Technical Manager - SASE | Remote, USA

The Technical Manager for Network and Edge Security is a senior technical leader responsible for driving the success of client engagements, acting as a trusted advisor, and overseeing delivery excellence. This role balances deep technical expertise with engagement management, customer relationship leadership, team development, and pre-sales thought leadership. The Technical Manager owns the technical outcomes for customers, leads large and complex projects, and elevates both client maturity and the consulting team’s capabilities.

This individual is the go-to technical expert in their domain.  The role leads large and complex projects, drives delivery excellence across multiple concurrent engagements, and elevates client maturity as well as the consulting team’s capabilities. 
In addition to hands-on technical leadership, this individual supports contributions to pre-sales and solution design, collaborates with business leaders in Sales and Practice Management on go-to-market offerings, and guides clients in translating security requirements into operational outcomes.

• Act as the senior technical leader on consulting engagements, ensuring architectural quality, excellence, and strong client outcomes.

• Translate business and security requirements into actionable architectures, roadmaps, and implementation plans for SASE, SSE, Zero Trust, SWG, CASB, ZTNA, SD-WAN, and FWaaS ecosystems.

• Design and lead complex solutions, providing depth across leading SASE platforms including Zscaler, Netskope, and Palo Alto Networks, with components including SWG, CASB, ZTNA, SD-WAN, and FWaaS

• Oversee multiple concurrent consulting engagements, managing project health, risk, quality, and client satisfaction while ensuring alignment with both technical and business objectives.

• Lead advanced troubleshooting and architecture refinement, guiding clients through critical issues, design decisions, and operationalization challenges.

• Deliver workshops, assessments, and executive briefings, effectively engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Drive continuous improvement of methodologies, templates, tools, documentation, and delivery standards within the Network & Edge Security and SASE practice.

• Support pre-sales and go-to-market initiatives, collaborating with Practice Managers, Sales, and Marketing to design solution offerings, assist in SOW creation, and strengthen Optiv’s position across SASE and SSE services.

• Contribute thought leadership through activities such as presenting at industry events, writing blogs or research, or participating in community and vendor-aligned programs.

• Mentor and coach consultants, helping develop their technical expertise, consulting acumen, and delivery maturity (influential leadership role without direct reports).

• Monitor the evolving network and edge security ecosystem, staying current on market trends, vendor developments, emerging threats, and best practices across SASE and SSE.

• Assess client security maturity and guide long-term SASE, SSE, and Zero Trust strategy and roadmap development.

• 7+ years of experience in network and edge security architecture, engineering, or operations.

• 5+ years in consulting or services roles, including oversight of complex, multi-workstream engagements.

• Hands-on experience with SASE and SSE platforms such as Netskope, Zscaler, or Palo Alto Networks, with the ability to quickly adopt evolving technologies.

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects, balancing hands-on responsibilities with strategic oversight.

• Strong background in SASE and SSE architectures (SWG, CASB, ZTNA, FWaaS), with a preferred foundation in modern network security concepts such as SD-WAN and next-gen firewalls.

• Experience in consulting engagement oversight, including risk management, quality assurance, and client outcome ownership.

• Experience in pre-sales and post-sales roles, or other client-facing technical positions within cybersecurity, including scoping, solution design, SOW support, and ongoing advisory engagement.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including building client-ready deliverables, leading workshops, and conducting executive-level presentations.

• Demonstrated thought leadership (preferred) through content creation, speaking engagements, community involvement, or security research.

• Certification such as Netskope Architect (NSK-300) and/or Zscaler Delivery Specialist preferred, additional security or cloud certifications are beneficial.

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Salary Range Description

The Hiring Range provided for this role 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. This role may also be eligible to participate in a variable incentive-based bonus plan. Optiv offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, of which salary is a component.

Job Application Window

This position accepts applicants for a minimum of 4 business days after the job posting date and will remain available until an applicant has been selected for the position.

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)

EEO Statement

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