Optiv reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(735 total reviews)
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Kevin Lynch

47% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Optiv has an employee rating of 3.4 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
2.0
Mar 3, 2016

Reduced training budget to pinch pennies

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I started when Gary Fish was still with us. At that point it was fantastic. All the training / education you can handle, be it the classes that FishNet taught or expensing a book from Amazon that is loosely related to infosec. Sending people to DEF CON was a no-brainer. Why wouldn't you want to immerse employees in that great learning experience. It was (at the time) $200 for the ticket and about $500 for airfare / hotel.

Cons

These days I have to jump through hoops to even spend the "allowance" that is supposedly given to every employee each year for education. Going on four months and my request is still floating around somewhere. I've passed every single certification I've attempted under employment with this company. Why is Optiv suddenly busting balls for employees who want to better themselves with more education? Why is there even a cap on the "allowance"? If it's legitimately related to your job and you want to learn more, get more certs, etc. why is the company standing in the way?

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Optiv Response
10y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We apologize that your request for training has not been processed at a timely manner. At Optiv, we work hard to ensure that requests for training are efficient to process and relevant to the employee and will look into this issue to ensure that a request is not accidentally stuck into the queue. If this happens to be the case, we will correct the issue as soon as possible. We can assure you that budgets for employee training have not changed, as we pride ourselves on having the most highly trained security force in the industry. To your comment about DEF CON, our presence there was significant in 2015 and we have planned on another large investment for 2016, mainly in our experts speaking and attending sessions and collaborating with teammates. Optiv is also partnering with many other conferences and industry events, either through direct sponsorship and/or having our team members share their expertise. In addition, we have planned exciting new training opportunities that will be available to employees, that were not previously offered. Those initiatives are directed towards career growth and development and we are looking forward of rolling them out. We appreciate your feedback and we are committed to ensuring that all of our employees are successful in their careers and training is a vital part of that effort. Please, feel free to reach out to the proper leadership team in charge of these initiatives if you have additional concerns. Thank you for continuing to place your confidence in us!
1.0
Feb 26, 2016
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Pros

A great concept. Plenty of spending money, which is spent on 'buying' their way into the market... Buying market share.

Cons

Terribly corrupt, old school processes in a Cyber world, many many many new competitors popping up everywhere (including Fortune 500 companies), terrible benefits, management has total disregard and disrespect for lower level staff and newbies, very little training for newbies. I could go on, but I have no more time to waste on these strange people. My advice is to work here until you find something better, believe me they hire just about anyone with a positive visual appearance. I'm now working for a 'real' company!

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Optiv Response
10y
Thanks for taking the time to write this review and express your concerns. At Optiv, we believe it is important to listen to all feedback, whether it is positive or negative, and take it into consideration. However, this review does not provide constructive criticism, but rather a distorted and very negative perspective on what it is like to work at our company. We believe this outlook is in no way, shape, or form, a true representation of our culture, values, mission, achievements and the enormous talent we have on the team. We are optimistic and excited about the future of our company and truly committed to our employees. Our goal is to maintain a valued working environment for each and every one of them. Unfortunately, we cannot tolerate your “advice” to "work until you find something better to do," as you suggested above. Rather, we encourage positivity, commitment and determination to employee and company success and forging a true bond and partnership with our talented and hardworking employees, as we work to become an exemplary employer of choice. Wishing you good luck and finding success elsewhere. In the meantime, we will get back to working hard, hand-in-hand with our team to serve our important purpose, creating confidence for a more connected world by helping protect the world against cybersecurity threats.
3.0
Feb 24, 2016

The engine is roaring

Anonymous employee
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Pros

2015 was a difficult year while we gained our footing. Optiv has emerged stronger in 2016. I am looking forward to the endless possibilities in this space in the years to come. Being part of this historical merger has been an education and I would not trade it. With the amount of brain power, talent and work ethic exhibited by the current team, we will only get better.

Cons

Processes and procedures are being improved and the culture is being established. Legacy teams need to continue to unite and let go of the past. Benefits need to be better than the competition.

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Optiv Response
10y
Thank you for sharing this great feedback, we appreciate your comments and value your opinion! Our goal is to maintain a valued working environment for each of our employees. We are committed to helping you be successful in your career and we are grateful that you took the time to share your positive company outlook on Glassdoor. We are optimistic and excited about the future of our company and looking forward to winning together in 2016!
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