Cybersecurity Advisory Senior Consultant

Guidehouse • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

The Cybersecurity Advisory Senior Consultant will contribute to cybersecurity advisory services and deliverables that improve 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 will engage with technical teams, translate complex cyber issues into strategic recommendations, and support coordinated initiatives and executive decision-making.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust; approved Public Trust adjudication is required before onboarding.
• Bachelor's degree.
• At least five 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Active Public Trust or suitability.
• Master's degree.
• 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, and PowerPoint) and collaboration tools (Teams and SharePoint).
• Strong facilitation, presentation, writing, relationship management, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience leading complex knowledge management environments.
• 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.
• Apply cybersecurity knowledge to evaluate and draft reports assessing 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior