Cybersecurity Advisory Senior Consultant

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Consultant to support cybersecurity advisory services and deliverables focused on improving cybersecurity practices across the federal government. This role blends consulting execution with project and stakeholder coordination, producing strategic materials rooted in cyber policy, frameworks, and technologies.

Location

McLean, VA (onsite)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate between multiple technical stakeholder groups to ensure alignment across technical analysis and programmatic efforts.
• Produce 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 recommendations for new cybersecurity service offerings.
• Apply cybersecurity knowledge to evaluate and draft reports that determine the value and feasibility of proposed cybersecurity services.
• Advise on industry perspectives, cybersecurity trends, and barriers to implementing proposed cybersecurity solutions.
• Set up governance and action-tracking approaches to monitor commitments, risks, dependencies, decisions, and outcomes.

Requirements

• Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD “PUBLIC TRUST”; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
• Active Public Trust or Suitability is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five (5) 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 other complex mission environments.
• Ability to rapidly understand complex technical and policy topics and communicate business, operational, and strategic implications.

Technologies

• SharePoint
• Jira
• Maestro
• Confluence
• ServiceNow
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Teams

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

Travel and Clearance

• Travel required: Up to 10%
• Clearance required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust

Job Family

Management Consulting

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including crafting clear messaging for audiences
• High organization with attention to detail, time management, and the ability to manage multiple 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