IT Strategy Consultant
Company: Guidehouse
Location: Reston
Posted on: June 24, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Family: Technology Consulting Travel
Required: Up to 25% Clearance Required: Active Top Secret SCI with
Polygraph What You Will Do: The Cyber Strategy role is responsible
for conducting a review of an organization’s cybersecurity services
and completing checklists to ensure an organization is meeting IC
policy requirements. These cybersecurity services include the
Cybersecurity Framework Functions of Identify, Protect, Detect,
Respond, and Recover. The IC policy checklists are for ICS 502-01,
IC CIO 2018-124 Technical Implementation Guide (TIG), CNSS
Directive 504, and others will be added over time. The tools
evaluated will vary, but the minimum tools expected are ArcSight,
Splunk, McAfee Host Base Security, Tanium, and ACAS. This includes
the following during an inspection: Responsibilities of this 100%
on-site role include but are not limited to: - Coordination with
multiple organizations and the reviewer staff - Consolidating
reports on an organization’s enterprise - Validating tools are
configured to provide the full scope of data able to be captured
(i.e., Splunk forwarding, and indexing provide data to UAM tools) -
Conducting interviews and tabletop exercises - Developing and
creating exercises based on specific vulnerabilities and likely
scenarios - Completing and developing checklists - Verifying
IDS/IPS rules implementation - Providing input to written reports
on compliance and associated risks - Validating specific events
(i.e., malware detection alerts) for use in polling other security
systems to ensure events are captured - Coordination with the
purple team and cyber threat emulation activities What You Will
Need: - An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security
clearance with a COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) polygraph - Bachelor's
degree - EIGHT (8) or more years' experience in cybersecurity or
information assurance What Would Be Nice To Have: - Experience
working in a DoD or Intelligence Community Environment - Capable of
multitasking with efficient time management and possessing a
comprehensive understanding of cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and
network security methodologies. 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 Employer–Protected 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. If you have
visited our website for information about employment opportunities,
or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation,
please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email
at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you
provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the
extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation. All
communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will
be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or
guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant
from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will
not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never
charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the
recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational
institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never
provide your banking information to a third party purporting to
need that information to proceed in the hiring process. If any
person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity
with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics
Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you
have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse
is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from
an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties. 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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