Senior Manager -Threat Management

Company: Optiv
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Senior Manager -Threat Management I Remote, USA At Optiv, we're on a mission to help our clients make their businesses more secure. We're one of the fastest growing companies in a truly essential industry. In your role at Optiv, you'll be inspired by a team of the brightest business and technical minds in cybersecurity. We are passionate champions for our clients, and know from experience that the best solutions for our clients' needs come from working hard together. As part of our team, your voice matters, and you will do important work that has impact, on people, businesses and nations. Our industry and our company move fast, and you can be sure that you will always have room to learn and grow. We're proud of our team and the important work we do to build confidence for a more connected world. Who we are looking for: The Senior Manager oversees all delivery performed by their team of consultants within the Technical Community and helps backup Senior Managers in various areas. This includes tactical project management oversight and delivery, helping ensure projects are completed on-time, on-budget, with high quality. The Manager is the primary point of escalation for client issues during a project. This person is also closely involved in helping mentor, develop and evaluate consultants. This role actively contributes to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives. Works closely with customer, consultants and project analysts to ensure projects are executed as scoped and customer expectations are met. In line with Optiv's commitment to quality, you will confirm that work is of the highest quality as per Optiv's quality standards, by reviewing the work provided by team members on assigned projects. How you will make an impact:

• Individual contributor acting as a delivery and services leader
• Effectively manage and motivate client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds
• Foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment. Play an active role in counseling and mentoring consultants
• Provide constructive on-the-job feedback and coaching to team members
• Train, educate, and equip consultants and engagement delivery teams to support and drive high-performance on client engagements and projects
• Strategize with the Practice Directors to determine what skillset is needed on the bench for the foreseeable future.
• Deliver quality services, activities, and processes necessary to provide quality results on projects
• Foster relationships with client representatives
• Consistently deliver quality client services. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Monitor progress, manage risk and inform key stakeholders
• Manage expectations of client service delivery
• Cultivate and manage business development opportunities. Understand Optiv and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients
• Develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with team members across all Optiv's practices to serve client needs
• Demonstrate deep technical capabilities and professional knowledge
• Possess in-depth business acumen
• Remain current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge Qualifications for success:
  • Bachelor's degree and approximately 8-10 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 7-8 years of related work experience with a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related major.
  • Knowledge of general security concepts and methods such as vulnerability assessments, data classification, privacy assessments, incident response, architectures or governance.
  • Strong understanding of networking (TCP/IP, OSI model), operating system fundamentals (Windows, UNIX, mainframe), security technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, etc.) and application programming/scripting languages (C, Java, Perl, Shell).
  • Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance issues affecting clients related to privacy and data protection, such as PCI DSS, GLBA, Basel II, EU Data Protection Directive, International Cross Border, and U.S. State Data Privacy Laws.
  • Technical architecture experience integrating data protection software into clients' infrastructure; network architecture design, implementation and administration.
  • Working knowledge of operating systems, virtual machine environments, mainframe security packages, and relational database management systems.
  • Willingness to travel to meet client needs
  • Valid driver's license in the US
  • The successful candidate must hold or be willing to pursue related professional certifications such as the CISSP, CISM, and/or CISA. #LI-PS1 If you are seeking a culture that supports growth, fosters success and moves the industry forward, find your place at Optiv! As a market-leading provider of cyber security solutions, Optiv has the most comprehensive ecosystem of security products and partners to deliver unparalleled services. Our rich and successful history with our clients is based on trust, serving more than 12,000 clients of varying sizes and industries, including commercial, government and education. We have the proven expertise to plan, build, and run successful security programs across Risk Management, Cyber Digital Transformation, Threat Management, Security Operations - Managed Services and Identity and Data Management. With Optiv you can expect: --- A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality and Inclusion through Affinity groups including but not limited to, Women's Network, Optiv Pride, Black Employee Network, and Veterans Support Network. --- Work/life balance. We offer "Recharge" a flexible, time-off program that encourages eligible employees to take the time they need to recharge --- Professional training resources, including tuition reimbursement --- 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 remote/from home (where applicable) Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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