ICF is a mission-driven company filled with people who care deeply about improving the lives of others and making the world a better place. Our cybersecurity experts work to protect the functions and missions that are vital to our people, government, and military through proactive planning and strong public-private partnerships.

We're currently hiring a Cyber Partner Engagement Specialist to work on an operational engagement team for a federal cybersecurity client focused on protecting our nation's critical infrastructure. This role will specialize in engagement with international partners.

The position is a hybrid role and in-person work will be conducted on the client site in Arlington, VA. Candidates must be located in the National Capital Region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply knowledge of cyber threat landscape, emerging threats, and geopolitical events and trends.
• Support engagements with stakeholders, including coordination and logistics, agenda development, talking points, summary memos to leadership, and note-taking
• Coordinate the sharing of threat and vulnerability information with partners.
• Determine validity and impact of threat information, provide analysis, and collaborate to determine necessary partner notifications and potential product development.
• Draft and edit notifications and other communications to partners to enhance operational coordination and information-sharing.
• Monitor open-source and internal reporting on threats and vulnerabilities that may impact international partners.
• Monitor inboxes and other communications channels for partner communications, respond to cyber partner inquiries, coordinate cybersecurity products (alerts, advisories, etc.) among targeted partners before public distribution, and draft notifications to partners regarding vulnerabilities or threats.

Mandatory Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship required (required by federal government for position).
• Active high level government clearance required.

Additional Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field strongly preferred (cybersecurity, information systems, international relations, etc.).
• Experience working in an international relations role or with international partners is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with the federal government, ideally in a national security setting.
• Interest in and ability to apply knowledge of cybersecurity or IT concepts, policies, and procedures. Industry-standard certifications a plus (CompTIA Sec+, CEH, etc.)
• Customer service orientation with strong leadership, project management, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, flexible mindset and willingness and ability to pivot to operational priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication/presentation skills, including high level of attention to detail and ability to quality-control internal and external communications and products.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Teams, and SharePoint. Experience with Confluence/Jira is a plus.

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At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at candidateaccommodation@icf.com. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
$108,476.00 - $184,409.00

Virginia Client Office (VA88)