Senior Consultant – NERC CIP SME

Guidehouse

Senior Consultant designing secure architectures for regulatory compliance in electric utility systems. Collaborating with various teams to ensure alignment with NERC and security best practices.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $89,000 - $148,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzure

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design enterprise data models, data lakes, warehouses, and integration frameworks for structured and unstructured data.
Architect secure systems aligned with NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS controls to ensure compliance.
Implement NERC CIP standards (002–013), including audit preparation, evidence gathering, and mitigation planning.
Secure data flows across AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments using encryption, IAM, and network segmentation.
Develop and enforce RBAC, ABAC, MFA, and privileged access management in compliance with technical CIP standards or similar regulations.
Create secure architectures that anticipate attack vectors, supported by playbooks and detection strategies.
Protect OT environments such as EMS, SCADA, DCS, and other industrial control systems within the Bulk Electric System.
Maintain data integrity, availability, and confidentiality through metadata standards, classification, retention, and purging policies.
Collaborate with compliance, operations, IT, and engineering teams to align technical architecture with regulatory and business needs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Due to nature of client engagements must be a US Permanent Resident or US Citizen
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university/college
Minimum of THREE (3) years post-graduation working experience within the electric utility industry or a NERC related regulator.
Work experience for all levels must be an emphasis on North American NERC Reliability Standards (USA and/or Canada) supporting regulatory framework and processes around NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Regional Entities.
Experience in designing enterprise data models, data lakes, warehouses, and integration frameworks using structured and unstructured data.
Deep understanding of NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS controls to architect secure systems and enforce security compliance.
In-depth knowledge of implementing NERC CIP standards (002–013), audit preparation, evidence gathering, and mitigation planning.
Proficient in securing data flows across AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments with encryption, IAM, and network segmentation.
Designs and implements RBAC, ABAC, MFA, and privileged access management aligned with CIP-007 and CIP-005 requirements.
Ability to design secure architectures that anticipate attack vectors, supported by playbooks and detection strategies.
Familiar with securing OT environment such EMS, SCADA, DCS, and other industrial control systems within the Bulk Electric System.
Ensures integrity, availability, and confidentiality of data through metadata standards, classification, retention, and purging policies.
Strong writing skills for creating security architecture diagrams, CIP evidence packages, procedures, and training materials.
Works effectively with compliance, operations, IT, and engineering teams to align technical architecture with regulatory and business needs.
Ability to travel to include potential international as needed.
Ability to work onsite in a Guidehouse Office or Client Office location. Currently reside in the contiguous United States.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
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
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

data modelingdata lakesdata warehousesintegration frameworksNERC CIP standardsencryptionIAMnetwork segmentationRBACABAC

Soft Skills

collaborationstrong writing skillsability to anticipate attack vectorsability to work onsiteability to travel

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeNIST complianceISO 27001 complianceCIS controls compliance