Job Family:Operational Effectiveness
Travel Required:Up to 10%
Clearance Required:Ability to Obtain Top Secret (TS)
What You Will Do:- Lead the design, implementation, optimization, and operational management of secure, scalable, and extensible cloud architectures, infrastructure services, data flows, identity management capabilities, recovery processes, and platform operations that support mission and business requirements.
- Design partner data flows; document threat models, visibility, and failure behavior comprehensively.
- Implement approved connectivity and cloud choices with reproducible evidence of protection.
- Operate Proxmox services; maintain backups, recovery, identity, and logs diligently and consistently.
- Accept isolation zones for collectors, sanitization, and identity mapping securely.
- Train substitutes; exercise restores; verify protections before exchanges resume reliably.
- Coordinate endpoint and network specialists; retain operational ownership post-handover effectively.
- Provide GPU server identity and storage path acceptance conditions appropriately.
- Lead traffic-analysis assessments; report residual exposure candidly to mission leadership.
What You Will Need:- Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "TOP SECRET" security clearance
- Bachelor's Degree
- SIX (6)+ years of relevant experience
What Would Be Nice To Have: - Master's Degree in a related discipline.
- Experience in intelligence, national security, defense, technology, or private-sector mission environments.
- Experience developing strategic plans, assessments, technical products, or operational frameworks.
- Experience working across organizations and integrating diverse stakeholder requirements.
- Familiarity with data analytics, AI/ML, knowledge management, or operational planning.
- Experience supporting executive decision-making and governance processes.
- Experience leading teams, projects, programs, or technical initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to improve processes, methodologies, and mission outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience performing responsibilities directly related to the position.
- Ability to work in complex, multidisciplinary environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience coordinating with senior leaders, technical experts, or operational stakeholders.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver quality results.
The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
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