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Process Improvement Consultant

Lensa
Mc Lean, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/6/2026
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Job Family

IT Risk & Controls Consulting

Travel Required

Up to 10%

Clearance Required

Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph

Job Posting

What You Will Do

The Process Improvement Consultant will assist stakeholder engagement and technical delivery for efforts supporting federal agencies with IT controls assessments and program evaluations. This is an ideal role for someone with an information security and assurance or IT audit background who is looking to utilize their skills to work with the federal government to analyze IT control weaknesses, identify root causes, and develop remediation plans.

Responsibilities Include Some Or All Of The Following

  • Performing assessments of IT controls using industry-standard guidance and leading best practices
  • Conducting interviews and discussions with a variety of client stakeholders, including IT system personnel such as Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) and system administrators
  • Reviewing and analyzing documents and artifacts to assist in IT controls testing such as system security plans, SOPs, audit logs, configuration scans, and vulnerability scans
  • Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of IT controls using provided artifacts against federal requirements, industry guidance, and leading best practices
  • Documenting the results of IT controls testing in a consistent and high-quality manner that would allow others to review and understand the results
  • Summarizing and communicating IT controls assessment results to a variety of client stakeholders, including senior leadership
  • Understanding and analyzing known IT control weaknesses, identifying root causes, and developing detailed remediation plans
  • Providing subject matter expertise to client personnel on a wide range of matters relating to IT security and assurance
  • Responding to ad-hoc IT security-related requests from client personnel
  • Planning and executing day-to-day activities of IT assessments and evaluations individually and for the team

What You Will Need

  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) polygraph
  • Bachelor's Degree in a Business or Technical field
  • ONE (1) or more years of experience in information technology, cybersecurity, and/or information assurance
  • Experience in consulting with the federal government to include senior government clients
  • Understanding and knowledge of federal information security and assurance laws, requirements, and guidance

What Would Be Nice To Have

  • Relevant certification such as the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in IT risk and controls through IT audits, IT controls assessments, or IT security reviews
  • Demonstrated ability and working knowledge of: FISMA, NIST SP 800 series, FISCAM, other relevant federal information assurance laws, regulations, and guidance
  • Experience performing: FISMA, OMB Circular A-123, or similar internal control assessments
  • Experience implementing or auditing access and account management principles, including authorization, provisioning, recertification, and separation of duties
  • Experience implementing or auditing contingency planning principles, including backups, testing of backups, and alternate processing sites
  • Experience implementing or auditing configuration management principles, including configuration baseline concepts, baseline deviations, baseline maintenance, change control, and monitoring, and industry-accepted configuration settings such as DISA STIGs
  • Experience performing audit logging and monitoring, including generation of audit logs, use of audit log aggregation and analysis tools, and audit log monitoring and review

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.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse's Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant's dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

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