Technical Writer

R-00162638

Description

Unleash Your Potential

Leidos is seeking a self-motivated team member to provide Technical Writing support to a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. This individual will work in a team environment to ensure mission needs are met and ensure functionality of capabilities and services for customers. This individual should be detail oriented in order to capture customer inquiries appropriately. The Technical Writer will operate as a member of the Project Management Office (PMO). 

Why Leidos?

• Leidos Life promotes excellent work-life balance.  You can make an impact and have time for your well-being.
• Leidos offers many opportunities for career development and advancement.
• Learn more about the benefits we offer: https://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

Primary Tasks:

• Author, review, and update accreditation packages and supporting documentation to maintain existing ATO state for all systems operating in the production environment that follow all government, IC, DoD, DISA, NIST, or industry standards and policies.
• Review documentation provided by the customer’s Engineering division as part of the initial ATO package to validate all documents are available and useable in their current state.
• Maintain SSPs and related configuration records in customer’s XACTA system and Service Now or other CMDB tool
• Develop, monitor, and update Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms) to document open risks and vulnerabilities through remediation or mitigate.
• Can work independently as well as collaboratively to drive security process improvements to streamline the process, increase the security posture of the enterprise, and ensure due diligence at all times.
• Comfortable speaking officially and unofficially via briefings, meetings, emails, or other collaboration technologies, with Leidos program leadership and government leadership. 
• Responsible for creating and writing various types of user documents, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions.
• Standardize documentation where appropriate, e.g., templates, plans, processes, procedures
• Review, update, and maintain CONOPs, Disaster Recovery, and other required plans for each system to reflect the evolving enterprise.
• Explain scientific and technical ideas in simple language
• Provide professional expertise in technical writing and editing
• Maintain and update a web-based knowledge management repository for documents
• Interact with technical team members for content development
• Become well versed in and comply with federal government and Leidos official document requirements and style guides
• Document, track, and obtain approvals for open vulnerabilities that cannot be remediated through the use of POA&Ms, Risk Acceptance requests, or other customer-mandated processes and form

Successful candidates must possess the following skills:  

• Candidates should demonstrate the following:
• Practical experience comprehending and applying ICD-503 Risk Management Framework
• Experienced with XACTA to track, document, and validate accreditation packages
• Possess a thorough understanding of software development (SDLC), IC ITE, and Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Understanding of DoD and IC security policies and mandates
• Experienced with reviewing existing ATO documentation, identifying missing or outdated information, and coordinating with relevant support teams to obtain necessary information
• Strong ability to quickly and effectively gather requirements, perform research, compile information, prioritize and collate, draft, edit, and produce high-quality documentation that satisfies customer needs with minimal follow-on work needed
• Proven ability to distill complex information into clear, concise text
• Demonstrated excellent writing and grammar skills 
• Proven experience designing and delivering developer-oriented documentation as well as working directly with development teams
• Experienced using multiple tools to develop base templates and manipulate output styles
• Ability to work independently and deliver accurate content under deadline pressure
• Ability to manage multiple communications projects simultaneously and prioritize accordingly
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of the organization
• Ability to work cross functionally among PMO and technical staff
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding, and fluid environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Must have excellent teamwork, leadership and conflict management, and critical thinking skills

Clearance Requirement:

• Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.
• TS/SCI with Polygraph required for Position OR TS/SCI and willingness to obtain and maintain a polygraph.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or in English/Journalism with at least 8 years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• 5 or more years of experience in a technical or lead writing role 
• Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoDM 8140.03 (previously DoD 8570) – IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC, or higher)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience drafting IT, cybersecurity, or related technical documentation using federal government, particularly DHS, official document requirements and style guides 

Original Posting: July 15, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $80,600.00 - $145,700.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.