Pros
I'm an executive at company so I can openly admit I'm drinking the kool-aid. However, I think everyone that works at Optiv is just beginning to see what a powerful company we put together brining Accuvant and Fishnet together. ITs definitely been a bit of a bumpy ride and not without stress over the last six months but our launch at Blackhat was the first time we really saw the power of brining Optiv to life. We had some of the best presence there. We are also a purpose led company. This isn't just about making money in the security space but truly helping to protect other companyies. Our purpose is to "Create confidence in a more connected world" and we really believe that. We have tons of job openings and this is an opportunity to get on the ground floor of a company that will transform the security industry. We're developing several startups inside the company even to build out capabilities around ELK stack, advanced threat hunting and more. The company itself wants to act like a nimble start up which means putting in some long hours right now. However, when you talk to people in the company I think you will find people who are passionate and absolutely excited about what we're bringing together. Our CEO is very humble and love to meet directly with staff. He has done a number of breakfast and lunches with employees whenever he travels and we have regular all hands to keep up with what is happening in the company.
Cons
Its been a lot of change very fast, possibly too fast. We tried to change everything at once because we wanted to get the old mindsets behind us and move to a combined company. Many of the people who are with the company were with their former companies for many years and we were traditional competitors of each other. Becoming one is company and putting that history behind us is not easy especially when we are not all in one physical place.