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Design and advise on secure networking solutions for clients, collaborating with sales and delivery teams to align security strategies with business goals. | Requires 8+ years in information security with expertise in network, OT, and cloud security technologies, strong communication and sales skills, and ability to work independently in a remote setting. | This position will be remote and can be hired anywhere near the San Francisco Bay Area. The Sr. Cybersecurity Advisor (SA) plays a critical role in serving as a trusted partner to Optiv's clients. By combining sales skills and broad security practitioner knowledge, the SA designs security solutions for assigned clients. Aligned with their client's security initiatives and alongside a dedicated sales team, the Sr. SA advises and designs solutions for highly defensible and scalable security programs using some of the most advances security services and technologies. The Sr. SA has real-world knowledge and can design pragmatic Secure Networking (Cloud/Network/SASE/OT) security solutions tailored to each client's unique environment and provide our clients and sellers with consistent security expertise on all sales opportunities. In partnership with domain specialists and experts, the Sr. SA will facilitate thought leadership and inspire cyber security solutions powered by our ecosystem of people, products, and partners. How you'll make an impact • Actively participate in the Field Center of Excellence and position Optiv services and our key Secure Networking (Cloud/Network/SASE/OT) technology partners and their products to deliver value to clients. • Collaborate with service delivery to ensure the team has necessary supporting domain specialty materials that present a consistent and comprehensive approach. • Effectively work with multiple client personas across the security team, as well as other relevant personas to develop security strategy and define roadmaps to execute on security strategy aligned business goals, budgetary spend, and metrics based on return of investment. • Maintain advisory relationships with key stakeholders at clients by facilitating thought leadership, support, information, and guidance in conjunction with sales partners. • Maintain strong working relationships with relevant Optiv technology partners, based on client spend, and Optiv focus. • Design and solution complete security programs to meet client objectives across technology and services including; • facilitating new discussions by leveraging peer and industry network contacts • performing requirements gathering analysis, and technology selection criteria • coordinating demonstrations and security technology evaluations • Interface and partner with the internal Optiv teams, particularly service delivery liaisons, to align client expectations with the entire Optiv solution portfolio to ensure service delivery excellence and client satisfaction. • Listen for client feedback and continually share with internal teams to evaluate and cultivate continuous improvement. • Participate in account planning, forecasting, and pipeline management activities. • Participate in managing and prioritizing the proposal process to create business proposals, contracts, and respond to RFI/RFP's • Actively pursue personal development by maintaining and obtaining technical capabilities, soft skills, and security specific knowledge through formal education, certification, and other avenues. What we're looking for • BS/BA or equivalent applicable work experience. • Minimum of eight (8) years in an information security role, architect, or engineer responsible for planning, building, and running secure Network, OT, and Cloud environments. • Experience with Network, OT, and Cloud Security technology partners across key areas, including firewalls, segmentation, ZTNA, visibility, SASE, CNAPP, WAF, DDoS protection, load balancing, and posture management. • Minimum of five (5) years architecting, building and maintaining network security technologies in productions environments, dealing with concepts such as high availability, mesh networking, asymmetric routing, virtual private cloud, and auto scaling. • Highly motivated self-starter that does not require day-to-day management. • Ability to work in a highly adaptable and nimble team environment with responsive communication. • Thorough understanding of the current threat landscape, vulnerabilities, and defensive controls. • Strong business and technical acumen and ability to lead technology focused discussions. • Strong presentation, written, and oral communication skills to clients, including whiteboard sessions and other presentation mechanisms. • Proficient sales techniques; makes connections, facilitates meetings, reads the room, asks probing questions, overcomes objections, gains trust, maintains composure under pressure, positions solutions, and assist in finalization of sale. • Strong attention to detail for reviewing statements of work (SOWs), quotes, and client deliverables. • Maintains broad security related knowledge and continuously expands their expertise in other domains across the portfolio. • Vendor specific certification(s) focused primarily on specialty. • Perform additional duties as directed or needed. • #LI-GN1 What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Design and advise on secure networking security solutions for clients, collaborating with sales and technical teams to deliver comprehensive security programs. | 8+ years in information security with expertise in network, OT, and cloud security technologies, strong communication and sales skills, and ability to work independently. | This position will be remote and can be hired anywhere near the San Francisco Bay Area. The Sr. Cybersecurity Advisor (SA) plays a critical role in serving as a trusted partner to Optiv's clients. By combining sales skills and broad security practitioner knowledge, the SA designs security solutions for assigned clients. Aligned with their client's security initiatives and alongside a dedicated sales team, the Sr. SA advises and designs solutions for highly defensible and scalable security programs using some of the most advances security services and technologies. The Sr. SA has real-world knowledge and can design pragmatic Secure Networking (Cloud/Network/SASE/OT) security solutions tailored to each client's unique environment and provide our clients and sellers with consistent security expertise on all sales opportunities. In partnership with domain specialists and experts, the Sr. SA will facilitate thought leadership and inspire cyber security solutions powered by our ecosystem of people, products, and partners. How you'll make an impact • Actively participate in the Field Center of Excellence and position Optiv services and our key Secure Networking (Cloud/Network/SASE/OT) technology partners and their products to deliver value to clients. • Collaborate with service delivery to ensure the team has necessary supporting domain specialty materials that present a consistent and comprehensive approach. • Effectively work with multiple client personas across the security team, as well as other relevant personas to develop security strategy and define roadmaps to execute on security strategy aligned business goals, budgetary spend, and metrics based on return of investment. • Maintain advisory relationships with key stakeholders at clients by facilitating thought leadership, support, information, and guidance in conjunction with sales partners. • Maintain strong working relationships with relevant Optiv technology partners, based on client spend, and Optiv focus. • Design and solution complete security programs to meet client objectives across technology and services including; • facilitating new discussions by leveraging peer and industry network contacts • performing requirements gathering analysis, and technology selection criteria • coordinating demonstrations and security technology evaluations • Interface and partner with the internal Optiv teams, particularly service delivery liaisons, to align client expectations with the entire Optiv solution portfolio to ensure service delivery excellence and client satisfaction. • Listen for client feedback and continually share with internal teams to evaluate and cultivate continuous improvement. • Participate in account planning, forecasting, and pipeline management activities. • Participate in managing and prioritizing the proposal process to create business proposals, contracts, and respond to RFI/RFP's • Actively pursue personal development by maintaining and obtaining technical capabilities, soft skills, and security specific knowledge through formal education, certification, and other avenues. What we're looking for • BS/BA or equivalent applicable work experience. • Minimum of eight (8) years in an information security role, architect, or engineer responsible for planning, building, and running secure Network, OT, and Cloud environments. • Experience with Network, OT, and Cloud Security technology partners across key areas, including firewalls, segmentation, ZTNA, visibility, SASE, CNAPP, WAF, DDoS protection, load balancing, and posture management. • Minimum of five (5) years architecting, building and maintaining network security technologies in productions environments, dealing with concepts such as high availability, mesh networking, asymmetric routing, virtual private cloud, and auto scaling. • Highly motivated self-starter that does not require day-to-day management. • Ability to work in a highly adaptable and nimble team environment with responsive communication. • Thorough understanding of the current threat landscape, vulnerabilities, and defensive controls. • Strong business and technical acumen and ability to lead technology focused discussions. • Strong presentation, written, and oral communication skills to clients, including whiteboard sessions and other presentation mechanisms. • Proficient sales techniques; makes connections, facilitates meetings, reads the room, asks probing questions, overcomes objections, gains trust, maintains composure under pressure, positions solutions, and assist in finalization of sale. • Strong attention to detail for reviewing statements of work (SOWs), quotes, and client deliverables. • Maintains broad security related knowledge and continuously expands their expertise in other domains across the portfolio. • Vendor specific certification(s) focused primarily on specialty. • Perform additional duties as directed or needed. • #LI-GN1 What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Design and advise on secure networking solutions and security programs for clients, collaborating with sales and technical teams. | Requires 8+ years in information security with expertise in network, OT, and cloud security architecture, strong communication and sales skills, and vendor certifications. | This position will be remote and can be hired anywhere near the San Francisco Bay Area. The Sr. Cybersecurity Advisor (SA) plays a critical role in serving as a trusted partner to Optiv's clients. By combining sales skills and broad security practitioner knowledge, the SA designs security solutions for assigned clients. Aligned with their client's security initiatives and alongside a dedicated sales team, the Sr. SA advises and designs solutions for highly defensible and scalable security programs using some of the most advances security services and technologies. The Sr. SA has real-world knowledge and can design pragmatic Secure Networking (Cloud/Network/SASE/OT) security solutions tailored to each client's unique environment and provide our clients and sellers with consistent security expertise on all sales opportunities. In partnership with domain specialists and experts, the Sr. SA will facilitate thought leadership and inspire cyber security solutions powered by our ecosystem of people, products, and partners. How you'll make an impact • Actively participate in the Field Center of Excellence and position Optiv services and our key Secure Networking (Cloud/Network/SASE/OT) technology partners and their products to deliver value to clients. • Collaborate with service delivery to ensure the team has necessary supporting domain specialty materials that present a consistent and comprehensive approach. • Effectively work with multiple client personas across the security team, as well as other relevant personas to develop security strategy and define roadmaps to execute on security strategy aligned business goals, budgetary spend, and metrics based on return of investment. • Maintain advisory relationships with key stakeholders at clients by facilitating thought leadership, support, information, and guidance in conjunction with sales partners. • Maintain strong working relationships with relevant Optiv technology partners, based on client spend, and Optiv focus. • Design and solution complete security programs to meet client objectives across technology and services including; • facilitating new discussions by leveraging peer and industry network contacts • performing requirements gathering analysis, and technology selection criteria • coordinating demonstrations and security technology evaluations • Interface and partner with the internal Optiv teams, particularly service delivery liaisons, to align client expectations with the entire Optiv solution portfolio to ensure service delivery excellence and client satisfaction. • Listen for client feedback and continually share with internal teams to evaluate and cultivate continuous improvement. • Participate in account planning, forecasting, and pipeline management activities. • Participate in managing and prioritizing the proposal process to create business proposals, contracts, and respond to RFI/RFP's • Actively pursue personal development by maintaining and obtaining technical capabilities, soft skills, and security specific knowledge through formal education, certification, and other avenues. What we're looking for • BS/BA or equivalent applicable work experience. • Minimum of eight (8) years in an information security role, architect, or engineer responsible for planning, building, and running secure Network, OT, and Cloud environments. • Experience with Network, OT, and Cloud Security technology partners across key areas, including firewalls, segmentation, ZTNA, visibility, SASE, CNAPP, WAF, DDoS protection, load balancing, and posture management. • Minimum of five (5) years architecting, building and maintaining network security technologies in productions environments, dealing with concepts such as high availability, mesh networking, asymmetric routing, virtual private cloud, and auto scaling. • Highly motivated self-starter that does not require day-to-day management. • Ability to work in a highly adaptable and nimble team environment with responsive communication. • Thorough understanding of the current threat landscape, vulnerabilities, and defensive controls. • Strong business and technical acumen and ability to lead technology focused discussions. • Strong presentation, written, and oral communication skills to clients, including whiteboard sessions and other presentation mechanisms. • Proficient sales techniques; makes connections, facilitates meetings, reads the room, asks probing questions, overcomes objections, gains trust, maintains composure under pressure, positions solutions, and assist in finalization of sale. • Strong attention to detail for reviewing statements of work (SOWs), quotes, and client deliverables. • Maintains broad security related knowledge and continuously expands their expertise in other domains across the portfolio. • Vendor specific certification(s) focused primarily on specialty. • Perform additional duties as directed or needed. • #LI-GN1 What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Lead and scale a premier MDR security operations practice with strategic, operational, financial, and talent leadership. | 15+ years leadership in enterprise cybersecurity operations, MSS/MDR, CISSP or CISM certification, financial acumen, and global team management. | This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S. The Vice President, Agentic Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is a premier executive leader responsible for driving the overarching strategy, financial growth, and operational excellence of Optiv's flagship security operations practice. This role is critical in scaling a high-performing, multi-million-dollar, revenue-generating organization while ensuring world-class client satisfaction and industry-leading security outcomes. As a core member of the executive leadership team, the VP will define and execute the vision for next-generation Detection & Response. This requires an executive who blends deep commercial acumen with profound technical expertise-specifically leveraging modern data engineering, SIEM platform modernization, agentic AI architectures, and strategic technology partner ecosystems to optimize service delivery, maximize profitability, and accelerate market expansion. How you'll make an impact Strategic Leadership & Business Growth • Define & Execute Vision: Shape the strategic roadmap for the MDR and Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) practices, aligning modern security offerings with Optiv's broader enterprise business objectives. • Partner Alliance & GTM Strategy: Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share. • P&L & Financial Accountability: Own complete P&L responsibility for the practice, driving margin optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable revenue growth. • Market Differentiation: Drive continuous service innovation to position Optiv as a market leader, converting cutting-edge technical capabilities and partner integrations into clear commercial advantages. • Internal Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with senior executive peers, internal product management, and sales leadership to build unified cross-functional growth strategies. Operational Excellence & Next-Gen Service Delivery • Co-Innovation & Partner Engineering: Collaborate deeply with key technology partners to influence their product roadmaps, ensuring seamless API integrations, robust data pipelines, and shared engineering initiatives that enhance Optiv's proprietary MDR capabilities. • Agentic SOC Architecture: Champion the transition from legacy workflows to autonomous, AI-driven operations-specifically leveraging advanced orchestration, LLM platforms, and agentic capabilities to achieve drastic reductions in Mean Time to Detect/Respond (MTTR). • Data Engineering & SIEM Modernization: Oversee the strategy for large-scale data ingestion, pipeline engineering, and optimization across diverse, partner-backed enterprise SIEM platforms to maximize threat visibility and reduce backend operational costs. • Global Security Operations: Ensure flawless, 24/7/365 end-to-end delivery of managed security services across global enterprise client environments, maintaining strict adherence to SLAs and compliance frameworks. Executive Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement • Executive Sponsorship: Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion. • Thought Leadership: Lead executive briefings, CISO roundtables, and partner-facing advisory boards to evangelize Optiv's operational philosophy and vision for the future of managed security. • Crisis & Incident Escalation: Act as the ultimate technical and operational escalation point for critical, high-severity security incidents, providing steady executive leadership during high-stakes client crises. Talent Leadership & Succession Planning • Globally Distributed Teams: Cultivate a customer-obsessed, high-performing culture across a globally distributed team of security engineers, data architects, and analysts. • Succession & Pipeline Development: Proactively lead workforce planning, mentorship, and succession strategies to identify, groom, and transition future leadership talent within the practice. • Inclusive Excellence: Spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier, diverse cybersecurity and engineering talent in a highly competitive market. What we're looking for • Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity operations, Managed Security Services (MSS/MDR), or premier security consulting. • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Data Engineering) preferred. • Certifications: Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required. • Partner Ecosystem Expertise: Proven track record of successfully navigating, influencing, and scaling strategic partnerships with major cybersecurity technology vendors (e.g., EDR, SIEM, XDR) and cloud providers to drive mutual business value. • Financial Acumen: Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, optimizing operational margins, and scaling enterprise service practices. • Technical Sophistication: Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration. • Global Scale: Demonstrated success managing large, multi-tiered, globally distributed technical operations and engineering teams. • C-Suite Influence: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build strategic partnerships at the C-suite, partner executive, and Board level. #LI-TW1 #LI-Remote What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Lead and manage enterprise-level information security programs and teams ensuring compliance and operational excellence. | Over 10 years cybersecurity leadership experience with certifications like CISM, managing security teams and compliance frameworks. | This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S. The Vice President, Agentic Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is a premier executive leader responsible for driving the overarching strategy, financial growth, and operational excellence of Optiv's flagship security operations practice. This role is critical in scaling a high-performing, multi-million-dollar, revenue-generating organization while ensuring world-class client satisfaction and industry-leading security outcomes. As a core member of the executive leadership team, the VP will define and execute the vision for next-generation Detection & Response. This requires an executive who blends deep commercial acumen with profound technical expertise-specifically leveraging modern data engineering, SIEM platform modernization, agentic AI architectures, and strategic technology partner ecosystems to optimize service delivery, maximize profitability, and accelerate market expansion. How you'll make an impact Strategic Leadership & Business Growth • Define & Execute Vision: Shape the strategic roadmap for the MDR and Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) practices, aligning modern security offerings with Optiv's broader enterprise business objectives. • Partner Alliance & GTM Strategy: Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share. • P&L & Financial Accountability: Own complete P&L responsibility for the practice, driving margin optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable revenue growth. • Market Differentiation: Drive continuous service innovation to position Optiv as a market leader, converting cutting-edge technical capabilities and partner integrations into clear commercial advantages. • Internal Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with senior executive peers, internal product management, and sales leadership to build unified cross-functional growth strategies. Operational Excellence & Next-Gen Service Delivery • Co-Innovation & Partner Engineering: Collaborate deeply with key technology partners to influence their product roadmaps, ensuring seamless API integrations, robust data pipelines, and shared engineering initiatives that enhance Optiv's proprietary MDR capabilities. • Agentic SOC Architecture: Champion the transition from legacy workflows to autonomous, AI-driven operations-specifically leveraging advanced orchestration, LLM platforms, and agentic capabilities to achieve drastic reductions in Mean Time to Detect/Respond (MTTR). • Data Engineering & SIEM Modernization: Oversee the strategy for large-scale data ingestion, pipeline engineering, and optimization across diverse, partner-backed enterprise SIEM platforms to maximize threat visibility and reduce backend operational costs. • Global Security Operations: Ensure flawless, 24/7/365 end-to-end delivery of managed security services across global enterprise client environments, maintaining strict adherence to SLAs and compliance frameworks. Executive Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement • Executive Sponsorship: Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion. • Thought Leadership: Lead executive briefings, CISO roundtables, and partner-facing advisory boards to evangelize Optiv's operational philosophy and vision for the future of managed security. • Crisis & Incident Escalation: Act as the ultimate technical and operational escalation point for critical, high-severity security incidents, providing steady executive leadership during high-stakes client crises. Talent Leadership & Succession Planning • Globally Distributed Teams: Cultivate a customer-obsessed, high-performing culture across a globally distributed team of security engineers, data architects, and analysts. • Succession & Pipeline Development: Proactively lead workforce planning, mentorship, and succession strategies to identify, groom, and transition future leadership talent within the practice. • Inclusive Excellence: Spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier, diverse cybersecurity and engineering talent in a highly competitive market. What we're looking for • Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity operations, Managed Security Services (MSS/MDR), or premier security consulting. • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Data Engineering) preferred. • Certifications: Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required. • Partner Ecosystem Expertise: Proven track record of successfully navigating, influencing, and scaling strategic partnerships with major cybersecurity technology vendors (e.g., EDR, SIEM, XDR) and cloud providers to drive mutual business value. • Financial Acumen: Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, optimizing operational margins, and scaling enterprise service practices. • Technical Sophistication: Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration. • Global Scale: Demonstrated success managing large, multi-tiered, globally distributed technical operations and engineering teams. • C-Suite Influence: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build strategic partnerships at the C-suite, partner executive, and Board level. #LI-TW1 #LI-Remote What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Lead and scale a premier MDR security operations practice with strategic, financial, operational, and talent leadership. | 15+ years cybersecurity leadership, CISM or CISSP certification, experience managing multi-million dollar P&Ls, and expertise in MDR/MSS and modern SOC technologies. | This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S. The Vice President, Agentic Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is a premier executive leader responsible for driving the overarching strategy, financial growth, and operational excellence of Optiv's flagship security operations practice. This role is critical in scaling a high-performing, multi-million-dollar, revenue-generating organization while ensuring world-class client satisfaction and industry-leading security outcomes. As a core member of the executive leadership team, the VP will define and execute the vision for next-generation Detection & Response. This requires an executive who blends deep commercial acumen with profound technical expertise-specifically leveraging modern data engineering, SIEM platform modernization, agentic AI architectures, and strategic technology partner ecosystems to optimize service delivery, maximize profitability, and accelerate market expansion. How you'll make an impact Strategic Leadership & Business Growth • Define & Execute Vision: Shape the strategic roadmap for the MDR and Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) practices, aligning modern security offerings with Optiv's broader enterprise business objectives. • Partner Alliance & GTM Strategy: Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share. • P&L & Financial Accountability: Own complete P&L responsibility for the practice, driving margin optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable revenue growth. • Market Differentiation: Drive continuous service innovation to position Optiv as a market leader, converting cutting-edge technical capabilities and partner integrations into clear commercial advantages. • Internal Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with senior executive peers, internal product management, and sales leadership to build unified cross-functional growth strategies. Operational Excellence & Next-Gen Service Delivery • Co-Innovation & Partner Engineering: Collaborate deeply with key technology partners to influence their product roadmaps, ensuring seamless API integrations, robust data pipelines, and shared engineering initiatives that enhance Optiv's proprietary MDR capabilities. • Agentic SOC Architecture: Champion the transition from legacy workflows to autonomous, AI-driven operations-specifically leveraging advanced orchestration, LLM platforms, and agentic capabilities to achieve drastic reductions in Mean Time to Detect/Respond (MTTR). • Data Engineering & SIEM Modernization: Oversee the strategy for large-scale data ingestion, pipeline engineering, and optimization across diverse, partner-backed enterprise SIEM platforms to maximize threat visibility and reduce backend operational costs. • Global Security Operations: Ensure flawless, 24/7/365 end-to-end delivery of managed security services across global enterprise client environments, maintaining strict adherence to SLAs and compliance frameworks. Executive Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement • Executive Sponsorship: Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion. • Thought Leadership: Lead executive briefings, CISO roundtables, and partner-facing advisory boards to evangelize Optiv's operational philosophy and vision for the future of managed security. • Crisis & Incident Escalation: Act as the ultimate technical and operational escalation point for critical, high-severity security incidents, providing steady executive leadership during high-stakes client crises. Talent Leadership & Succession Planning • Globally Distributed Teams: Cultivate a customer-obsessed, high-performing culture across a globally distributed team of security engineers, data architects, and analysts. • Succession & Pipeline Development: Proactively lead workforce planning, mentorship, and succession strategies to identify, groom, and transition future leadership talent within the practice. • Inclusive Excellence: Spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier, diverse cybersecurity and engineering talent in a highly competitive market. What we're looking for • Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity operations, Managed Security Services (MSS/MDR), or premier security consulting. • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Data Engineering) preferred. • Certifications: Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required. • Partner Ecosystem Expertise: Proven track record of successfully navigating, influencing, and scaling strategic partnerships with major cybersecurity technology vendors (e.g., EDR, SIEM, XDR) and cloud providers to drive mutual business value. • Financial Acumen: Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, optimizing operational margins, and scaling enterprise service practices. • Technical Sophistication: Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration. • Global Scale: Demonstrated success managing large, multi-tiered, globally distributed technical operations and engineering teams. • C-Suite Influence: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build strategic partnerships at the C-suite, partner executive, and Board level. #LI-TW1 #LI-Remote What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Lead and scale a premier MDR security operations practice with strategic, operational, financial, and talent leadership. | 15+ years cybersecurity leadership, CISM or CISSP certification, P&L management, partner ecosystem expertise, and executive communication skills. | This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S. The Vice President, Agentic Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is a premier executive leader responsible for driving the overarching strategy, financial growth, and operational excellence of Optiv's flagship security operations practice. This role is critical in scaling a high-performing, multi-million-dollar, revenue-generating organization while ensuring world-class client satisfaction and industry-leading security outcomes. As a core member of the executive leadership team, the VP will define and execute the vision for next-generation Detection & Response. This requires an executive who blends deep commercial acumen with profound technical expertise-specifically leveraging modern data engineering, SIEM platform modernization, agentic AI architectures, and strategic technology partner ecosystems to optimize service delivery, maximize profitability, and accelerate market expansion. How you'll make an impact Strategic Leadership & Business Growth • Define & Execute Vision: Shape the strategic roadmap for the MDR and Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) practices, aligning modern security offerings with Optiv's broader enterprise business objectives. • Partner Alliance & GTM Strategy: Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share. • P&L & Financial Accountability: Own complete P&L responsibility for the practice, driving margin optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable revenue growth. • Market Differentiation: Drive continuous service innovation to position Optiv as a market leader, converting cutting-edge technical capabilities and partner integrations into clear commercial advantages. • Internal Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with senior executive peers, internal product management, and sales leadership to build unified cross-functional growth strategies. Operational Excellence & Next-Gen Service Delivery • Co-Innovation & Partner Engineering: Collaborate deeply with key technology partners to influence their product roadmaps, ensuring seamless API integrations, robust data pipelines, and shared engineering initiatives that enhance Optiv's proprietary MDR capabilities. • Agentic SOC Architecture: Champion the transition from legacy workflows to autonomous, AI-driven operations-specifically leveraging advanced orchestration, LLM platforms, and agentic capabilities to achieve drastic reductions in Mean Time to Detect/Respond (MTTR). • Data Engineering & SIEM Modernization: Oversee the strategy for large-scale data ingestion, pipeline engineering, and optimization across diverse, partner-backed enterprise SIEM platforms to maximize threat visibility and reduce backend operational costs. • Global Security Operations: Ensure flawless, 24/7/365 end-to-end delivery of managed security services across global enterprise client environments, maintaining strict adherence to SLAs and compliance frameworks. Executive Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement • Executive Sponsorship: Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion. • Thought Leadership: Lead executive briefings, CISO roundtables, and partner-facing advisory boards to evangelize Optiv's operational philosophy and vision for the future of managed security. • Crisis & Incident Escalation: Act as the ultimate technical and operational escalation point for critical, high-severity security incidents, providing steady executive leadership during high-stakes client crises. Talent Leadership & Succession Planning • Globally Distributed Teams: Cultivate a customer-obsessed, high-performing culture across a globally distributed team of security engineers, data architects, and analysts. • Succession & Pipeline Development: Proactively lead workforce planning, mentorship, and succession strategies to identify, groom, and transition future leadership talent within the practice. • Inclusive Excellence: Spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier, diverse cybersecurity and engineering talent in a highly competitive market. What we're looking for • Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity operations, Managed Security Services (MSS/MDR), or premier security consulting. • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Data Engineering) preferred. • Certifications: Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required. • Partner Ecosystem Expertise: Proven track record of successfully navigating, influencing, and scaling strategic partnerships with major cybersecurity technology vendors (e.g., EDR, SIEM, XDR) and cloud providers to drive mutual business value. • Financial Acumen: Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, optimizing operational margins, and scaling enterprise service practices. • Technical Sophistication: Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration. • Global Scale: Demonstrated success managing large, multi-tiered, globally distributed technical operations and engineering teams. • C-Suite Influence: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build strategic partnerships at the C-suite, partner executive, and Board level. #LI-TW1 #LI-Remote What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Lead and scale a premier MDR security operations practice with strategic, operational, financial, and talent leadership. | 15+ years cybersecurity leadership, CISM or CISSP, experience managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, partner ecosystem expertise, and executive stakeholder management. | This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S. The Vice President, Agentic Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is a premier executive leader responsible for driving the overarching strategy, financial growth, and operational excellence of Optiv's flagship security operations practice. This role is critical in scaling a high-performing, multi-million-dollar, revenue-generating organization while ensuring world-class client satisfaction and industry-leading security outcomes. As a core member of the executive leadership team, the VP will define and execute the vision for next-generation Detection & Response. This requires an executive who blends deep commercial acumen with profound technical expertise-specifically leveraging modern data engineering, SIEM platform modernization, agentic AI architectures, and strategic technology partner ecosystems to optimize service delivery, maximize profitability, and accelerate market expansion. How you'll make an impact Strategic Leadership & Business Growth • Define & Execute Vision: Shape the strategic roadmap for the MDR and Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) practices, aligning modern security offerings with Optiv's broader enterprise business objectives. • Partner Alliance & GTM Strategy: Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share. • P&L & Financial Accountability: Own complete P&L responsibility for the practice, driving margin optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable revenue growth. • Market Differentiation: Drive continuous service innovation to position Optiv as a market leader, converting cutting-edge technical capabilities and partner integrations into clear commercial advantages. • Internal Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with senior executive peers, internal product management, and sales leadership to build unified cross-functional growth strategies. Operational Excellence & Next-Gen Service Delivery • Co-Innovation & Partner Engineering: Collaborate deeply with key technology partners to influence their product roadmaps, ensuring seamless API integrations, robust data pipelines, and shared engineering initiatives that enhance Optiv's proprietary MDR capabilities. • Agentic SOC Architecture: Champion the transition from legacy workflows to autonomous, AI-driven operations-specifically leveraging advanced orchestration, LLM platforms, and agentic capabilities to achieve drastic reductions in Mean Time to Detect/Respond (MTTR). • Data Engineering & SIEM Modernization: Oversee the strategy for large-scale data ingestion, pipeline engineering, and optimization across diverse, partner-backed enterprise SIEM platforms to maximize threat visibility and reduce backend operational costs. • Global Security Operations: Ensure flawless, 24/7/365 end-to-end delivery of managed security services across global enterprise client environments, maintaining strict adherence to SLAs and compliance frameworks. Executive Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement • Executive Sponsorship: Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion. • Thought Leadership: Lead executive briefings, CISO roundtables, and partner-facing advisory boards to evangelize Optiv's operational philosophy and vision for the future of managed security. • Crisis & Incident Escalation: Act as the ultimate technical and operational escalation point for critical, high-severity security incidents, providing steady executive leadership during high-stakes client crises. Talent Leadership & Succession Planning • Globally Distributed Teams: Cultivate a customer-obsessed, high-performing culture across a globally distributed team of security engineers, data architects, and analysts. • Succession & Pipeline Development: Proactively lead workforce planning, mentorship, and succession strategies to identify, groom, and transition future leadership talent within the practice. • Inclusive Excellence: Spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier, diverse cybersecurity and engineering talent in a highly competitive market. What we're looking for • Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity operations, Managed Security Services (MSS/MDR), or premier security consulting. • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Data Engineering) preferred. • Certifications: Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required. • Partner Ecosystem Expertise: Proven track record of successfully navigating, influencing, and scaling strategic partnerships with major cybersecurity technology vendors (e.g., EDR, SIEM, XDR) and cloud providers to drive mutual business value. • Financial Acumen: Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, optimizing operational margins, and scaling enterprise service practices. • Technical Sophistication: Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration. • Global Scale: Demonstrated success managing large, multi-tiered, globally distributed technical operations and engineering teams. • C-Suite Influence: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build strategic partnerships at the C-suite, partner executive, and Board level. #LI-TW1 #LI-Remote What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Lead and scale a premier MDR security operations practice with strategic, operational, financial, and talent leadership. | 15+ years cybersecurity leadership, CISM/CISSP certification, P&L management, partner ecosystem expertise, technical sophistication in SOC/SIEM/AI, and global team management. | This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S. The Vice President, Agentic Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is a premier executive leader responsible for driving the overarching strategy, financial growth, and operational excellence of Optiv's flagship security operations practice. This role is critical in scaling a high-performing, multi-million-dollar, revenue-generating organization while ensuring world-class client satisfaction and industry-leading security outcomes. As a core member of the executive leadership team, the VP will define and execute the vision for next-generation Detection & Response. This requires an executive who blends deep commercial acumen with profound technical expertise-specifically leveraging modern data engineering, SIEM platform modernization, agentic AI architectures, and strategic technology partner ecosystems to optimize service delivery, maximize profitability, and accelerate market expansion. How you'll make an impact Strategic Leadership & Business Growth • Define & Execute Vision: Shape the strategic roadmap for the MDR and Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) practices, aligning modern security offerings with Optiv's broader enterprise business objectives. • Partner Alliance & GTM Strategy: Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share. • P&L & Financial Accountability: Own complete P&L responsibility for the practice, driving margin optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable revenue growth. • Market Differentiation: Drive continuous service innovation to position Optiv as a market leader, converting cutting-edge technical capabilities and partner integrations into clear commercial advantages. • Internal Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with senior executive peers, internal product management, and sales leadership to build unified cross-functional growth strategies. Operational Excellence & Next-Gen Service Delivery • Co-Innovation & Partner Engineering: Collaborate deeply with key technology partners to influence their product roadmaps, ensuring seamless API integrations, robust data pipelines, and shared engineering initiatives that enhance Optiv's proprietary MDR capabilities. • Agentic SOC Architecture: Champion the transition from legacy workflows to autonomous, AI-driven operations-specifically leveraging advanced orchestration, LLM platforms, and agentic capabilities to achieve drastic reductions in Mean Time to Detect/Respond (MTTR). • Data Engineering & SIEM Modernization: Oversee the strategy for large-scale data ingestion, pipeline engineering, and optimization across diverse, partner-backed enterprise SIEM platforms to maximize threat visibility and reduce backend operational costs. • Global Security Operations: Ensure flawless, 24/7/365 end-to-end delivery of managed security services across global enterprise client environments, maintaining strict adherence to SLAs and compliance frameworks. Executive Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement • Executive Sponsorship: Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion. • Thought Leadership: Lead executive briefings, CISO roundtables, and partner-facing advisory boards to evangelize Optiv's operational philosophy and vision for the future of managed security. • Crisis & Incident Escalation: Act as the ultimate technical and operational escalation point for critical, high-severity security incidents, providing steady executive leadership during high-stakes client crises. Talent Leadership & Succession Planning • Globally Distributed Teams: Cultivate a customer-obsessed, high-performing culture across a globally distributed team of security engineers, data architects, and analysts. • Succession & Pipeline Development: Proactively lead workforce planning, mentorship, and succession strategies to identify, groom, and transition future leadership talent within the practice. • Inclusive Excellence: Spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier, diverse cybersecurity and engineering talent in a highly competitive market. What we're looking for • Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity operations, Managed Security Services (MSS/MDR), or premier security consulting. • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Data Engineering) preferred. • Certifications: Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required. • Partner Ecosystem Expertise: Proven track record of successfully navigating, influencing, and scaling strategic partnerships with major cybersecurity technology vendors (e.g., EDR, SIEM, XDR) and cloud providers to drive mutual business value. • Financial Acumen: Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, optimizing operational margins, and scaling enterprise service practices. • Technical Sophistication: Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration. • Global Scale: Demonstrated success managing large, multi-tiered, globally distributed technical operations and engineering teams. • C-Suite Influence: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build strategic partnerships at the C-suite, partner executive, and Board level. #LI-TW1 #LI-Remote What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Lead and scale a premier managed detection and response practice with strategic, operational, financial, and talent leadership. | 15+ years cybersecurity leadership, CISM/CISSP certification, P&L management, partner ecosystem expertise, and executive stakeholder engagement. | This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S. The Vice President, Agentic Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is a premier executive leader responsible for driving the overarching strategy, financial growth, and operational excellence of Optiv's flagship security operations practice. This role is critical in scaling a high-performing, multi-million-dollar, revenue-generating organization while ensuring world-class client satisfaction and industry-leading security outcomes. As a core member of the executive leadership team, the VP will define and execute the vision for next-generation Detection & Response. This requires an executive who blends deep commercial acumen with profound technical expertise-specifically leveraging modern data engineering, SIEM platform modernization, agentic AI architectures, and strategic technology partner ecosystems to optimize service delivery, maximize profitability, and accelerate market expansion. How you'll make an impact Strategic Leadership & Business Growth • Define & Execute Vision: Shape the strategic roadmap for the MDR and Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) practices, aligning modern security offerings with Optiv's broader enterprise business objectives. • Partner Alliance & GTM Strategy: Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share. • P&L & Financial Accountability: Own complete P&L responsibility for the practice, driving margin optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable revenue growth. • Market Differentiation: Drive continuous service innovation to position Optiv as a market leader, converting cutting-edge technical capabilities and partner integrations into clear commercial advantages. • Internal Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with senior executive peers, internal product management, and sales leadership to build unified cross-functional growth strategies. Operational Excellence & Next-Gen Service Delivery • Co-Innovation & Partner Engineering: Collaborate deeply with key technology partners to influence their product roadmaps, ensuring seamless API integrations, robust data pipelines, and shared engineering initiatives that enhance Optiv's proprietary MDR capabilities. • Agentic SOC Architecture: Champion the transition from legacy workflows to autonomous, AI-driven operations-specifically leveraging advanced orchestration, LLM platforms, and agentic capabilities to achieve drastic reductions in Mean Time to Detect/Respond (MTTR). • Data Engineering & SIEM Modernization: Oversee the strategy for large-scale data ingestion, pipeline engineering, and optimization across diverse, partner-backed enterprise SIEM platforms to maximize threat visibility and reduce backend operational costs. • Global Security Operations: Ensure flawless, 24/7/365 end-to-end delivery of managed security services across global enterprise client environments, maintaining strict adherence to SLAs and compliance frameworks. Executive Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement • Executive Sponsorship: Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion. • Thought Leadership: Lead executive briefings, CISO roundtables, and partner-facing advisory boards to evangelize Optiv's operational philosophy and vision for the future of managed security. • Crisis & Incident Escalation: Act as the ultimate technical and operational escalation point for critical, high-severity security incidents, providing steady executive leadership during high-stakes client crises. Talent Leadership & Succession Planning • Globally Distributed Teams: Cultivate a customer-obsessed, high-performing culture across a globally distributed team of security engineers, data architects, and analysts. • Succession & Pipeline Development: Proactively lead workforce planning, mentorship, and succession strategies to identify, groom, and transition future leadership talent within the practice. • Inclusive Excellence: Spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier, diverse cybersecurity and engineering talent in a highly competitive market. What we're looking for • Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity operations, Managed Security Services (MSS/MDR), or premier security consulting. • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Data Engineering) preferred. • Certifications: Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required. • Partner Ecosystem Expertise: Proven track record of successfully navigating, influencing, and scaling strategic partnerships with major cybersecurity technology vendors (e.g., EDR, SIEM, XDR) and cloud providers to drive mutual business value. • Financial Acumen: Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, optimizing operational margins, and scaling enterprise service practices. • Technical Sophistication: Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration. • Global Scale: Demonstrated success managing large, multi-tiered, globally distributed technical operations and engineering teams. • C-Suite Influence: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build strategic partnerships at the C-suite, partner executive, and Board level. #LI-TW1 #LI-Remote What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Lead and scale a premier MDR security operations practice with strategic, operational, financial, and talent leadership. | 15+ years cybersecurity leadership, CISM or CISSP certification, experience managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, and expertise in MDR, SIEM, AI-driven SOC operations. | This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S. The Vice President, Agentic Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is a premier executive leader responsible for driving the overarching strategy, financial growth, and operational excellence of Optiv's flagship security operations practice. This role is critical in scaling a high-performing, multi-million-dollar, revenue-generating organization while ensuring world-class client satisfaction and industry-leading security outcomes. As a core member of the executive leadership team, the VP will define and execute the vision for next-generation Detection & Response. This requires an executive who blends deep commercial acumen with profound technical expertise-specifically leveraging modern data engineering, SIEM platform modernization, agentic AI architectures, and strategic technology partner ecosystems to optimize service delivery, maximize profitability, and accelerate market expansion. How you'll make an impact Strategic Leadership & Business Growth • Define & Execute Vision: Shape the strategic roadmap for the MDR and Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) practices, aligning modern security offerings with Optiv's broader enterprise business objectives. • Partner Alliance & GTM Strategy: Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share. • P&L & Financial Accountability: Own complete P&L responsibility for the practice, driving margin optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable revenue growth. • Market Differentiation: Drive continuous service innovation to position Optiv as a market leader, converting cutting-edge technical capabilities and partner integrations into clear commercial advantages. • Internal Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with senior executive peers, internal product management, and sales leadership to build unified cross-functional growth strategies. Operational Excellence & Next-Gen Service Delivery • Co-Innovation & Partner Engineering: Collaborate deeply with key technology partners to influence their product roadmaps, ensuring seamless API integrations, robust data pipelines, and shared engineering initiatives that enhance Optiv's proprietary MDR capabilities. • Agentic SOC Architecture: Champion the transition from legacy workflows to autonomous, AI-driven operations-specifically leveraging advanced orchestration, LLM platforms, and agentic capabilities to achieve drastic reductions in Mean Time to Detect/Respond (MTTR). • Data Engineering & SIEM Modernization: Oversee the strategy for large-scale data ingestion, pipeline engineering, and optimization across diverse, partner-backed enterprise SIEM platforms to maximize threat visibility and reduce backend operational costs. • Global Security Operations: Ensure flawless, 24/7/365 end-to-end delivery of managed security services across global enterprise client environments, maintaining strict adherence to SLAs and compliance frameworks. Executive Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement • Executive Sponsorship: Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion. • Thought Leadership: Lead executive briefings, CISO roundtables, and partner-facing advisory boards to evangelize Optiv's operational philosophy and vision for the future of managed security. • Crisis & Incident Escalation: Act as the ultimate technical and operational escalation point for critical, high-severity security incidents, providing steady executive leadership during high-stakes client crises. Talent Leadership & Succession Planning • Globally Distributed Teams: Cultivate a customer-obsessed, high-performing culture across a globally distributed team of security engineers, data architects, and analysts. • Succession & Pipeline Development: Proactively lead workforce planning, mentorship, and succession strategies to identify, groom, and transition future leadership talent within the practice. • Inclusive Excellence: Spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier, diverse cybersecurity and engineering talent in a highly competitive market. What we're looking for • Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity operations, Managed Security Services (MSS/MDR), or premier security consulting. • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Data Engineering) preferred. • Certifications: Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required. • Partner Ecosystem Expertise: Proven track record of successfully navigating, influencing, and scaling strategic partnerships with major cybersecurity technology vendors (e.g., EDR, SIEM, XDR) and cloud providers to drive mutual business value. • Financial Acumen: Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, optimizing operational margins, and scaling enterprise service practices. • Technical Sophistication: Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration. • Global Scale: Demonstrated success managing large, multi-tiered, globally distributed technical operations and engineering teams. • C-Suite Influence: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build strategic partnerships at the C-suite, partner executive, and Board level. #LI-TW1 #LI-Remote What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Design and advise on advanced security solutions and drive sales and client relationships for Optiv's cybersecurity portfolio. | Requires 8+ years in information security with strong consulting, technical, and communication skills, and ability to work independently in a remote environment. | This position will be remote and can be hired anywhere within PA, MI, NJ, DE. The Senior Security Advisor (or CSA as we call it) plays a critical role in serving as a trusted partner to Optiv's clients. By combining advanced business and security practitioner knowledge, the Senior SA designs security solutions using some of the most advanced security services and technologies to achieve highly defensible and scalable security programs to align with the clients' security initiatives. The Senior SA has extensive real-world knowledge and can design pragmatic security solutions tailored to each client's unique environment and provide our clients and sellers with consistent security expertise on all sales opportunities. In partnership with domain specialist and experts, the Senior SA will drive thought leadership and inspired cyber security solutions powered by our ecosystem of people, products, and partners. How you'll make an impact • Drive the generation services and technologies business to meet or exceed quarterly and annual quota objectives in partnership with the account and domain teams. Follows the Optiv Standardize Sales Operating Processes (SOPs) to achieve consistent success. • Maintain advanced knowledge of the client's security environment, business operations, security needs, and risk appetite. Identify their security concerns and how they correlate to Optiv's strategic solutions across the assigned domain and holistic cyber security programs. • Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities across clients and Optiv's partner relationships. Qualify lead and partner with internal colleagues to determine scope, proposal management, and follow through to closure. Participate in sales opportunities across Optiv's entire portfolio. • Clearly articulate how the necessary elements of the Optiv technology and services portfolio meet the specific needs of the client stakeholders at a senior leadership level. • Stay abreast of industry trends, news, and maintain a broad understanding of the security landscape to facilitate thought leadership, support, analysis, and guidance to clients and internal Optiv groups. • Collaborate with service delivery to ensure the team has necessary supporting domain specialty materials that presents a consistent and comprehensive approach. • Effectively work with multiple client personas across the security leadership team, as well as other relevant personas to develop security strategy and define roadmaps to execute on security strategy aligned business goals, budgetary spend, and metrics based on return of investment. • Maintain advisory relationships with key stakeholders at clients by facilitating thought leadership, support, information, and guidance in conjunction with sales partners. • Maintain strong working relationships with relevant Optiv technology partners, based on client spend, and Optiv focus. • Identify and drive complete security programs to meet client objectives across technology and services including: • driving new discussions by leveraging peer and industry network contacts • performing requirements gathering analysis, and technology selection criteria • coordinating demonstrations and security technology evaluations • drive cross organizational solutions leveraging Optiv's portfolio • Interface and partner with the internal Optiv teams, particularly service delivery liaisons, to align client expectations with the entire Optiv solution portfolio to ensure service delivery excellence and client satisfaction. • Identify new and emerging technologies for internal enablement and exposure to clients. • Promotes Optiv's portfolio and security awareness at speaking events, partner events, and leveraging social media. Builds a reputation as trusted advisor with clients, partners, peers and cyber community resulting in an influential network of contacts. • Listen for client feedback and continually share with internal teams to evaluate and cultivate continuous improvement. • Participate in account planning, forecasting, and pipeline management activities. • Participate in managing and prioritizing the proposal process to create business proposals, contracts, and respond to RFI/RFP's. • Actively pursue personal development by maintaining and obtaining technical capabilities, soft skills, and security specific knowledge through formal education, certification, and other avenues. • Advanced sales techniques: makes connections, facilitates meetings, reads the room, asks probing questions, overcomes objections, gains trust, maintains composure under pressure, positions solutions, and assist in finalization of sale. What we're looking for • BS/BA or equivalent and applicable work experience. • Minimum of eight (8) years in an information security role, preferably as a consulting advisor, architect, or engineer. • Highly motivated self-starter that does not require day-to-day management. • Ability to work in a highly adaptable and nimble team environment with responsive communication. • Thorough understanding of the current threat landscape, vulnerabilities, and defensive controls. • Strong business and technical acumen and ability to lead technology focused discussions. • Strong presentation, written, and oral communication skills to clients, including whiteboard sessions and other presentation mechanisms. • Strong attention to detail for reviewing statements of work (SOWs), quotes, and client deliverables. • Maintains broad security related knowledge and continuously expands their expertise in other domains across the portfolio. • Vendor specific certification(s) focused primarily on specialty. • Perform additional duties as directed or needed. • Up to 40% travel required. #LI-Remote #LI-KW1 Total Target Compensation $200,000 - $250,000+ Annually The Estimated Total Target Compensation for this role includes base salary and an uncapped bonus plan where you are paid both on new and renewal business. It is informed by (but not limited to) various factors including responsibilities of the position, work experience, education/training, internal peer equity, geography, as well as other market influences when extending an offer. The disclosed range has not been adjusted for these factors. Optiv offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, of which salary is a component. What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Lead design, prototyping, and deployment of AI solutions to solve business problems and drive value, collaborating with stakeholders and IT teams. | Bachelor's degree, 5+ years AI solution architecture experience on cloud platforms, hands-on with AI frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch, production AI project experience, and strong communication skills. | Optiv is hiring an AI Solution Architect to join our growing organization! The AI Solution Architect will be embedded directly within the Sales Operations group to serve as a strategic bridge between business needs and technical solutions. The AI Solution Architect will lead the design, prototyping, and production deployment of AI systems that drive measurable value for the business. Ideal for those with a passion for AI-driven business transformation, those dedicated to staying on top of the latest AI technologies, those willing to lead the way in integrating cutting-edge AI solutions in a dynamic, multifaceted business environment. This role will be focused on enhancing interactivity and intuitiveness of OMS Platform to increase adoption and drive client materiality. How you'll make an impact: • Lead the design, prototyping, and production deployment of AI solutions, including agentic systems, that directly solve critical business problems and deliver measurable value. • Consult with business stakeholders to understand their requirements and assess how AI techniques, such as machine learning, natural language processing, and agent frameworks, can address those needs. • Work closely with Optiv's data platform and IT teams to design robust AI architectures, including the integration of components such as foundation models, retrieval-augmented generation, memory layers, tool use APIs, and orchestration frameworks for agent-based systems. • Ensure robust, scalable, and ethically responsible data pipelines for training and fine-tuning AI models, including structured and unstructured sources, to support adaptive, agentic behavior in deployed solutions. • Continuously monitor AI solution performance, leveraging telemetry, user feedback, and real-world interactions to refine solution behaviors, tool use, and decision quality over time. • Stay current with advances in AI technologies such as foundation models, autonomous agents, reinforcement learning, and agent orchestration tools, and proactively integrate relevant innovations into future solutions. What we're looking for: • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Machine Learning or related field. • 5+ years experience architecting and developing AI solutions on platforms such as AWS, Databricks, Azure, Google Cloud and OpenAI. • Hands-on experience with Deep Learning, LLM, Python, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch and other AI frameworks. • Experience bringing an AI project through production and implementation. • Ability to think creatively and collaborate about applying AI to solve business problems with multiple capabilities, including Experience Design, Enablement, Process Reengineering, and Business Leaders. • Excellent communication and presentation abilities to explain AI solutions to business stakeholders. • Experience in the cyber security industry a plus #LI-KG1 What you can expect from Optiv • A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups. • Work/life balance • Professional training resources • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects • Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable) EEO Statement Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Optiv respects your privacy.By providing your information through this page or applying for a job at Optiv, you acknowledge that Optiv will collect, use, and process your information, which may include personal information and sensitive personal information, in connection with Optiv's selection and recruitment activities. For additional details on how Optiv uses and protects your personal information in the application process, click here to view ourApplicant Privacy Notice. If you sign up to receive notifications of job postings, you may unsubscribe at any time.
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