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 cyber security. 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.

The Senior Security Consultant – IAM (Strategic Consulting) will require an extensive understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts, and adequate understanding of mainstream IAM vendor technology solutions, which may include IAM products by SailPoint, Microsoft, Oracle, CA, RSA, etc. This position is for a senior-level consultative resource that will be expected to be equally successful and skilled in both IAM subject-matters and soft skills.  This resource will be expected to own IAM engagements from the business perspective in a billable capacity and provide overall strategic, tactical, and thought leader type responsibilities for each project assigned.  Senior Security Consultants also carry the first line of client delivery interactions and are responsible for defining, developing, and presenting solution specifications, parameters, and roadmaps during IAM engagements in line with project scope and product functionality.

For candidates in Canada, our preference is to hire someone in Vancouver or Toronto or another major city, for ease of travel.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform confidently and authoritatively in the role of Senior Consultant in the IAM Strategic Consulting team, as the IAM subject matter expert, providing IAM thought leadership, strategic and tactical contributions on all IAM-related assessments, and/or deployment engagements involving an IAM technology solution
• Lead day-to-day billable operations within a client project – ability to act as both a senior delivery lead and as a senior consultant resource applying excellent leadership, communication and client relationship building skills
• Demonstrate advanced understanding and expertise on relevant facets of the security and IAM spaces
• Act as the “strategic/tactical advisor” to the customer through IAM-related best practice and industry standard trends and recommendations.
• Contribute to internal team building, knowledge transfer, and training activities within the Strategic Consulting team
• Identify opportunities for enhancement and growth to improve and enhance intra-team efficiency, effectiveness and assist in the development and roll-out of new Strategic Consulting methods and tools
• Effectively provide subject matter expertise and lead the discovery and analysis phase of any project he/she is assigned to from a strategic business perspective standpoint
• Perform work successfully with little supervisory oversight; candidate must be an independent leader able to perform all assessments, deployments, and advisory activities him/herself as well as be able to guide other resources and engage customer resources effectively
• Remain current on IAM market related and emerging trends, tools, and methodologies
• Assist the Strategic Consulting manager in validating and approving all sales-related level of effort and assumptions/dependencies for SOW creation, when necessary
• Assist the Strategic Consulting manager with internal peer reviews for other Strategic Consulting team member’s deliverables, when necessary
• Travel as needed to customer locations to lead and participate in IAM workshops, assessments and/or deployments (Please note: this position will require national travel which may be 75% or more at times, depending on the client engagement)
• Adhere to policies, procedures, and security practices of the IAM practice
• Resolve internal problems maturely and independently, and understand escalation procedures within the IAM practice
• Demonstrate strong, proactive communication with all levels of the IAM practice
• Perform public speaking and eminence related activities for the Strategic Consulting team and respective subject matter, as needed
• Participate in advanced projects; including projects that require on-the-fly research and assessment process development and/or lie outside of core group of offerings
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Minimum three years of Identity & Access Management (IAM) experience required, including deployment experience
• Minimum two years of experience with one or more of the following technology vendors: SailPoint, RSA, CyberArk, Microsoft, Ping, or Oracle
• Must have a strong understanding and supporting work and industry experience with IAM implementations, including experience in one or more of the following: user lifecycle management, role management/governance, access governance, privileged access/identity management, or access management (SSO, RSO, federation, cloud access management, etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required. Must be able to communicate technical details in a clear, understandable manner to multiple levels of an organization, and follow templates and other requirements, as applicable
• Customer-oriented focus required, with a strong interest in client satisfaction
• Solid understanding of information security in general
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technology or concepts very quickly when required
• Demonstrated outstanding time management, independent work, and organizational skills required
• Self-starter, with a strong interest in technology and a desire to learn and grow in the IAM and security spectrum
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small, and large group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to distill advanced IAM and core IAM technology concepts down to principles that can be understood and applied by all audiences, and the ability to determine those audiences
• Ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of an organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems or a related area of study; or four or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Technical development and deployment experience of core IAM technologies is a nice to have, but not required
• Experience with various project management methodologies (waterfall, Agile, iterative, etc.) is preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of key information security compliance-related government regulations (including SoX, PCI-DSS, GLBA, HIPAA) preferred

Why you'll love it here:

If you are seeking a culture that supports growth, fosters success and moves the industry forward, find your place at Optiv! Optiv's mission is to deliver comprehensive, integrated cybersecurity programs to optimize customer security programs to be more effective, efficient, manageable and measurable. Our aim is to become the world's largest cybersecurity solutions integrator by leveraging our expertise in security technology, market leading services, and innovative approaches. We have served more than 12,000 clients of various sizes across multiple industries, we offer an extensive geographic footprint, and have premium partnerships with more than 350 of the leading security product manufacturers. Optiv is a privately-held company backed by KKR, a leading global private equity firm.

With Optiv you can expect:

• An entrepreneurial and collaborative environment
• A competitive total rewards program
• Professional training opportunities
• An engaging and fun culture
• Opportunity to work with industry-leading, talented peers