Senior Operations Facilitation Manager

Guidehouse; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility Stipend

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Operations Facilitation Manager to lead regional and SLTT partnerships, translating cyber threat intelligence and incident response insights into actionable, executive-ready plans. You will engage diverse government cybersecurity stakeholders, build trusted relationships, and coordinate across regional and state levels to strengthen national and regional defenses.

The role combines advisory, facilitation, and program-management responsibilities, requiring extensive

Qualifications

• Eight+ years in cyber, consulting, or related field.
• Experience with cyber threat intelligence concepts and operational information-sharing.
• Strong facilitation, writing, relationship-management, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical and policy information into executive insights and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Advise leadership on regional and SLTT needs, capability gaps, and implementation challenges.
• Lead strategic coordination across regional partners, SLTT organizations, and government cybersecurity stakeholders.
• Design and facilitate meetings, workshops, planning sessions, and executive engagements.
• Develop options and recommendations accounting for governance, resources, and operational realities.

Skills

Cyber threat intel

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Executive briefing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Family:Cyber ConsultingTravel Required:Up to 10%Clearance Required:Active Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI)What You Will Do:The Senior Operations Facilitation Manager for Regional and State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Partnerships will serve as a strategic advisor and coordination lead across regional partners, state, local, tribal, and territorial organizations, government cybersecurity stakeholders, technical teams, and other operational partners.The successful candidate will combine consulting, facilitation, and stakeholder-engagement skills with substantive experience in cyber threat intelligence, security operations center processes, cyber incident response, and intergovernmental cyber defense collaboration. This cyber operational grounding will enable the manager to assess partner needs, understand differences in organizational capabilities and constraints, and translate technical, policy, and operational considerations into coordinated plans and executive-level recommendations.Apply knowledge of cyber threat intelligence, security operations, incident response, and defensive coordination to regional and SLTT partnership activities.Engage operational cyber teams to identify capability gaps, information-sharing needs, escalation paths, and opportunities for coordinated defense.Translate threat, vulnerability, and incident information into clear implications and recommended actions for government, regional, and SLTT leaders.Lead strategic and operational coordination across regional partners, SLTT organizations, government cybersecurity stakeholders, technical teams, and other operational partners.Build trusted relationships with state, local, tribal, and territorial organizations, regional partners, and cross-functional cybersecurity stakeholders.Assess stakeholder needs, capabilities, constraints, and priorities to identify opportunities for improved alignment and collaboration.Design and facilitate meetings, working groups, workshops, planning sessions, exercises, and executive engagements.Develop options and recommendations that account for organizational authorities, governance structures, resources, and operational realities.Synthesize technical, policy, and stakeholder inputs into clear implications, options, and decisions for leadership.Prepare executive briefings, decision papers, talking points, strategic plans, roadmaps, and engagement materials.Translate policies, directives, and program priorities into initiatives, milestones, deliverables, and coordination mechanisms.Establish action-tracking and governance processes for decisions, risks, dependencies, commitments, and follow-up activities.Advise leadership on regional and SLTT needs, capability gaps, partnership opportunities, and implementation challenges.Support time-sensitive coordination by organizing stakeholders, clarifying responsibilities, and maintaining a shared understanding of priorities, risks, actions, and decision points.What You Will Need:Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD \"PUBLIC TRUST\"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.Bachelors degreeMinimum EIGHT (8) years of experience in cyber, consulting or related field.Demonstrated knowledge of cyber threat intelligence concepts, analytic products, and operational information-sharing practices.Experience working with or supporting a security operations center, cyber defense center, incident response team, threat intelligence function, or comparable operational cybersecurity environment.Working knowledge of cyber incident coordination and the differing capabilities, authorities, and constraints of national, regional, state, local, tribal, and territorial organizations.Significant experience in management consulting, program management, strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, or a related advisory role.Experience supporting cybersecurity, technology, emergency management, critical infrastructure, public safety, or another complex government or public-sector mission.Demonstrated experience engaging regional, state, local, tribal, territorial, or similarly distributed stakeholder communities.Understanding of the differing roles, authorities, governance structures, and operating environments of national, regional, and SLTT stakeholders.Strong facilitation, presentation, writing, relationship-management, and interpersonal skills.Ability to translate complex technical, operational, and policy information into clear executive-level insights and recommendations.Experience developing strategic plans, roadmaps, briefings, decision materials, and implementation plans.What Would Be Nice To Have:An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED \"TOP SECRET\" Federal or DoD security clearanceExperience supporting cyber incidents, exercises, preparedness activities, or operational coordination involving national, regional, and SLTT stakeholders.Experience supporting a federal cybersecurity organization, intergovernmental cyber collaboration effort, regional cyber coordination function, or comparable public-sector mission.Experience working with state CIOs, CISOs, fusion centers, emergency management organizations, public safety entities, or similar organizations.Familiarity with regional cybersecurity coordination, information sharing, incident management, emergency response, or critical infrastructure risk.Experience designing governance structures, partnership strategies, exercises, preparedness initiatives, or cross-organizational coordination models.Experience advising senior government, public-sector, or executive leaders.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 InsurancePersonal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid HolidaysPosition may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonusParental Leave and Adoption Assistance401(k) Retirement PlanBasic Life & Supplemental LifeHealth Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending AccountsShort-Term & Long-Term DisabilityStudent Loan PayDownTuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning OpportunitiesSkills Development & CertificationsEmployee Referral ProgramCorporate Sponsored Events & Community OutreachEmergency Back-Up Childcare ProgramMobility StipendAbout GuidehouseGuidehouse 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 [e-mail]. 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