Cybersecurity Compliance Managing Consultant

$125,600 - $188,400/Yr

Guidehouse - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Guidehouse is seeking a Cybersecurity Compliance Managing Consultant responsible for managing cybersecurity audit preparation, execution, and remediation for a classified network service provider. The role involves researching federal and intelligence community compliance requirements, managing self-assessments, and coordinating audit processes to ensure compliance with NIST standards and other regulations.

Responsibilities

• Researching and analyzing federal and intelligence community IT and cybersecurity compliance requirements including NIST standards and FISMA requirements.
• Managing execution of compliance self-assessments.
• Creating and maintaining self-assessment reports that capture current compliance states, remediation plans, and resourcing requirements.
• Performing compliance gap analyses and developing Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs) to address compliance gaps.
• Developing audit preparation roadmaps and managing execution of audit preparation tasks.
• Identifying compliance artifact and evidence requirements.
• Creating reports and artifact packages for auditors.
• Managing audit execution, including communication with auditors and coordination of status reporting to leadership.
• Analyzing audit results and creating remediation POAMs.
• Preparing POAM progress reports for cybersecurity and executive leadership.

Requirements

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.
• SIX (6) years of work experience in cybersecurity.
• Ability to work onsite at client site in Washington D.C. a minimum of three days a week.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience as a federal compliance program manager or cybersecurity auditor.
• Professional certifications such as CISM or CISA, or a master's degree in cybersecurity or technical management.
• Experience implementing technical security controls in accordance with compliance standards.
• Experience evaluating technical security controls.
• Experience with Intelligence Community and National Security System cybersecurity requirements.
• Understanding of Zero Trust concepts.
• Demonstrated experience executing cybersecurity and IT audits or inspections.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and communicate cybersecurity and IT compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary IT or cybersecurity initiatives and projects.
• Strong technical communication and writing skills.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Discretionary variable incentive bonus eligibility
• 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