Cybersecurity Strategy Consultant

Guidehouse is seeking a Cybersecurity Strategy Consultant to support partnership and mission initiatives through research, analysis, planning, and execution support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver research, analysis, planning, facilitation, documentation, and implementation support for partnership and mission initiatives.
• Interpret complex policies, plans, directives, and leadership priorities and translate them into clear strategies, practical roadmaps, and executable project activities.
• Apply knowledge of cyber threat intelligence (CTI), SOC operations, incident response, and cyber defense to interpret operational and policy requirements.
• Challenge assumptions and convert complex requirements into credible strategies, roadmaps, governance approaches, and implementation activities.

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.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in cyber, strategy, consulting, or related experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of CTI concepts and products, SOC processes, cyber incident response, and defensive cyber operations.
• Experience working with cybersecurity operators, threat intelligence analysts, incident responders, or comparable technical stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret cybersecurity policies, plans, directives, and operational concepts and translate them into executable program and project activities.
• Professional experience in management consulting, strategy, business analysis, program management, organizational transformation, or a related field.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity, technology, national security, defense, government operations, or another complex mission environment.
• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems and translate analysis into practical recommendations.
• Experience developing strategic plans, implementation roadmaps, executive briefings, decision materials, or operating models.
• Strong research, analytical, problem-solving, writing, editing, briefing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to engage stakeholders and coordinate inputs across multiple organizations or functional areas.
• Ability to convert broad strategic direction into defined activities, milestones, owners, and deliverables.
• Experience facilitating meetings, documenting decisions, and tracking actions through completion.

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

Job Family

• Cyber Consulting

Location and Travel

• McLean, VA (onsite)
• Travel required: Up to 10%

Clearance Required

• Ability to Obtain Top Secret (TS)

What Would Be Nice to Have

• Direct experience supporting a SOC, CTI program, incident-response function, cyber defense organization, or related operational mission.
• Experience supporting CISA, JCDC, DHS, DoD, the Intelligence Community, or another federal mission organization.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity operations, cyber threat information, incident management, critical infrastructure, or risk management.
• Experience developing partnership strategies involving industry, regional, SLTT, international, or federal stakeholders.
• Familiarity with federal policy, planning, governance, acquisition, or program-management environments.
• Experience facilitating executive workshops or cross-functional strategic planning sessions.
• Active Top Secret Clearance.