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 26 reviews)); "2> Some good people for helping and make you understand." ((in 21 reviews)); "Encourages work from home" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good salaries" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great work culture" ((in 10 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 24 reviews)); "When I heard of Redknee’s interest in our department I thought they were a company with a few managers in Canada and people doing the work in India." ((in 6 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

May 6, 2014

Great place to start your career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot of opportunities to grow, great work life balance, amazing CEO.

Cons

Office politics, lot of turnover over and over again.

5.0

Apr 25, 2014

Solution Delivery Manager

Solution delivery manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work environment, loads of flexibility on working hours, great colleagues, flat hierarchy, excellent management team, employee initiatives to make positive changes are well perceived, no office politics

Cons

Fast face work environment - might not be for everyone.

5.0

Feb 13, 2014

Review of the Redknee exp

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work atmosphere. Very flexible. Good management. Opportunity to learn and grow.

Cons

Need some more proper documentation, tracking

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