Cyber Operations Advisor | Remote, USA

Optiv • Boston, MA

4d • Remote

About The Position

This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S. The Cyber Operations Advisor will perform recurring client business review sessions to articulate and represent Optiv Cyber Operations service delivery to the client, and how this delivery meets outcomes agreed to contractually and the client’s needs. They will be the ingestion point for client escalations and concerns and will support the Director of Client Engagement in the technical remediation of client escalations for the clients they are assigned to. Therefore, this role requires a strong command of cyber operations technical and procedural concepts with an in-depth understanding of relevant frameworks, compliance, and regulatory requirements. The Cyber Operations Advisor leads and directs multiple, technical engagements across one or more clients under limited supervision. The Cyber Operations Advisor supports strategic technical engagements from inception to completion, identifying and documenting requirements, supporting clients on various information security initiatives, keeping all stakeholders apprised of progress and status, and managing issues to resolution. They are responsible for the oversight and delivery of tailored outcomes to meet client needs over the contract life cycle (Assessment, Design, Implementation, Operation, Optimization). Cyber Operations Advisors are expected to build trust and relationships with clients and leadership through the delivery of successful outcomes. Finally, the Cyber Operations Advisor will assist in the development and support of key process indicators to understand client satisfaction. This includes repeatable measurement of client satisfaction KPIs and working across Optiv Technical Teams at the direction of the Director to facilitate operational corrective actions needed to address tactical and systemic client satisfaction issues. In addition, the Cyber Operations Advisor believes and lives the Cyber Operations guiding principles: - Deliver quality security outcomes - Drive efficient and timely operations - Actualize continual improvement and innovation - Protect the customer How you'll make an impact: Independently lead multiple concurrent technical engagements, driving high-quality, efficient, and timely outcomes across client environments Translate customer business requirements into specific features and functionality Facilitate and lead client business review sessions through direct meetings and strong relationships with key client contacts, ensuring alignment with evolving security priorities and business objectives Work closely with engagement leads to develop plans, roadmaps and strategy execution programs Maintain responsibility for simultaneous projects (leading, project knowledge and client details) Rationalize security solutions against requirements, risks, constraints and strategic client objectives. Assist in the documentation of business requirements, use cases and investment return "value" achievement plans. Contribute or lead pre-sales and post-sales engagements as a key technical focal point. Use background experience in a large enterprise environment to analyze security event data for attack patterns and understand attacker tactics. Contribute in a technical capacity to business proposals, contracts and requests for information/proposals. Identify and communicate cross-sell and up-sell opportunities across AFC services. Support information security projects from inception to completion. Assist with designing and documenting work processes for the delivered solution. Working experience with Threat intelligence teams to be able to interpret IOC’s and use them efficiently for alerting. Understanding of monitoring devices such as firewalls, network and host-based intrusion detection systems, web applications, AV, WAF, Proxy and operating system logs. Create technical documentation around the content deployed to the SIEM. Ability to recognize patterns and inconsistencies that could indicate complex cyber-attacks. Perform formal Architectural Review. Create custom rules/rule modifications and custom reports/ report modifications as needed. Assist with platform configurations, detection logic, automation improvements. Build and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Effectively delegate and ensure timely completion of all open tickets with client. Assist with Identifying and assessing project risk. Build appropriate mitigation plans into the overall project initiatives. Assist in overall service offering quality and consistency, including SOC operations and platform engineering quality. Assist in the Validation of the scope of the offering and of the project. Represent Optiv Security in customer meetings. Meet regularly with team to aid in identifying issues and strategies. Assist in actively monitoring deliverables and open tickets. Support projects across various functional groups, communicating impacts. Establish communication plans to facilitate core project team coordination and to provide status to management and extended project team members. Assist project management on assigned projects to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations. Assist in Identifying and prioritizing opportunities for using project and program management to achieve the goals of the enterprise. Maintain working relationships with subject matter experts and personnel across the organization. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 8+ years in cybersecurity operations, including advisory or leadership roles
• Proven experience leading client-facing engagements and strategic programs within professional services or consulting environments
• Deep understanding of SOC operations, threat analysis, SIEM, identity, risk assessment, and incident response frameworks
• Expert knowledge of NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and regulatory standards (PCI, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
• Demonstrated understanding of multiple cyber security platforms; SIEM, firewall, UTM, IDPS, Endpoint Security, vulnerability scanning, identity solutions, etc.
• Exceptional communication skills with ability to deliver executive-level reporting and influence stakeholders
• Ability to build trust and maintain relationships with senior client stakeholders and internal teams
• Proficiency in cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization/containerization technologies
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, PMI) and experience driving security initiatives
• Experience related to security/infrastructure design, risk analysis and mitigation, disaster/contingency planning, certification/compliance testing, data loss prevention, Network Security Strategies, Technical Documentation, industry standards such as ITIL, COBIT, ISO standards, PCI, SOX, Rollout/Implementation and User Training/Support preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Regular office environment with exposure to moderate noise.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to input data into computer utilizing hands to finger to tab to different fields to input data.
• Ability to answer telephone and talk and hear other party.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, GCIH, or equivalent senior-level security credentials

Responsibilities

• Independently lead multiple concurrent technical engagements, driving high-quality, efficient, and timely outcomes across client environments
• Translate customer business requirements into specific features and functionality
• Facilitate and lead client business review sessions through direct meetings and strong relationships with key client contacts, ensuring alignment with evolving security priorities and business objectives
• Work closely with engagement leads to develop plans, roadmaps and strategy execution programs
• Maintain responsibility for simultaneous projects (leading, project knowledge and client details)
• Rationalize security solutions against requirements, risks, constraints and strategic client objectives.
• Assist in the documentation of business requirements, use cases and investment return "value" achievement plans.
• Contribute or lead pre-sales and post-sales engagements as a key technical focal point.
• Use background experience in a large enterprise environment to analyze security event data for attack patterns and understand attacker tactics.
• Contribute in a technical capacity to business proposals, contracts and requests for information/proposals.
• Identify and communicate cross-sell and up-sell opportunities across AFC services.
• Support information security projects from inception to completion.
• Assist with designing and documenting work processes for the delivered solution.
• Working experience with Threat intelligence teams to be able to interpret IOC’s and use them efficiently for alerting.
• Understanding of monitoring devices such as firewalls, network and host-based intrusion detection systems, web applications, AV, WAF, Proxy and operating system logs.
• Create technical documentation around the content deployed to the SIEM.
• Ability to recognize patterns and inconsistencies that could indicate complex cyber-attacks.
• Perform formal Architectural Review.
• Create custom rules/rule modifications and custom reports/ report modifications as needed.
• Assist with platform configurations, detection logic, automation improvements.
• Build and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Effectively delegate and ensure timely completion of all open tickets with client.
• Assist with Identifying and assessing project risk.
• Build appropriate mitigation plans into the overall project initiatives.
• Assist in overall service offering quality and consistency, including SOC operations and platform engineering quality.
• Assist in the Validation of the scope of the offering and of the project.
• Represent Optiv Security in customer meetings.
• Meet regularly with team to aid in identifying issues and strategies.
• Assist in actively monitoring deliverables and open tickets.
• Support projects across various functional groups, communicating impacts.
• Establish communication plans to facilitate core project team coordination and to provide status to management and extended project team members.
• Assist project management on assigned projects to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.
• Assist in Identifying and prioritizing opportunities for using project and program management to achieve the goals of the enterprise.
• Maintain working relationships with subject matter experts and personnel across the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level