Guidehouse

Cyber Consulting

CybersecurityConsultant

$85–141k McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Cybersecurity Consultant at Guidehouse. Skills: vulnerability management, Splunk, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA. Lead vulnerability management efforts across a portfolio of client applications. analyzing findings”

What You'll Achieve.

track remediation progress; compliance gaps; asset risk

Industry & Context.

Cyber Consulting
Problems you'll solve

analytical ability

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to Obtain Public Trust, Travel Required: Up to 25%, Public Trust clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Ability to Obtain Public Trust, Minimum of THREE (3) years of cybersecurity or IT risk management experience, Minimum of a Bachelors Degree, Hands-on experience with Invicti, Splunk, and Atlassian tools (Jira & Confluence), Deep understanding of NIST SP 800-53, FISMA requirements, and OWASP Top 10, Active CompTIA Security+ CE

Nice to Have

Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY and maintain an active HHS/NIH clearance are preferred, experience focused on vulnerability management and/or secure configuration are preferred, CISSP, CEH, or cloud-related certifications are a plus, Experience developing automated data pipelines or integrating APIs into Power BI dashboards, Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and vulnerability prioritization methodologies (e. g. , EPSS, CVSS v3), Prior experience supporting a federal agency or working in a Public Health environment

What You'll Do.

Lead vulnerability management efforts across a portfolio of client applications

identifying affected versions

providing remediation guidance

assigning issues to teams

tracking vulnerabilities through closure

Support POA&M activities

remediation deadlines

and related federal cybersecurity and compliance requirements

Develop and maintain automated vulnerability reports

and metrics to track remediation progress

Prepare reports and briefings for leadership and federal oversight stakeholders

Monitor suspicious activity and security alerts in Splunk and coordinate follow-up actions with relevant teams

Support secure development efforts through security documentation

secure coding guidance

annual training support

and evaluation of security tools and processes

Provide cyber subject matter expertise during information security audits and assessments

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Build and maintain working relationships with business, engineering, and security teams to validate fixes, resolve blockers, and support timely remediation; coordinate follow-up actions with relevant teams

Communication Scope

communication

Process & Methodology

manage multiple concurrent priorities and deadlines

Full Job Description

**_Job Family_ :** Cyber Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 25% **_Clearance Required_ :** Ability to Obtain Public Trust ** _What You Will Do_ :** * Lead vulnerability management efforts across a portfolio of client applications, including analyzing findings, identifying affected versions, providing remediation guidance, assigning issues to teams, and tracking vulnerabilities through closure. * Build and maintain strong working relationships with business, engineering, and security teams to validate fixes, resolve blockers, and support timely remediation. * Support POA&M activities, patching timelines, remediation deadlines, and related federal cybersecurity and compliance requirements. * Develop and maintain automated vulnerability reports, dashboards, KPIs, and metrics to track remediation progress, compliance gaps, and asset risk. * Prepare reports and briefings for leadership and federal oversight stakeholders. * Monitor suspicious activity and security alerts in Splunk and coordinate follow-up actions with relevant teams. * Support secure development efforts through security documentation, secure coding guidance, annual training support, and evaluation of security tools and processes. * Provide cyber subject matter expertise during information security audits and assessments. **_What You Will Need_ :** * Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY and maintain an active HHS/NIH clearance are preferred. * Minimum of THREE (3) years of cybersecurity or IT risk management experience, candidates with experience focused on vulnerability management and/or secure configuration are preferred. * Minimum of a Bachelors Degree is required. * **Tools:** Hands-on experience with Invicti, Splunk, and Atlassian tools (Jira & Confluence) * **Knowledge:** Deep understanding of NIST SP 800-5

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