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Cybersecurity Strategy Consultant

Guidehouse


Job Location:

Tysons Corner, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 August 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 26 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Family:

Cyber Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do:

The Cyber Strategy Consultant will provide research analysis planning facilitation documentation and implementation support for partnership and mission initiatives. The consultant will help clients interpret complex policies plans directives and leadership priorities and convert them into clear strategies practical roadmaps and executable project activities.

This position requires strong consulting stakeholder engagement strategic communication and project-management skills supported by cybersecurity domain experience. The successful candidate must understand cyber threat intelligence (CTI) SOC operations incident response and cyber defense well enough to interpret complex operational and policy requirements challenge assumptions and convert them into credible strategies roadmaps governance approaches and implementation activities.

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 are preferred.

  • Bachelors 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.

  • Experience engaging stakeholders and coordinating 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.

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.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • 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

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.


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Guidehouse is the only scaled advisory consultancy in the world to fully integrate commercial and public or government businesses within each of our industry segments because complex problems require both perspectives to address and outwit.

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