Senior Consultant

About the role

Partner Forces is seeking a collaborative, strategic, and mission-driven Senior Consultant, Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Responsibilities

• Support strategic cybersecurity and critical infrastructure initiatives for DHS and CISA clients.
• Advise government leaders on complex mission challenges and develop actionable recommendations.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops, and working groups with government, industry, and technical stakeholders.
• Develop executive briefings, reports, strategic plans, white papers, and other client deliverables.
• Translate complex cybersecurity concepts into clear, actionable information for technical and executive audiences.
• Cook up multiple client priorities while maintaining exceptional quality and responsiveness in a fast-moving environment.
• Conduct research and analysis on emerging cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and national security topics.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, teammates, and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to business development initiatives, thought leadership, and internal corporate projects.
• Mentor junior consultants through Partner Forces' apprenticeship model and foster a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

• Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills with experience developing communications for executive and external audiences.
• Demonstrated experience managing stakeholder or membership-based relationships and building trusted partnerships.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities, deadlines, and competing demands.
• Experience working directly with senior leaders and executives in a professional advisory capacity.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work products.
• Able to build relationships, collaborate across teams, and work effectively in a dynamic client environment.
• Self-starter with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and a willingness to take ownership of projects from start to finish.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain DHS Suitability.
• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of experience supporting cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, homeland security, or national security initiatives.
• Experience supporting federal government clients, preferably within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), or related agencies.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity principles, cyber risk management, and the critical infrastructure landscape.
• Experience managing or supporting strategic initiatives in a client-facing consulting or advisory environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings, building consensus, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Ability to think strategically while remaining adaptable to changing client priorities and emerging mission needs.
• Willingness to work onsite in the Washington, DC metro area.

Skills

• Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Experience working directly with senior leaders and executives.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work products.
• Ability to build relationships, collaborate across teams, and work effectively in a dynamic client environment.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.

Benefits

• An estimate of the salary range for this role is $120,000 - $150,000 USD.
• The company offers a wide array of benefits that support the well-being and personal and professional development of its employees.

Pay

• $120,000 - $150,000 USD

Schedule

• Onsite in the Washington, DC metro area.