Cyber Defense Partnerships Lead (TS/SCI, 10% Travel)

Guidehouse

Arlington (TX)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Operations Facilitation Manager for Industry Partnerships to align private-sector partners, government cybersecurity stakeholders, and technical teams around shared priorities. You will serve as a trusted advisor and engagement lead.

This role requires deep experience in cyber threat intelligence, SOC processes, incident response, and public-private defense collaboration. You will translate complex cyber issues into strategic recommendations and drive coordinated

Qualifications

ACTIVE and MAINTAINED Top Secret clearance is required.
Bachelor's degree is required.
Minimum eight years of experience in cyber, consulting, or related field.
Demonstrated knowledge of CTI concepts, analytic processes, intelligence products, and information sharing considerations.
Experience working with or supporting a SOC, cyber defense center, incident response team, threat intelligence function, or comparable operating environment.
Working knowledge of cyber incident response, defensive operations, and the roles of government and industry in collective cyber defense.
Significant experience in management consulting, strategic communications, program management, stakeholder engagement, or a related advisory role.
Experience supporting cybersecurity, technology, critical infrastructure, national security, or another complex mission environment.
Demonstrated success managing relationships with private-sector organizations and diverse stakeholder groups.
Ability to understand complex technical and policy topics and communicate their implications to business and leadership.
Experience developing executive briefings, strategic plans, roadmaps, or decision papers.
Strong facilitation, presentation, writing, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop practical recommendations, and move initiatives from concept through execution.
Ability to coordinate multiple organizations, priorities, and deliverables in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Apply knowledge of CTI production and dissemination, SOC workflows, incident response, and defensive operations to shape partnership priorities and recommendations.
Translate cyber threats, vulnerability, and incident information into decision-ready implications for executives and partner organizations.
Lead coordination across industry partners, JCDC, CSD offices, and CISA stakeholders to advance shared priorities and improve alignment.
Build and sustain trusted relationships with cybersecurity companies, technology providers, critical infrastructure organizations, and information sharing communities.
Assess stakeholder needs, identify opportunities for collaboration, and recommend practical approaches for aligning government and industry capabilities.
Design and facilitate planning sessions, working groups, executive discussions, and partner engagements that produce clear decisions and next steps.
Synthesize technical, operational, and policy inputs into concise insights, options, and recommendations for leadership.
Develop executive briefings, decision materials, talking points, strategic plans, roadmaps, and engagement products.
Interpret policies, plans, directives, and leadership priorities and translate them into workstreams, milestones, deliverables, and action plans.
Establish governance and action-tracking approaches to monitor commitments, risks, dependencies, decisions, and outcomes.
Advise leadership on industry perspectives, stakeholder concerns, partnership opportunities, and barriers to execution.
Support time-sensitive coordination activities by organizing stakeholders, clarifying roles, and maintaining shared situational awareness.
Engage technical and operational teams to understand threat activity, defensive needs, operational constraints, and opportunities for government-industry collaboration.