Job Family:
Cyber Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
Guidehouse is seeking a seasoned Vulnerability Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) to serve as a trusted advisor to federal clients. The Associate Director focuses on strategic guidance, cross‑organizational coordination, and maturing enterprise vulnerability and endpoint management capabilities. This is not a project management role. The SME will provide expert advisory support across vulnerability management and endpoint tooling, with emphasis on platforms such as BigFix, Tenable, SCCM, and/or Qualys. The ideal candidate brings hands‑on experience with enterprise vulnerability tooling and has supported modernization, tooling transitions, and enterprise‑wide capability uplift. The enterprise is a large, federated organization, with multiple environments and technology, with over 100k endpoints. The individual will help guide clients through improving processes, strengthening reporting and remediation pathways, and driving consistent adoption across numerous sub‑organizations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to federal clients on maturing vulnerability management and endpoint security capabilities.
• Provide expert guidance on configuration, optimization, and effective use of enterprise vulnerability management tools (BigFix, Tenable, SCCM, and/or Qualys).
• Support the modernization and evolution of enterprise vulnerability and endpoint management environments, including tool transitions, capability enhancements, and integration with broader cyber programs.
• Strengthen enterprise vulnerability workflows by advancing prioritization, remediation coordination, communications, and reporting consistency.
• Engage stakeholders across a large, federated organization, building alignment and driving sustained adoption of enterprise vulnerability management practices.
• Translate complex technical topics into clear, actionable insights for leadership.
• Partner with cyber, IT infrastructure, application teams, and senior stakeholders to improve remediation outcomes and reduce enterprise risk.
• Contribute thought leadership, mentor junior staff, and support practice development.
What You Will Need:
• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a federal security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree plus minimum of nine (9) years of cybersecurity experience with deep specialization in vulnerability management and endpoint security.
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise vulnerability tools (BigFix, Tenable, SCCM, and/or Qualys) and architecting solutions.
• Experience supporting enterprise modernization initiatives, system/tool transitions, or the evolution of large‑scale cyber capabilities.
• Ability to navigate large, federated organizations and work with multiple sub‑organizations.
• Strong communication and advisory skills, with the ability to shape strategy and influence stakeholders.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
• Experience linking vulnerability management with ICAM, Zero Trust, continuous monitoring, or RMF-aligned cyber programs
• Familiarity with federal cybersecurity standards and large‑scale IT environments.
• Prior consulting or advisory experience in federal civilian or defense environments.
• Relevant certifications (Security+, CISSP, vendor‑specific tool certifications).
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
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
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.
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Skills Required
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a federal security clearance (Public Trust).
- Bachelor's degree and minimum of nine (9) years of cybersecurity experience with specialization in vulnerability management and endpoint security.
- Demonstrated experience with enterprise vulnerability tools and architecting solutions (BigFix, Tenable, SCCM, and/or Qualys).
- Experience supporting enterprise modernization initiatives, system/tool transitions, or evolving large-scale cyber capabilities.
- Ability to navigate large, federated organizations and engage multiple sub-organizations.
- Strong communication and advisory skills with ability to shape strategy and influence stakeholders.
- Experience linking vulnerability management with ICAM, Zero Trust, continuous monitoring, or RMF-aligned programs.
- Familiarity with federal cybersecurity standards and large-scale IT environments.
- Prior consulting or advisory experience in federal civilian or defense environments.
- Relevant certifications (Security+, CISSP, vendor-specific tool certifications).
Guidehouse Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Guidehouse and has not been reviewed or approved by Guidehouse.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests the benefits package includes broad medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and disability coverage, which is often seen as a strong foundational offering. Access to HSA/FSA options further supports day-to-day healthcare and dependent-care needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests parental leave and adoption assistance are available, alongside an emergency back-up childcare program. These offerings indicate meaningful support for employees managing family responsibilities.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Feedback suggests flexible work options and counseling/EAP-style support are part of the broader rewards mix. Additional lifestyle-oriented perks like community events and referral programs are also described as available in some contexts.
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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.
