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 75 reviews)); "Good work life balance as long as you don't take the job with you after hours" ((in 33 reviews)); "great culture and team relationship" ((in 30 reviews)); "The pay is good" ((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 still for families" ((in 42 reviews)); "The management is terrible, and so are the people who manage the service lines" ((in 28 reviews)); "There have been many layoffs over the years" ((in 12 reviews)); "Some departments have to many managers and others lacking." ((in 12 reviews)); "Quarterly bonuses are nice, but highly dependent on other groups' performance" ((in 11 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 , San Antonio , Nashville , San Francisco , Reno , Philadelphia , Columbia , Lambertville

Optiv reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(735 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 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

1.0

Jan 23, 2016

Struggling to find some identity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Every security platform manufacturer sucks up to Optiv.

Cons

Wants to be a services company but still has a box-pusher mentality. Company routinely falls short of its commitments and puts out an inconsistent, usually poor services product. Benefits are atrocious. Blackstone ownership means they squeeze every penny and have so many policies that are meant to financially benefit the income statement and balance sheet at the expense of the employee. Management talks about improvements in offerings, but delivers nothing.

4.0

Jan 13, 2016

Named Account Manager (5+Years)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Optiv is an amazing opportunity to be part of a company that is the largest in its space. We are the largest vendor partner for most of the Gartner MQ Leading vendors as well as countless new vendors. The ability to work with large enterprise clients and have a great company story and vision open a lot of opportunities. A lot of work has been done to hire really high quality employees in the field.Investments in sales training is a positive direction.

Cons

The recent merger to create Optiv from Accuvant & Fishnet Security was a massive undertaking to do so much in such a short period of time. There are still a lot of things that are being worked through. There has been turn-over as legacy people in key positions have moved on and the change in people adds to the stress. Management works hard to stay focused on moving forward and staying positive. The benefits are expensive and while they are a good package of benefits the company could do more to make them affordable, the cost of making benefits cheaper in the bigger picture of a $1.5B+ could REALLY increase employee morale.

5.0

Jan 6, 2016

Optiv- A great place to work

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working conditions, good pay, and cutting edge security work. Many great people. Great opportunites for people who are self-directed.

Cons

Benefits have been cut too much and the merger has resulted in too many broken processes. Accuvant always hired top-notch talent but a few people with weaker skills have slipped through during the rapid growth.

Optiv Response

10y

We value and appreciate the insight of our team members, we strive to provide a tremendous environment for all who work at Optiv.

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