Senior Operations Facilitation Manager

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Rx

Dental

Vision Insurance

Sick Time & Holidays

Bonus

Parental Leave

401(k)

Life Insurance

HSA/FSAs

Disability

Student Loan PayDown

Learning Opportunities

Certifications

Employee Referral

Company Events

Emergency Back-Up Childcare

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a senior-level cyber consulting professional in Tysons, VA to blend advisory skills with deep expertise in threat intelligence, SOC operations, and incident response. You will drive regional and intergovernmental defense coordination with state, local, and tribal partners.

Must have an active TS/SCI or ability to obtain public trust; 8+ years in cyber or related fields; strong facilitation, writing and executive communication capabilities. Travel up to 10% may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 8+ years in cyber, consulting or related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cyber threat intelligence concepts and analytic products.
• Experience with security operations centers, incident response, or cyber defense environments.

Responsibilities

• Apply cyber threat intelligence, SOC processes, incident response and intergovernmental collaboration.
• Lead regional and SLTT coordination with government cybersecurity stakeholders and technical teams.
• Engage stakeholders to identify capability gaps, escalation paths, and opportunities for coordinated defense.
• Prepare executive briefs, decision papers, roadmaps and engagement materials.
• Design and facilitate meetings, workshops, and planning sessions with diverse partners.

Skills

Cyber threat intelligence

Security operations

Incident response

Stakeholder engagement

Executive briefings

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Family: Cyber Consulting

Travel Required: Up to 10%

Clearance Required: Active Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI)

What You Will Do:

• 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.
• 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 degree Minimum 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.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• 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 clearance
• Experience 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:

• Medical
• Rx
• Dental
• Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short‑Term & Long‑Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back‑Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

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.

Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [e-mail].

Guidehouse is a global AI‑led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets. Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future. guidehouse.com