Federal Cyber Security Architect

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

Must be local to Reston, VA but this role is primarily remote.

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborate with GuidePoint Security professional services, OEM sales and technical teams developing strategies for Federal Government agencies and Teaming Partners such
  as Large Systems Integrators as customer opportunities, solutions for use cases and responses to customer questions.
• Assist in the development of GuidePoint Services SOW (Statement of Work) that align with customer needs and goals.
• Provide analysis of customer issued RFx’s (RFPs/RFIs) technical requirements to determine feasibility, ensure compliance and then development of responses to RFx’s,
  ensuring that proposals effectively address customer needs and differentiate GuidePoint Security’s offerings.
• Engage with GuidePoint professional services team to position and sell GuidePoint cyber security services to Federal agency customers.
• Engage with customers, GPS services and OEMs to understand their technology stack, tools, and integration needs, and provide a technical overview to the sales team.
• Manage complex proof-of-value projects and design experiments that showcase GuidePoint Security's ability to integrate multiple technologies and solve cyber security
  problems.
• Assist in developing reference architectures, presentations and marketing briefs that helps GuidePoint Security attract customers.

You’ll be a great fit if

• Ability to work closely with sales, marketing and channel teams to align technical solutions with client needs and strategic business goals, including participation in
  strategic account planning.
• Possess or pass an SSBI to hold a Federal security clearance.
• You have experience as a technical consultant, pre-sales engineer, solution architect, or a similar customer/partner technical role.
• You have excellent communication skills, with the ability to conduct high level technical discussions and engage with customers and OEMs confidently.
• You demonstrate a strong technical aptitude, quickly grasp new concepts, with a passion to learn different technologies.
• You bring a deep knowledge of the cybersecurity market and a keen awareness of industry trends and emerging opportunities or bring a cyber security background and are
  excited to learn the entire cyber landscape to navigate conversations with customers in any domain.
• You can quickly build rapport with customers and OEM partners and genuinely are interested in team building with a positive outlook on working with others inside of
  GuidePoint Security and outside of GuidePoint Security.

Additional requirements:

• MUST Live in the DC metro area and be available for onsite meetings at GPS HQ and customer locations with minimal notice however this role is mostly remote.
• Have direct SOC operations experience and can implement or operate a SIEM, SOAR and Data Analytics solutions.
• You have a passion for cybersecurity and it's not only your job but what you enjoy doing in your spare time.

Preferred but not required:

• You have experience working directly with customers external to your organization building integrated solutions from multiple companies.
• Experience with Cloud Security solutions such as CNAPP, SSPM, DSPM.
• Experience with Crowdstrike, Palo Alto, F5, Splunk.

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1000 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 4,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.  

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option