The Technical Manager is the technical lead on large, complex deals, delivering high-end services, improving our industry reputation, and up-leveling consultants, deliverables, and services. This individual will drive the technical relationship with our customers and partners by providing advanced architecture, implementation and operational support.
How you’ll make an impact:
Support team growth
Assist with development of IGA plans/roadmaps for customers which will enable them to execute upon strategies.
Rationalize different security solutions against requirements, risk, and constraints.
Undertake EIM methodologies/techniques and the interpretation/application of their output in the definition of Security Architectures.
Provide thought leadership, through participation in industry groups, delivering talks, writing technical and industry specific blogs, vulnerability research, industry PR interviews, and/or contributing to security publications
Track and monitor current happenings within the security industry relative to the Identity and Access Management space.
Contribute to internal team building, knowledge transfer, and training activities within the Strategic Consulting team.
Improve methodologies, tooling, reporting and other processes to improve and enhance inter- and intra-team efficiency, Assist in the development and roll-out of new Strategic Consulting methods and tools.
Work across Identity to improve outcomes for customers by increasing cross-business offerings and services
Work with customers to help them articulate and document their business requirements/use cases and understand how those requirements translate into features and functionality.
Provide oversight on engagements (pending number of engagements where assigned as primary consultant).
Responsible for 2-6 projects simultaneously (including leadership and knowledge of project and client details).
Able to deliver and lead other consultants in complex projects.
Facilitate workshops and assessments in front of large audiences based on experience and knowledge in specific technologies/practices.
What we’re looking for:
Experience in providing guidance in Identity and IGA strategy at a programmatic level
6+ years of hands-on experience in designing and deploying SailPoint and/or Saviynt is mandatory
Ability to clearly articulate the benefits of your Optiv subject matter product and service solutions portfolio to various client stakeholders
Proven experience in a pre-sales, post-sales, or non-sales technical capacity in an information security environment.
Ability to listen and communicate effectively with vendors, prospects, clients, account managers and management.
Confident presentation, written, and oral communication skills
10+ year’s experience in consulting and Identity and Access Management
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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)
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Retirement Support — Immediate vesting with a clear 401(k) match and a solid retirement setup are emphasized in official materials. This positions retirement benefits as a dependable part of the total package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A flexible, no‑accrual “Recharge” policy for eligible exempt roles and traditional PTO for non‑exempt roles are highlighted. Hybrid/remote flexibility also appears frequently across role descriptions.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options with FSA/HSA (including a company HSA contribution) are described. Company‑paid life, AD&D, and short‑/long‑term disability further strengthen core protections.
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