: The Cybersecurity Operations and Planning Strategy Consultant will support Federal government programs focused on developing and leveraging industry and government partnerships to reduce and manage cyber risk to our nation's critical infrastructure. You will lead and support efforts to enable synchronized, holistic cybersecurity planning, cyber defense, and response. Tasks could include strategic planning support, long range planning support, products development, organizational design and standard operating procedure development.

Job Responsibilities:

Support development, refinement, execution of Cyber Operations Framework including playbook/SOP development
Apply broad IT/cybersecurity background to operational, risk management, strategic, and programmatic support to assist federal clients with solution definition
Lead development of plans, policies, and products that reduce cyber risk and align with organizational cybersecurity initiatives and requirements.
Work closely with federal clients to develop a strategy and plan to expand cyber planning, which includes deliberate and crisis action plans to address the most pressing current and future potential risks.
Analyze operational, technical, strategic, and policy information to develop recommendations for improvements in business processes and support execution of process improvements using streamlined approaches and business intelligence tools.
Manage or perform qualitative and quantitative research and data gathering to identify key themes, trends, and opportunities from complex information to support implementation of federal cybersecurity initiatives.
Analyze operational, technical, strategic, and policy information to develop recommendations for improvements in business processes and support execution of process improvements using streamlined approaches and business intelligence tools.
Provide daily programmatic support to a DHS client with a national security mission by coordinating tasks, tracking programmatic issues, supporting meetings, preparing activity reports, and developing program briefs.
Develop and manage updates to project planning documents such as project charters, standard operating procedures, deliverable trackers, and roadmaps/schedules.
Build strong relationships with mid- and senior-level clients and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree
7 to 10 years of experience in a management consulting, project management, or strategic/operational planning role with a cybersecurity focus preferred
Experience in IT, cybersecurity, or national security related field
Experience leading and/or supporting multi-month tasks/projects concurrently
Ability to understand complex cybersecurity program policies/plans/directives, and then apply knowledge to identify and recommend approaches and deliverables
Experience developing briefings, analyzing trends in large data sets, and providing recommendations on business processes and workflows
Experience in federal government, ideally military strategic and/or operational planning experience
Proficiency in information and collaboration technologies such as Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, and SharePoint to evaluate, create, store, and communicate information
Experience leading discussions, presenting project status updates, and proposing solutions to managers or clients
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple customers.
Excellent oral and written communication/presentation skills
Strong cultural fit and value alignment with Lafayette Group, Inc
Ability to attain a U.S. government public trust and/or security clearance

Desired Qualifications:

Current DHS or CISA Entry on Duty (EOD) status
Experience in federal government, ideally military strategic and/or operational planning experience
PMP or other industry certification such as CISSP
Experience with Confluence/Jira, ServiceNow, and Power BI/Tableau
Experience and/or interest in homeland security and cybersecurity/IT programs, tools, and concepts

Location: (Arlington, VA)
Federal Contracts: This position involves working on federal contracts that require all workers on the contract to be U.S. Citizens. Additionally, some contracts may require the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 - Flexibility to work at least 2 days a week at the client site in Arlington, VA

LGI is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact . This email address is for accommodation requests only. Non-related messages will be disregarded.

LGI carefully considers various factors when determining salary, including but not limited to education and training, professional experience, knowledge, skills and competencies, licensure and certifications, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements. New employees are not usually hired at the top of the estimated salary range and salary decisions depend on the circumstances and factors for each case. Salary is only one aspect of LGI's generous total compensation package.

Lafayette Group provides equal employment opportunities to all persons and prohibits employment decisions based on race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, or sexual orientation. Equal Opportunity Employer, Including disabled and veterans

Cybersecurity Operations and Planning Strategy Consultant

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