Technical Writer and Editor

Job description

**Req ID:** RQ209007
**Type of Requisition:** Regular
**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None
**Public Trust/Other Required:** Other
**Job Family:** Program Delivery and Execution
**Skills:**
Cybersecurity,IT Documentation,Project Management Office (PMO),Technical Editing,Technical Writing
**Experience:**
8 + years of related experience

**Job Description:**

**Job Description Summary:**

Own your career as a Technical Editor Senior at GDIT.

Here, you’ll have the opportunity to build strong lines of cyber defense using cutting-edge technologies.

Your work in cybersecurity at GDIT will have an impact on securing our clients’ missions and ensuring we anticipate the threats of tomorrow.

At GDIT, people are our differentiators.

As a Technical Editor for Managed Security Services (MSS), you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

Our work depends on a Technical Editor joining our team to support the mission-critical work of state and local government agencies by creating master deliverables focused on Cyber Security services.

**HOW A TECHNICAL EDITOR SENIOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT**

+ Collaborate with subject matter experts, engineers, and product managers to gather highly complex information, ensuring technical accuracy and transforming insights into engaging content for diverse audiences.
+ Create and maintain style guides, templates, and content standards, overseeing the documentation lifecycle including drafting, reviewing, publishing, and updating materials.
+ Review and edit materials for punctuation, grammar, contextual accuracy, and overall quality, reorganizing content and editing graphics, tables, and illustrations as needed.
+ Develop processes for crafting and refining highly complex and articulate articles, cultivating sources to produce high-quality content.
+ Update and improve existing knowledge bases, managing document revisions and ensuring the approval and accuracy of content.
+ Create training materials, job aids, work instructions, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support knowledge transfer and problem resolution.
+ Accurately record decisions, action items, and key discussions from meetings, creating official records and communicating documentation changes to customers, management, and operation staff.
+ Gain a deep understanding of systems and services, translating complex information into simple, polished, and engaging content for successful user experiences.

**WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:**

Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science or equivalent combination of certification and experience

**Required Experience** :

+ Minimum of 8 years of technical writing or related experience
+ 5+ Years of experience developing comprehensive documentation that meets organizational and customer standards.
+ 5+ Years of experience writing, formatting, and organizing deep technical knowledge into documents that can be incorporated into document sharing platforms.
+ Experience reviewing knowledge management systems and knowledge artifacts.

**Required Skills** :

+ Ability to distill complex information into clear, concise text with a strong command of English grammar, style, and syntax; work independently to deliver accurate content under deadline pressure.
+ Demonstrate advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel pivot tables and charts), Project, SharePoint (document management and Power Automate), Visio (diagrams and swimlanes), and Adobe Acrobat Pro (form creation with drop-down fields and signatures).
+ Experience and familiarity with ITIL and ITSM concepts and technology, such as ServiceNow and Jira Service Management.

**Preferred Skills:**

+ Technical understanding of computer networks, IT security, IT risk management (RMF), usability testing, design specifications, Scrum practices, requirements gathering, and an understanding of software development (SDLC).
+ Previous experience in cybersecurity is a plus.

**Location:**

Hybrid, with an estimated requirement 10-25% time spent at customer site in Richmond, VA.

**GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:**

+ 401K with company match
+ Comprehensive health and wellness packages
+ Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
+ Professional scientific growth opportunities, including journal subscriptions, conference attendance, and supporting publication journey
+ Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
+ Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $83,429 - $112,700.

This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.

To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.

GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.

Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.

The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.

To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT.

A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community.

Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation.

We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development.

Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at https://gdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Required Skill Profession

Other General