Principal Cybersecurity Advisor-Cisco Networking and Security | Remote, USA

Optiv; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Optiv is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Advisor to serve as a senior technical leader within the Cisco Center of Excellence. The role translates business requirements, cyber risk, and infrastructure priorities into practical architecture strategies, while guiding Cisco-enabled opportunities from discovery through design and decision.

As an individual-contributor leader, you will influence across teams, develop reusable assets, and enable field teams to engage Cisco opportunities with greater

Qualifications

• Senior technical leader with Cisco expertise.
• Translates business requirements into architecture strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain Cisco COE's technical strategy across networking and security.
• Lead technical discovery for complex client opportunities and translate goals into architecture recommendations.
• Advise CISOs and network leaders on Cisco strategy and roadmaps.
• Lead technical portions of Cisco pursuits from qualification to decision.
• Partner with account teams to engage Cisco opportunities with consistency.

Skills

Cisco networking

Network security

Architecture strategy

Technical leadership

Client advisory

Job description

Remote

Leawood, Kansas

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Providence, Rhode Island

Hartford, Connecticut

Birmingham, Alabama

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Morgantown, West Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Salt Lake City, Utah

Austin, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Nashville, Tennessee

Columbia, South Carolina

Tallahassee, Florida

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Fargo, North Dakota

Charlotte, North Carolina

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Manchester, New Hampshire

Jacksonville, Florida

Omaha, Nebraska

Bozeman, Montana

Little Rock, Arkansas

Detroit, Michigan

Boston, Massachusetts

Portland, Maine

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Louisville, Kentucky

Des Moines, Iowa

Indianapolis, Indiana

Boise, Idaho

Atlanta, Georgia

Alexandria, Virginia

Tampa, Florida

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Phoenix, Arizona

Arlington, Virginia

Orlando, Florida

Dallas, Texas

St. Louis, Missouri

Miami, Florida

Houston, Texas

Memphis, Tennessee

Herndon, Virginia

Charleston, South Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Full time

2026-13678

This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S.

The Principal Cybersecurity Advisor serves as a senior technical leader within Optiv's Cisco Center of Excellence. This individual brings broad, current experience across Cisco enterprise networking and network security and helps clients translate business requirements, cyber risk, and infrastructure priorities into practical architecture strategies.

The Principal Advisor leads technical discovery and solution strategy for complex Cisco opportunities, advises client executives and technical stakeholders, and connects Cisco capabilities with Optiv services and the broader security portfolio. The role also develops reusable technical assets, supports field enablement, and helps regional Client Solutions Advisors engage Cisco opportunities with greater consistency and confidence.

This is an individual-contributor technical leadership role. It works across organizational boundaries through expertise and influence rather than direct authority over regional Client Solutions Advisors, sales teams, Partner Alliances, marketing, or delivery organizations.

How you’ll make an impact

• Define and maintain the Cisco COE's technical strategy across enterprise networking, network security, secure access, segmentation, digital experience, and related Cisco architectures.

• Lead technical discovery for complex client opportunities and translate business goals, risk, operating requirements, and existing investments into clear architecture recommendations.

• Advise CISOs, CIOs, network leaders, security leaders, architects, and engineering teams on Cisco strategy, modernization options, architectural tradeoffs, and multiyear roadmaps.

• Lead the technical portion of Cisco pursuits from early qualification through solution design, proposal development, technical validation, and client decision.

• Partner with account teams and domain