Cybersecurity Advisory Senior Consultant

Guidehouse•McLean, VA

About The Position

The Cybersecurity Advisory Senior Consultant contributes to cybersecurity advisory services and deliverables aimed at improving cybersecurity practices across the federal government. The role combines consulting, project management, stakeholder management, and strategic communication skills with knowledge of cyber policy, frameworks, and technologies. The consultant engages credibly with technical teams and translates complex cyber issues into strategic recommendations and coordinated initiatives that support executive decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Five or more years of experience in consulting, program management, knowledge management, stakeholder engagement, or a related advisory role.
Demonstrated knowledge of cyber concepts, analytic processes, intelligence products, and information-sharing considerations.
Working knowledge of cyber incident response, defensive operations, and the roles of government and industry in collective cyber defense.
Significant experience in management consulting, strategic communications, program management, stakeholder engagement, or a related advisory role.
Experience supporting cybersecurity, technology, critical infrastructure, national security, or another complex mission environment.
Ability to quickly understand complex technical and policy topics and communicate their business, operational, and strategic implications.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust; approved adjudication is required before onboarding.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Active Public Trust or suitability.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft clear messaging for audiences.
Strong organization, attention to detail, time management, and ability to manage competing priorities.
Strong capabilities in SharePoint, Jira/Maestro/Confluence, ServiceNow, and other collaboration platforms.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint).
Strong facilitation, presentation, writing, relationship management, and interpersonal skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Experience leading complex knowledge management environments.
Proven track record in change management, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

Coordinate multiple technical stakeholder groups to align technical analysis and programmatic efforts.
Develop executive briefings, decision materials, talking points, strategic plans, and roadmaps.
Synthesize technical, operational, and policy inputs into concise insights, options, and recommendations for cybersecurity capability assessments and potential new cyber service offerings.
Use cyber knowledge to evaluate and draft reports on the value and feasibility of new cybersecurity services.
Advise the team on industry perspectives, cybersecurity trends, and barriers to implementing proposed cybersecurity solutions.
Establish governance and action-tracking approaches to monitor commitments, risks, dependencies, decisions, and outcomes.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
Personal and family sick time and company-paid holidays.
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.
Parental leave and adoption assistance.
401(k) retirement plan.
Basic life and supplemental life insurance.
Health Savings Account and dental/vision and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Student loan paydown.
Tuition reimbursement, personal development, and learning opportunities.
Skills development and certifications.
Employee referral program.
Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach.
Emergency back-up childcare program.
Mobility stipend.
Flexible benefits package.