Mike Opper

Mike Opper is a seasoned professional in sales engineering and solutions architecture with a career spanning over two decades. Currently serving as a Senior Sales Engineer at LightBeam.ai since January 2025, Mike previously held various leadership positions at Varonis from December 2016 to December 2024, including Manager of Solutions Engineering - Customer Success and Sales Engineering Team Leader. Prior experience includes a Solutions Architect role at Dell, focusing on Windows Management and Active Directory Modernization, and significant contributions at Booz Allen Hamilton as the Identity Management Team Lead. Mike began their career as a Systems Administrator at Verisign and played a key role in the worldwide deployment of biometric systems for the U.S. Department of State. Mike holds a degree from Strayer University, completed between 2002 and 2006.