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 77 reviews)); "great culture and team relationship" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good work life balance as long as you don't take the job with you after hours" ((in 29 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)); "The pay is good" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Benefits are EXPENSIVE" ((in 36 reviews)); "The management is terrible, and so are the people who manage the service lines" ((in 30 reviews)); "There have been many layoffs over the years" ((in 13 reviews)); "Some departments have to many managers and others lacking." ((in 13 reviews)); "Consultant bonuses are big carrots, but they can easily suck you in and erode work" ((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 Optiv locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Raleigh , Dallas , Overland Park , Leawood

Optiv reviews

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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Reviews by job title

734 reviews

1.0

Aug 23, 2019

Here's the truth about Optiv

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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.

Optiv Response

6y

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.

1.0

May 25, 2019

Killing the Golden Goose

Senior security consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

working from home is nice, there are some smart people in the company, work life balance is pretty good, pretty high-profile clients

Cons

Private equity who owns the company just cares about profits+growth at the expense of everything else, so optiv rushes to hire the bottom of the barrel in order to keep growing as fast as possible additionally they are trying to cut costs to get numbers up too. many people report having expense reports rejected because 'we get charged per expense report by concur'. it's as asinine as it sounds. Can't retain talented people or hire new ones because the salaries are low and the company isn't able to distinguish which people are talented in the first place

1.0

Jun 17, 2019

Toxic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are amazing and try to do their best, but their hands are tied by incompetent leadership in the marketing department.

Cons

Lack of flexibility. Management tracks your days in the office, CMO that knows nothing about marketing. Plus he plays favorites and puts his direct reports against one another. He puts people into positions without allowing others to apply.

Optiv Response

6y

We are excited that the changes in Marketing have been completed with an exciting plan for our future delivery excellence.

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