Senior Consultant I, Cybersecurity (Remote)
The Senior Consultant I provides cybersecurity expertise for government and defense clients, focusing on NIST RMF compliance, vulnerability assessments, and system authorization. The role involves managing project tasks, supporting business development, and requires regular travel to client sites.
- Compensation
- $100K–$120K / yr
- Location
- Washington, DC, United States
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience
- Active Security Clearance or ability to obtain/maintain one
- U.S. Citizenship
- Hands-on experience with NIST Risk Management Framework and NIST SP 800-53
- Experience supporting DoD assessment and authorization activities
- Experience with vulnerability assessment and scanning tools like Tenable Nessus, ACAS, or Security Center
- Understanding of TCP/IP networking and troubleshooting
- Experience with Windows and Linux security concepts, patching, and configuration management
Nice to have
- Professional certification
- Familiarity with cybersecurity tools such as eMASS, HBSS, VRAM, DADMS, and TWMS
- Experience with Python or PowerShell
- Experience with Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), shipboard, afloat, Navy, MSC, or NAVSEA environments
Full description
The Senior Consultant I will provide technical expertise on project tasks to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within the available budget to meet customer requirements. This includes providing frequent updates to the project manager. As part of a project team, Senior Consultant I will maintain relationships with clients and key decision makers to help identify new business opportunities. This position will support multiple cybersecurity opportunities and engagements, not just one project.
What You Will Do:
- Provide cybersecurity expertise on project tasks to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within available budget to meet customer requirements and provide frequent updates to the project manager.
- Assist project manager with defining and sequencing project tasks, estimating task duration, and developing a project schedule as part of a project management plan.
- Review project management plans to understand scope, schedule, and assigned work authorization.
- Plan and schedule client meetings.
- Participate in client and project team meetings.
- Conduct research and data analysis, including customer or stakeholder analyses.
- Prepare written documents, reports, and presentations.
- Develop conclusions and recommendations, draft reports, and assist with client presentations.
- Assist with oral presentations to clients.
- Track and report hours spent executing projects.
- Collaborate with individuals at all levels, provide input to reports and other deliverables, execute multiple assignments, meet agreed deadlines, and adjust to changing client demands.
- Perform quality assurance on project deliverables.
- Support multiple client engagements involving:
- NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).
- Assessment and Authorization (A&A).
- Security control implementation and validation.
- Cyber compliance reviews and inspection support.
- Vulnerability assessment, scanning, and remediation.
- Secure configuration, patching, and system hardening.
- Technical documentation, briefings, and reporting.
- Prepare and maintain cybersecurity artifacts such as SSPs, POA&Ms, policies, procedures, risk documentation, and assessment support materials.
- Review systems, architectures, and documentation against NIST, DoD, DON, NAVSEA, MSC, and client-specific cybersecurity requirements.
- Develop relationships with existing customers to facilitate development of new business opportunities for current and/or additional services.
- Learn, understand, and be conversant in ABS Consulting cybersecurity products and services.
- Meet with new and existing clients and actively listen to their needs.