Cybersecurity Consultant – Subject Matter Expert
CyberData Technologies · Bethesda, MD
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Jun 29, 2026
Bethesda, MD
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A part-time advisory role for a senior federal cybersecurity practitioner who can help a small government IT contractor shape a competitive solution for a federal cybersecurity services contract. Day-to-day work involves sharing operational knowledge of how federal security programs run — covering areas such as RMF, ISSO support, incident response, and vulnerability management — and advising on staffing models, transition approaches, and delivery risks.
Senior level · Remote · Part-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 10,600 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 4,450–15,900
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $129,180 (middle half $97,810–$163,500).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This is a part-time consulting/advisory engagement, not a full-time staff position. The posting explicitly states 'part-time Consultant Subject Matter Expert.'
No work location or metro area is specified; the advisory nature of the role suggests it could be performed remotely, though this is not explicitly stated.
The role is classified as 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) because the primary day-to-day work is federal cybersecurity program advisory and operational expertise. 15-1299 is noted as a runner-up given the consulting/SME framing, which sits somewhat outside a standard analyst IC role.
No security clearance is explicitly required as a hard gate, though the federal cybersecurity context strongly implies one may be needed in practice. The posting does not state clearance as a requirement.
The specific federal cybersecurity tool ecosystem (SIEM, EDR, GRC/eGRC, CDM, WAF, DLP, PAM, IDS/IPS, digital forensics) appears only under 'Preferred Qualifications,' so all are marked as preferred.
RMF, ISSO, incident response, and vulnerability management are called out in the required qualifications section and are treated as hard gates.
No compensation is mentioned in the posting.
Posting is for a part-time engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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