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?

54% of Optiv employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optiv 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.3 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 74 reviews)); "great culture and team relationship" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good work life balance as long as you don't take the job with you after hours" ((in 31 reviews)); "Constant challenges, opportunity to grow, exposure to other technologies, chances to switch work for other teams, work life balance is great, work from home." ((in 28 reviews)); "Unlimited PTO (but if you take during your notice period which was approved by my director they will terminate you early)." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Benefits are EXPENSIVE" ((in 40 reviews)); "The management is terrible, and so are the people who manage the service lines" ((in 33 reviews)); "There have been many layoffs over the years" ((in 12 reviews)); "Some departments have to many managers and others lacking." ((in 12 reviews)); "Consultant bonuses are big carrots, but they can easily suck you in and erode work" ((in 10 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 Optiv locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Raleigh , Dallas , Overland Park , Leawood

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3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(734 total reviews)

Kevin Lynch

47% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

Optiv has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 734 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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734 reviews

1.0

Mar 16, 2025

HR Rejected profile after agreed terms

Sr. sailpoint engineer

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Pros

Not worked with this organization. My interview was not scheduled after application processed by HR.

Cons

After multiple rounds of telephonic discussion , including a detailed discussion about the budget and terms, which were verbally agreed upon, I was informed that my application was rejected. The reason provided was vague and did not align with the previously discussed terms. With HR. This left me feeling that my time and effort were not valued.

1.0

Feb 24, 2025

Stay away!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Decent pay for senior consultants - Health insurance was decent - Remote work - Some super smart consultants

Cons

- Toxic 'we're a family' culture and messaging - Consultant performance/bonuses based on billable utilization, but sales can't fill pipe with enough work - Consistent layoffs over the last 3 years. Layoffs seem random with no consideration about who they're laying off and how that impacts clients / teams - Sales teams and delivery teams have different motivations / compensation structures that conflict with one another, so they are constantly battling each others. - Middle management constantly changed every 6 months and constant re-orgs. - The moral is extremely low, everyone seems unhappy. Lots of people I knew were searching for other opportunities.

5.0

Feb 21, 2025

Great people

Researcher

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Great people to work with

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None as of right now

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