Cybersecurity Grants Analyst - Senior Associate

Cybersecurity Grants Analyst - Senior Associate

Job Summary: Lafayette Group is seeking a Cybersecurity Grants Analyst to support federal financial assistance programs across the grant lifecycle. The analyst will help develop funding materials, evaluate applications and budgets, monitor recipient performance and compliance, analyze program results, and prepare clear recommendations and executive-level products. The ideal candidate combines understanding of federal grants, knowledge of fundamental cybersecurity best practices and technologies, strong analytical writing, sound judgment, and effective stakeholder engagement skills.

Job Responsibilities:

Grant Administration

• Support development of cyber-specific program Notices of Funding Opportunity, applicant guidance, award terms, and related materials consistent with program requirements and federal regulations, including federal legislation, 2 CFR 200.
• Review applications, budgets, and supporting documents; assess eligibility, risk, allowability, and alignment with program goals; and prepare funding recommendations.
• Monitor recipient financial and performance reports, expenditures, milestones, award conditions, and modification requests to identify compliance issues and emerging risks.
• Prepare monitoring guides, recipient questions, technical assistance materials, and closeout documentation, and support engagements with federal staff and grant recipients.
• Maintain complete and organized grant records, reporting trackers, and program documentation in SharePoint and other approved systems.

Grant Evaluation and Impact

• Develop consistent review criteria, evaluation tools, risk assessments, and concise decision materials for federal award selections.
• Collect and analyze program data, performance measures, monitoring results, and recipient reports to identify trends, gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Work with technical and operational personnel to define meaningful outcomes and evidence of performance, mission impact, and cybersecurity risk reduction.
• Develop assessments, case studies, impact analyses, and recommendations that communicate program effectiveness and inform leadership decisions.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, playbooks, and process guides for pre-award through post-award workflows.

Stakeholder and Client Engagement

• Coordinate with federal program staff, grant recipients, cyber experts, and other stakeholders to gather information, resolve questions, and support program delivery.
• Plan and facilitate webinars, workshops, monitoring discussions, and working sessions, including agendas, discussion guides, and follow-up actions.

Communications and Data Visualization

• Translate complex grant, financial, technical, and operational information into clear products for executive and non-technical audiences.
• Prepare briefings, reports, decision memoranda, executive summaries, findings, recommendations, and other client-ready deliverables.
• Use tables, dashboards such as Power BI, and data visualizations to communicate program status, risks, outcomes, and accomplishments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, public policy, business, finance, communications, or a related field.
• Four or more years of relevant experience supporting grants management, federal programs, program evaluation, management consulting, or related work.
• Working knowledge of the federal grant lifecycle, including application review, budget analysis, award monitoring, performance reporting, and compliance.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, with demonstrated ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative information into clear findings and recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records, exercise sound judgment, and collaborate with federal personnel, technical experts, and grant recipients.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security entry-on-duty suitability or a security clearance, as required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience supporting federal financial assistance programs, particularly within the Department of Homeland Security.
• Experience applying 2 CFR 200 or related federal grant requirements.
• Experience with performance measurement, program evaluation, organizational assessment, or data visualization.
• Experience in cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, information technology, national security, or another technical mission environment.
• Existing Department of Homeland Security entry-on-duty suitability or relevant professional certification.

Location: Arlington, VA - Hybrid Remote; Occasional On-site at LGI or client office.

Salary Range: $75k - $90k

LGI carefully considers various factors when determining salary, including but not limited to education and training, professional experience, knowledge, skills and competencies, licensure and certifications, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements. New employees are not usually hired at the top of the estimated salary range and salary decisions depend on the circumstances and factors for each case. Salary is only one aspect of LGI's generous total compensation package.

Federal Contracts: This position involves working on federal contracts that require all workers on the contract to be U.S. Citizens. Additionally, some contracts may require the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Lafayette Group provides equal employment opportunities to all persons and prohibits employment decisions based on race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, or sexual orientation. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.