Does Optiva pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Optiva employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optiva. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optiva?

68% of Optiva employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optiva 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optiva?

Senior Software Engineer (10) , Software Developer (9) , Manager (7) , Principal Software Engineer (6) , Software Developer II (6) , FM Engineer (4) , Project Manager (4) , Applications Engineer (3) , Consultant (3) , Product Manager (3) , Program Manager (3) , Senior Project Manager (3) , Technical Support Analyst (3) , Technical Support Manager (3) , Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at Optiva according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good" ((in 24 reviews)); "1. Good culture." ((in 24 reviews)); "2> Some good people for helping and make you understand." ((in 21 reviews)); "Work from home 100%, company is always changing so everyday is always different" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great work culture" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optiva according to real employee reviews?

"Management is bad and they don't trust the employees." ((in 23 reviews)); "3. The managers from Belfast are absolutely biased, especially towards the people from the Indian subcontinent." ((in 6 reviews)); "Heavy work load because of T1 customers" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Optiva layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Optiva layoffs and their outlook for job security at Optiva in 2026.

Optiva reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(285 total reviews)

Robert Stabile

91% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Optiva has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 285 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optiva employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telekommunikation industry (3.6 stars).

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285 reviews

4.0

Jan 3, 2017

Dynamic and flexible work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Extremely flexible work environment - If you are a good performer, you will get plenty of opportunities across the organization - Decent compensation

Cons

- Needs to diversify outside of Telecom given the overall stagnancy in the Telecom domain - Tied closely to performance of Telecom operators' performance

2.0

Dec 9, 2016

Bad product and top management , not clear internal communication

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible working hour Nokia and Orga product and engineers what we acquired before Relationship between Nokia global and local No upper management scoring to the employee

Cons

many people is leaving but no fulfillment any more because company does not have enough money to survive current situation. Everyone tries to overbook their effort, finally customer relationship gets bad.

5.0

Dec 7, 2016

Very good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work environment perfect for techi guys.

Cons

not yet find any issue.

Optiva Response

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We are delighted you are having a positive experience with Optiva. We are proud of our company's commitment to innovation, growth, and people like you, who make our team's success possible. Thank you!

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