Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant, Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure As a consultant at Partner Forces, you will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients day in and day out. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, our partners, and our clients to ideate, initiate and complete tasks, projects, and initiatives. You will work on mission‑oriented projects, bringing forward actionable insights, solving complex problems, and delivering meaningful solutions. Partner Forces is grounded in our core values of integrity, excellence, positivity, candor, determination, and teamwork. Our culture reflects this by applying solution‑oriented thinking, remaining agile, creating an inclusive environment, embracing continuous learning, encouraging open dialogue, and promoting teamwork and collaboration. What We're Looking for Partner Forces is seeking a collaborative, strategic, and mission‑driven senior consultant to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The role is ideal for someone with expertise in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure who’s passionate about applying that knowledge in a consulting environment. Rather than serving as a hands‑on technical operator, you will advise clients, facilitate collaboration, solve complex challenges, and drive strategic initiatives that strengthen the security and resilience of our nation's critical infrastructure. What You Will Do as a Senior Consultant 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. Coordinate 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. What We Are Looking For 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. Ability 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 DHS, 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. Annual Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000 USD Partner Forces values a diverse, inclusive workforce and provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants. 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