Cybersecurity Assessment Technical Lead, Mid-Level

Cybersecurity Assessment Technical Lead, Mid-Level

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Job Summary:

Guidehouse is a consulting firm specializing in cybersecurity. They are seeking a Cybersecurity Assessment Technical Lead to lead comprehensive risk assessments, design technical evaluations, and serve as a primary contact for client engagements involving High Value Assets.

Responsibilities:

• Lead comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessments of High Value Assets (HVA) systems including critical infrastructure, sensitive data repositories, and mission-essential systems

• Design and execute technical security evaluations using industry-standard frameworks (NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST RMF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls)

• Conduct cybersecurity vulnerability assessments and security architecture reviews, and contribute to building penetration testing considerations and threat models

• Analyze complex technical environments to identify security gaps, threats, and vulnerabilities

• Develop detailed technical findings, risk ratings, and remediation recommendations and strategies

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for client engagements involving HVA assessments

• Present technical findings and recommendations to C-level executives and senior government officials

• Collaborate with client technical teams to understand system architectures, data flows, and security controls

• Develop customized assessment methodologies based on client-specific requirements and threat landscapes

• Contribute to and coordinate multi-disciplinary assessment teams including technical, policy, and compliance specialists

• Provide technical guidance and quality assurance for all assessment deliverables

• Support proposal development and technical writing for new business opportunities

• Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors targeting high value assets

• Contribute to the development of proprietary assessment tools and methodologies

• Research and evaluate new cybersecurity technologies and assessment techniques

• Participate in industry forums and maintain professional certifications

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum FIVE (5) years of experience of hands-on cybersecurity experience with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED 'SECRET' Federal or DOD security clearance

• Proven experience conducting cybersecurity risk assessments for large-scale, complex commercial and/or federal government environments

• Deep technical knowledge of enterprise security architectures, network security, and system hardening

• Expertise with security assessment tools including vulnerability scanners, SIEM platforms, and penetration testing frameworks

• Strong understanding of federal cybersecurity requirements (FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, ATO processes)

• Experience with cloud security assessments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• At least one professional cybersecurity certification (CISSP, CISM, GCIH, or equivalent)

• Strong oral and written communications skills and comfort with briefing to highly technical senior leadership teams

Preferred:

• DHS CISA AES Certification for conducting HVA assessments

Company:

Guidehouse offers consulting services for public and commercial markets with expertise in management, technology, and risk consulting. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting

• Industries

  Software Development

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