IT Audit & Compliance Analyst (Federal Cybersecurity Frameworks)

Job Family:

IT Risk & Controls Consulting

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:
Guidehouse is seeking an IT Audit & Compliance professional to help our client at a large federal agency pursue and maintain compliance with federal cybersecurity frameworks. This role focuses on audit preparation and coordination. The candidate will:

• Coordinate internal and external audit activities across federal information systems, ensuring teams, schedules, evidence, and documentation remain audit‑ready.

• Prepare, maintain, and organize assessor‑ready artifacts including SSPs, control narratives, SOPs, POA&Ms, continuous monitoring reports, and structured evidence packages.

• Interpret and apply requirements from federal cybersecurity and audit frameworks, including:

  • NIST SP 800‑53 (security and privacy controls), NIST SP 800‑37 (RMF), NIST SP 800‑171 (CUI), FISMA, FISCAM, OMB Circular A‑123, FedRAMP, and adjacent frameworks such as SOC 1/2, HIPAA, the Privacy Act, and IRS Publication 1075.

• Support audit readiness activities by coordinating evidence collection with engineering, ISSO/ISSM, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams.

• Track audit findings, maintain POA&M items, and facilitate remediation progress across technical and business teams.

• Translate technical implementations into clear, assessor‑ready documentation through strong technical writing and stakeholder coordination.

• Draft and refine policies, procedures, and control narratives, and coordinate teams through internal audits, readiness assessments, and corrective action plans.

What You Will Need:

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Accounting/IS Audit, or a discipline related to this project.

• Three (3) or more years of IT Audit & Compliance experience.

• Experience implementing or assessing NIST SP 800‑53 control requirements in production environments (cloud and/or on‑prem).

• Knowledge of federal cybersecurity and audit frameworks. (This could include NIST SP 800‑37 (RMF), NIST SP 800‑171, FISMA, FISCAM, OMB Circular A‑123, or FedRAMP.)

• Demonstrated ability to create accurate, assessor‑ready documentation (This could include: SSPs, procedures/SOPs, control narratives, POA&Ms, ConMon reporting, evidence packages).

• Preference will be given to candidate's located within the DC Metropolitan area.

What Would Be Nice to Have:

• Active and/or the ability to maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.

• Federal consulting experience.

• Relevant certifications including, but not limited to: CISA, CGRC, CISM, CISSP, and CCSP.

• Experience supporting internal audits or external assessments (e.g., 3PAO, independent assessor, IG, state/federal auditors).

• Familiarity with enterprise processes such as IT Service Management, Change Management, and SDLC/DevSecOps workflows that commonly supply audit evidence.

• Experience collecting and organizing technical and procedural evidence such as IAM configurations, logging/monitoring outputs, vulnerability scans, patch evidence, change records, architecture diagrams, and DR/backup artifacts.

• Understanding of common security domains: access management, configuration hardening, vulnerability management, logging/monitoring, incident response, backup/DR, encryption/key management, and SDLC/DevSecOps.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across diverse teams and translate technical concepts into assessor‑friendly language.

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. 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

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