Optiv

Cyber Operations Advisor

Optiv

full-time

Posted on:

Location Type: Remote

Location: Massachusetts • North Carolina • United States

Visit company website

Explore more

✨ AI Apply
Apply

Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityFirewallsGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

  • Independently lead multiple concurrent technical engagements, driving high-quality, efficient, and timely outcomes across client environments
  • Translate customer business requirements into specific features and functionality
  • Facilitate and lead client business review sessions through direct meetings and strong relationships with key client contacts, ensuring alignment with evolving security priorities and business objectives
  • Work closely with engagement leads to develop plans, roadmaps and strategy execution programs
  • Maintain responsibility for simultaneous projects (leading, project knowledge and client details)
  • Rationalize security solutions against requirements, risks, constraints and strategic client objectives.
  • Assist in the documentation of business requirements, use cases and investment return "value" achievement plans.
  • Contribute or lead pre-sales and post-sales engagements as a key technical focal point.
  • Use background experience in a large enterprise environment to analyze security event data for attack patterns and understand attacker tactics.
  • Contribute in a technical capacity to business proposals, contracts and requests for information/proposals.
  • Identify and communicate cross-sell and up-sell opportunities across AFC services.
  • Support information security projects from inception to completion.
  • Assist with designing and documenting work processes for the delivered solution.
  • Working experience with Threat intelligence teams to be able to interpret IOC’s and use them efficiently for alerting.
  • Understanding of monitoring devices such as firewalls, network and host-based intrusion detection systems, web applications, AV, WAF, Proxy and operating system logs.
  • Create technical documentation around the content deployed to the SIEM.
  • Ability to recognize patterns and inconsistencies that could indicate complex cyber-attacks.
  • Perform formal Architectural Review.
  • Create custom rules/rule modifications and custom reports/ report modifications as needed.
  • Assist with platform configurations, detection logic, automation improvements.
  • Build and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Effectively delegate and ensure timely completion of all open tickets with client.
  • Assist with Identifying and assessing project risk.
  • Build appropriate mitigation plans into the overall project initiatives.
  • Assist in overall service offering quality and consistency, including SOC operations and platform engineering quality.
  • Assist in the Validation of the scope of the offering and of the project.
  • Represent Optiv Security in customer meetings.
  • Meet regularly with team to aid in identifying issues and strategies.
  • Assist in actively monitoring deliverables and open tickets.
  • Support projects across various functional groups, communicating impacts.
  • Establish communication plans to facilitate core project team coordination and to provide status to management and extended project team members.
  • Assist project management on assigned projects to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.
  • Assist in Identifying and prioritizing opportunities for using project and program management to achieve the goals of the enterprise.
  • Maintain working relationships with subject matter experts and personnel across the organization.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 8+ years in cybersecurity operations, including advisory or leadership roles
  • Proven experience leading client-facing engagements and strategic programs within professional services or consulting environments
  • Deep understanding of SOC operations, threat analysis, SIEM, identity, risk assessment, and incident response frameworks
  • Expert knowledge of NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and regulatory standards (PCI, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
  • Demonstrated understanding of multiple cyber security platforms; SIEM, firewall, UTM, IDPS, Endpoint Security, vulnerability scanning, identity solutions, etc.
  • Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, GCIH, or equivalent senior-level security credentials
  • Exceptional communication skills with ability to deliver executive-level reporting and influence stakeholders
  • Ability to build trust and maintain relationships with senior client stakeholders and internal teams
  • Proficiency in cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization/containerization technologies
  • Working knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, PMI) and experience driving security initiatives
  • Experience related to security/infrastructure design, risk analysis and mitigation, disaster/contingency planning, certification/compliance testing, data loss prevention, Network Security Strategies, Technical Documentation, industry standards such as ITIL, COBIT, ISO standards, PCI, SOX, Rollout/Implementation and User Training/Support preferred.
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals.
  • Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
  • Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
  • Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Benefits
  • 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)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurity operationsthreat analysisSIEMidentity solutionsrisk assessmentincident responsesecurity event data analysisproject managementcloud securityvulnerability scanning
Soft Skills
communication skillsrelationship buildingleadershipdelegationstrategic planningproblem-solvinginfluencing stakeholdersteam coordinationclient engagementexecutive-level reporting
Certifications
CISSPCISMGCIH