Guidehouse
Cyber Security Engineer – Managing Consultant
Job Description
Job Family: Cyber Consulting Travel Required: None Clearance Required: Active Secret Our Cybersecurity Consultants are a team of business integrators with extensive consulting and industry experience who help our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy through execution. A career in an integrated team of developers and consultants provides the opportunity to grow and contribute to our clients’ business issues every day, applying a collection of security spectrum capabilities, including security strategy and governance, IT risk, security technologies, and cybercrime and breach response. We are seeking a highly experienced Cybersecurity Engineer – Managing Consultant to lead and advise on advanced cybersecurity initiatives across complex federal enterprise environments.
The ideal candidate will possess domain expertise in cybersecurity architecture, threat intelligence, risk management, and compliance, and will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and technical teams. This role demands strategic vision, hands-on technical proficiency, and the ability to guide and influence cybersecurity programs on the enterprise scale. What You Will Do: Apply comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity engineering across key tasks and high-impact assignments. Configure, operate, maintain, and support cybersecurity tools and capabilities.
Develop and maintain documented System Security Plans for cyber tools and maintain current Network Diagrams per DoD standards. Plan and lead cybersecurity engineering assignments including tool integration and enhancement.
Maintain secure baseline configurations using Government-approved software versions and Deny All Permit by Exception (DAPE) approach. Monitor, test, and tune configurations to optimize performance and reduce false positives. Function as technical expert across multiple cybersecurity engineering assignments.
Focus areas may include: Secure Design, Tool Engineering/Lead, Cyber Incident Response Team Lead, Comply-to-Connect (C2C) Network Access Control (NAC), Data Security, Defensive Cyberspace Operations Infrastructure, Endpoint Security, Scanner Ops, Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Implementation, Vulnerability Management Lead, DevSecOps, and various specialized tool/process engineering roles. What You Will Need: Bachelor’s Degree AND SEVEN (7) years of relevant cybersecurity or IT security experience. An ACTIVE and CURRENT SECRET federal security clearance.
Strong understanding of security frameworks and compliance standards (e. g.
, NIST, RMF SP 800-53 Rev 5, DoD 8570). Proven experience in designing and implementing enterprise security tools such as SIEM (e. g.
, Splunk), vulnerability scanners (e. g. , Nessus), and endpoint protection platforms (e.
g. , Crowdstrike). Experience in incident response, threat hunting, and forensic analysis.
Experience with cloud security practices and technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP). Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex technical projects. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
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