body gives a damn even if u come at 1 pm and leave at 3 pm, if you deliver ur work. 14. Work from home 15. IAM team works as pure consultants model 16. Very skilled onsite team. 17. Everyone is a contributor. You won't find a manager who is just doing people management. Most of the manager have great technical expertise. So if u are stuck in ur work, then manager understands the problem u are facing. It will never be like a peculiar manager whose only job is to ask status and fill excels. 18. Pays better than average 19. Hikes are decent

Cons

1. Company structure changes often 2. Still trying to grow outside US-canada region 3. If you aspire to be a manager without technical knowledge, it's a hard place to survive. 4. High rejection rate in interviews 5. Bonus policy changes often and people are still trying to understand. 6. Onsite opportunity is limited. 7. Office location in Bangalore is not on main routes. it will be tough if use public transport. 8. It's hard to get fancy job titles. I have seen people stuck in Senior security consultant roles with 10-12 years of experience. 9. If you aspire to lead a team always then this is not the place for you. Surprisingly, people here like to be as an individual contributor. The onsite consultant will give you a use case and you have to do it. (Specific to IAM team). You will hardly get To handle a team as such. No role like team lead. 10. Interview has high rate of rejection in IAM team as they want people who are capable to deliver individually. People around you will be highly capable. So if you stuck in ur work, it's high chance that u get the help from a colleague instantly, so being individual contributor doesn't drain ur blood. But this is not a place if you want to work in a team of 5-6 or more from offshore.

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