Sr. Cybersecurity Advisor | Pacific NW - Remote, USA

About this role

This position will be fully remote and located in Portland, OR

The Sr. Client Security Advisor (CSA) plays a critical role in serving as a trusted partner to Optiv’s clients. By combining advanced business and security practitioner knowledge, the Sr. CSA 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. The Sr. CSA has extensive real-world knowledge and can design pragmatic security solutions tailored to each client’s unique environment and provide our clients and sellers with consistent security expertise on all sales opportunities. In partnership with domain specialists and experts, the Sr.  CSA will drive thought leadership and inspired cyber security solutions powered by our ecosystem of people, products, and partners.

The Sr. Client Security Advisor plays a critical role in serving as a trusted partner to Optiv’s clients. By combining sales skills and broad security practitioner knowledge, the CSA designs security solutions for assigned clients.  Aligned with their client's security initiatives and alongside a dedicated sales team, the CSA advises and designs solutions for highly defensible and scalable security programs using some of the most advanced security services and technologies. The CSA has real-world knowledge and can design pragmatic security solutions tailored to each client’s unique environment and provide clients and sellers with consistent security expertise on all sales opportunities. 

The CSA will provide expertise in  one or more of the following Domains : Data Protection & AI; Cloud Security/DevSecOps; Endpoint Security; Identity; Network Security; Offensive Security; Operations (SOC, SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, Threat Intelligence); Strategy & Risk Management.  The SA will facilitate thought leadership and inspire cybersecurity solutions powered by our ecosystem of people, products, and partners. How you'll make an impact • Drive the generation services and technologies business to meet or exceed quarterly and annual quota objectives in partnership with the account and domain teams. Follows the Optiv Standardize Sales Operating Processes (SOPs) to achieve consistent success.

• Understand and maintain knowledge of the client’s security environment, business operations, security needs, and risk appetite. 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. Qualify lead and partner with internal colleagues to determine scope, proposal management, and follow through to closure. Participate in sales opportunities across Optiv's entire portfolio.

• Clearly articulate how the necessary elements of the Optiv technology and services portfolio meet the specific needs of the client stakeholders at the leadership level. 

• 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. 

• Collaborate with service delivery to ensure the team has necessary supporting domain specialty materials that presents a consistent and comprehensive approach.   

• Effectively work with multiple client personas across the security team, as well as other relevant personas to develop security strategy and define roadmaps to execute on security strategy aligned business goals, budgetary spend, and metrics based on return of investment.

• Maintain advisory relationships with key stakeholders at clients by facilitating thought leadership, support, information, and guidance in conjunction with sales partners.

• Maintain strong working relationships with relevant Optiv technology partners, based on client spend, and Optiv focus.  ​ ​

• Design and solution complete security programs to meet client objectives across technology and services including; • facilitating new discussions by leveraging peer and industry network contacts

• performing requirements gathering analysis, and technology selection criteria

• coordinating demonstrations and security technology evaluations

• Interface and partner with the internal Optiv teams, particularly service delivery liaisons, to align client expectations with the entire Optiv solution portfolio to ensure service delivery excellence and client satisfaction. 

• Listen for client feedback and continually share with internal teams to evaluate and cultivate continuous improvement.

• Participate in account planning, forecasting, and pipeline management activities. 

• Participate in managing and prioritizing the proposal process to create business proposals, contracts, and respond to RFI/RFP’s 

• Actively pursue personal development by maintaining and obtaining technical capabilities, soft skills, and security specific knowledge through formal education, certification, and other avenues. 

• Proficient sales techniques; makes connections, facilitates meetings, reads the room, asks probing questions, overcomes objections, gains trust, maintains composure under pressure, positions solutions, and assist in finalization of sale.

What we're looking for • BS/BA or equivalent and/or applicable work experience.

• Minimum of five (5) years in an information security role, preferably as a consulting advisor, architect, or engineer focused on expertise in at least  one of the following Domains :  Data Protection & AI; Cloud Security/DevSecOps; Endpoint Security; Identity; Network Security; Offensive Security; Operations (SOC, SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, Threat); Strategy & Risk Management. 

• 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

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