Description

Leidos has an immediate need for a highly skilled Journeyman Technical Writer to join the centralized Zero Trust team supporting the USSOCOM Enterprise Development and Application Training (EDAT) contract. This role acts as the central hub for documentation quality, standardization, and production across the multi-year Zero Trust transformation effort. You will work directly with the Chief Architect, Program Manager, and Cyber Integration Engineers to translate complex technical concepts into professional, compliant government deliverables. You will be responsible for ensuring consistency across the roadmap, managing the program’s document repository, and supporting the production of critical decision support materials for government leadership.

Key Responsibilities

•  Document Standardization: Establish and enforce style guides, templates, and naming conventions for all Zero Trust program artifacts to ensure a unified, professional identity across all 12 IPlans.

• Artifact Production: Collaborate with Cyber Integration Engineers to draft, edit, and finalize complex technical deliverables, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Zero Trust Reference Architecture (RA) documents, and System Security Plans (SSPs).

• Governance Reporting: Support the QA/PM in the production and quality assurance of high-visibility governance reports, including Weekly Activity Reports (WARs), Monthly Program Management Reviews (PMRs), and executive briefings for General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) leadership.

• Transition Documentation: Lead the development and refinement of transition artifacts, including Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and training materials required to hand off capabilities from the innovation cell to the Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) contractor.

• Knowledge Management: Manage the program’s central artifact repository (e.g., SharePoint, Confluence), ensuring strict version control, accessibility, and proper application of classification markings (CUI, Secret, etc.).

• Meeting Support: Produce detailed minutes and action items for high-visibility technical meetings, including Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) and Risk Review Boards.

Qualifications

Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Education: BA/BS

Experience: A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in technical writing, editing, and document management.

Technical Skills:

• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) with advanced formatting skills (styles, templates, macros).

• Proficiency with diagramming tools (e.g., Microsoft Visio) to assist engineers in standardizing architectural views and process flows.

• Familiarity with DoD documentation standards (e.g., AR 25-50) and style guides.

• Ability to translate complex technical jargon into clear, concise, and accessible language for diverse audiences.

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Original Posting:

December 26, 2025

Pay Range:

Pay Range $52,000.00 - $94,000.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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