Senior Cybersecurity Advisor

Senior Cybersecurity Advisor

Bethesda MD

Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI and Polygraph Required

@Orchard is actively supporting a proposal expected to be awarded in Fall 2026 for a Maryland client in the Intelligence Sector. We are seeking individuals with the necessary skills experience and clearance to sign a letter of intent to join the team once the program is awarded. This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of our clients a leader in the IC space with exceptional benefits and opportunities for advancement.

As the Senior Cybersecurity Advisor you will support the enterprise cybersecurity posture policy and risk decisions.

Your responsibilities will include.

• CybersecurityStrategy&Governance:Adviseonprioritiespolicyupdatesand governance actionstoalignwithmissionandnationalrequirements.
• RiskManagement&Compliance:SupportRMF/ATOactivitiesreciprocityinitiativescontrolselection and continuousmonitoringstrategies.
• ZeroTrust&SecurityArchitecture:Guide zero trust planning identity segmentation encryption and secure access patterns.
• Incident&VulnerabilityPreparedness:Adviseonincidentresponseprocessesvulnerabilitymanagementandsecurityoperationsimprovements.
• DevSecOpsEnablement:Integrate security development pipeline and acquisition planning.
• ExecutiveReporting:Develop metrics dashboards and briefs for senior leadership.

Your background and qualifications will include.

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Bachelors degree in B-STEM with 8 years of experience OR Masters Degree in B-STEM with 6 years of experience OR Associates degree with 12 years of experience OR High-School/High School equivalency diploma with 14 years of experience.
• One (1) or more years leading a team or managing staff.
• Experienceadvisingexecutiveleadershipon cybersecurity strategygovernance andrisk management for complex enterprises.
• Experience with security frameworks and concepts (e.g. RMF NIST CSF/800-53 zero trust identity and access management).
• Experience improving ATO processes and promoting reciprocity; developing security policies/standards and implementation guidance.
• Direct IC experience.

Additional capabilities to stand out.

• Experience overseeing incident response planning vulnerability management and security monitoring concepts (SOC/SIEM).
• Experience integrating cybersecurity into acquisition and system engineering (security-by-design/DevSecOps).
• Experiencebriefingseniorleaders
• andcoordinatingacrossmultipleorganizations

Compensation: As there are several potential levels for this skillset within the program compensation can range between $160000 and $185000. All employees will receive a generous benefits package: Health Dental Vision 401K with immediate vesting tuition reimbursement and generous PTO.

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