Senior Security Advisor designing advanced security solutions for Optiv’s clients. Driving sales and building relationships in a competitive cyber security landscape.
Responsibilities
The Senior Security Advisor (SA) 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.
Drive the generation services and technologies business to meet or exceed quarterly and annual quota objectives in partnership with the account and domain teams.
Identify a 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.
Participate in sales opportunities across Optiv's entire portfolio.
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.
Requirements
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.
Benefits
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)
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