Guidehouse Hiring for Risk & Quality Engineer, Senior Consultant at San Francisco Full Time

Overview

Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public and commercial markets with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. We help clients address their toughest challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures with a focus on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that prepare our clients for future growth and success. The company has more than 10,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit: www.guidehouse.com.

Responsibilities

Our Cybersecurity Consultants are a team of business integrators with extensive consulting and industry experience who help our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy through execution. The Risk and Quality Manager will work closely with project management and work stream leads to develop, implement, and manage risk and quality assurance procedures in connection with an enterprise information technology implementation based on industry leading standards and contractual requirements. This includes setting risk and quality standards, measures, and processes/controls for the project management function and the technical solution being implemented and monitoring and reporting on performance. The Risk and Quality Manager will monitor the project risk and quality process and controls operation, identifying negative trends early and engaging project management and team leads on implementing remedial measures and maintaining historical data. The individual will also actively monitor the project Risk/Issue log and engage project management and team leads on remediation actions and any emerging risks/issues.

In collaboration with the solution implementation teams, the Risk and Quality Manager will participate in testing of the solutions built on the project following test scripts developed by the implementation teams, supporting testing results monitoring and reporting, including defect resolution progress. As part of the solution testing, the individual will document results of their solution testing, both successes and failures, for remediation by the implementation teams. The individual will engage with project management and team leads of each workstream on results of testing, trends observed, and recommendations for continuous improvement of processes for risk and quality management. The individual will review key project work products and contract deliverables to help ensure quality assurance requirements adhere to the risk and quality standards established and comply with client standards. The individual will participate in project management and the client and other project management and integrated project team meetings.

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum Experience: 3 years

• Minimum Clearance: Secret

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor’s

• US Citizenship

• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and managing risk quality assurance plans/programs in connection with an enterprise information technology implementation

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and conducting test and evaluation procedures to ensure system requirements are met. Must also develop, maintain, and upgrade automated test scripts and architectures for application products, as well as write, implement, and report status for system test cases for testing.

• Demonstrated experience assessing contract deliverables and key work products against risk and quality standards and contract compliance requirements in connection with an enterprise information technology implementation

• Collecting/reviewing data from multiple sources to audit and assess cybersecurity system or program performance.

• Ability to support a fast-paced client-facing team with flexibility and ability to communicate Information Security topics and findings clearly and concisely to client leaders

• Demonstrated experience testing enterprise technology solutions and supporting testing results monitoring and reporting, including defect resolution

• Demonstrated experience monitoring the risk and quality process and controls operation in connection with an enterprise information

• technology implementation, including engaging with stakeholders on remediation activitiesExperience effectively using Microsoft Office products to include PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Projects, and SharePoint

• Excellent written and oral communication skillsAttentiveness to detail with excellent organizational and time management skills

  Preferred:

• Lean Six Sigma or comparable quality management certification

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or comparable project management certification, i.e., Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or comparable agile certification

• Advanced familiarity with Microsoft Office, i.e., Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and switch between tasks quickly

Additional Requirements

• The successful candidate must not be subject to employment restrictions from a former employer (such as a non-compete) that would prevent the candidate from performing the job responsibilities as described.

• Compensation may vary based on education, skills, experience and location. Selected candidate must be local and able to work from one of the following offices: Tysons, VA (HQ); Washington DC; Tampa, FL; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Huntsville, AL as needed. Client meetings may be required in-person.

• This is an exempt level role that may require more than 40 hours of work per week.

• Selected Candidate must be able to work Eastern Standard Hours.

Disclaimer

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, 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 [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

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.

Rewards and Benefits

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

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

Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

Skills Development & Certifications

Employee Referral Program

Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive