Director, Digital Financial Services Cybersecurity Lead

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McLean, VA
Expert/Leader
Consulting
The Role
This role oversees cybersecurity client delivery, business development, and mentorship in the Public Sector, requiring extensive cybersecurity experience and leadership skills.
Summary Generated by Built In

Job Family:

Cyber Consulting, Cyber Consulting (Digital), IT Cyber Security (Digital)


Travel Required:

Up to 25%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Secret

What You Will Do:
This role in Guidehouse’s Financial Services segment, headquartered in Northern Virginia will involve overall management of cybersecurity client delivery, growing client relationships and leading business development activities within the Public Sector.  The Director will also coordinate and collaborate with Guidehouse leaders within Financial Services to identify and pursue growth opportunities, manage quality delivery, and mentor practitioners within the Financial Services cybersecurity practice.
What You Will Need:

  • 12 + years of Public Sector cybersecurity experience
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience with two or more of the following cybersecurity markets:  cybersecurity governance, cybersecurity strategy. cybersecurity risk management framework, operational security, identity management, zero trust architecture, data security, cybersecurity delivery management and vulnerability management.
  • Knowledge of Federal cybersecurity standards and policies (e.g., NIST 800-53, NIST 800-207, etc.)
  • Demonstrate experience leading and managing large cybersecurity project teams
  • Demonstrates proven extensive abilities with leveraging creative thinking and problem solving skills, individual initiative, reporting project status, and utilizing MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
  • Strong communication and program management skills, and the ability to operate proactively and independently within dynamic and unstructured environments.
  • Ability explain cybersecurity concepts to a wide variety audiences including in both business development and marketing activities
  • Expert in driving business development activities and leading all aspects of winning federal proposals, with proven ability to generate new wins and revenue for your company.
  • Active Federal Information Security Certification
  • Accreditation (C&A), Continuous Monitoring Certification
  • Risk Management Framework Certification
  • Active Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Systems Security Plans and relevant documentation
  • System-specific security safeguards and local operating procedures
  • Extensive experience with NIST and FedRAMP; security incident reports, contingency plans
  • System security audits; technical vulnerabilities, system non-compliance and security incidents

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • PMP
  • Masters degree
  • Active Certified Risk and Information Systems Controller (CRISC)
  • Active Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Active Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) and GIAC Security Essentials

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

  • Parental Leave

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

  • Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

  • Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Care.com annual membership

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected].  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 [email protected]. 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.

Top Skills

Fedramp
MS Office
Nist 800-207
Nist 800-53
Zero Trust Architecture
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The Company
HQ: Washington, DC
12,000 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success.

The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.

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