Leidos Holding
Technical Writer
Leidos Holding, Fort George G Meade, MD
Description
Are you ready to make an impact'
Our corporate vision at Leidos is to be the global leader in the development and application of technologies to solve our customers' most vexing challenges. That's where you come in. Our Digital Modernization sector needs an experienced Technical Writer and Editor to support the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Enterprise Center's (NEC) location at Fort Meade, MD.
This isn't just any job. The NEC serves as the hub for operations, systems engineering, enterprise architecture, and as the technical authority for the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications within the Department of Defense. Our customer, led by the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), applies subject matter expertise and best practices to translate mission and operational requirements into solutions and operational capabilities.
Your best work lies ahead!
In this role, you will perform a range of technical document writing and editing supporting the production of unclassified and classified technical documents, graphical products, and briefing materials. You will provide quality control (readability, grammatical, and style/formatting) reviews of products prior to publication. Additional responsibilities involve managing the inputs for recurring program management reports, such as Weekly Status Reports. This is your chance to be a part of something truly significant. Working with our customer at their office at Fort Meade, you'll have the opportunity to use your skills to help tackle some of the most vexing challenges faced by our nation's leaders.
What are your main responsibilities in this role'
Basic Qualifications
Preparing documents to support senior leader decision making in a corporate, Federal, Department of Defense or military Service work environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Pay Range: Pay Range $78,000.00 - $141,000.00
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 a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
Are you ready to make an impact'
Our corporate vision at Leidos is to be the global leader in the development and application of technologies to solve our customers' most vexing challenges. That's where you come in. Our Digital Modernization sector needs an experienced Technical Writer and Editor to support the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Enterprise Center's (NEC) location at Fort Meade, MD.
This isn't just any job. The NEC serves as the hub for operations, systems engineering, enterprise architecture, and as the technical authority for the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications within the Department of Defense. Our customer, led by the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), applies subject matter expertise and best practices to translate mission and operational requirements into solutions and operational capabilities.
Your best work lies ahead!
In this role, you will perform a range of technical document writing and editing supporting the production of unclassified and classified technical documents, graphical products, and briefing materials. You will provide quality control (readability, grammatical, and style/formatting) reviews of products prior to publication. Additional responsibilities involve managing the inputs for recurring program management reports, such as Weekly Status Reports. This is your chance to be a part of something truly significant. Working with our customer at their office at Fort Meade, you'll have the opportunity to use your skills to help tackle some of the most vexing challenges faced by our nation's leaders.
What are your main responsibilities in this role'
- Maintain our customer's Style Guide and related guidance regarding written and graphical documents.
- Work closely with Project Managers, Program Managers, and Customer Leaders to produce informative and authoritative documents to support senior leader decision making.
- Review and provide substantive and actionable editorial comments on documents.
- Maintain version control of various documents.
- Maintain SharePoint document repositories.
- Copyedit and format Microsoft Word documents and PowerPoint presentations, including briefings and newsletters.
- Produce graphical/written documents summarizing policies, processes, and organizational structures in collaboration with a graphic designer.
- Review, adjudicate, and incorporate comments from multiple sources into documents and presentations.
Basic Qualifications
- Active Top Secret clearance with immediate SCI read-in eligibility.
- Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, or Journalism.
- 8-12 years relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree or 6-10 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree.
- 5+ years' experience developing and editing products in a technical/engineering environment. This experience must include:
Preparing documents to support senior leader decision making in a corporate, Federal, Department of Defense or military Service work environment.
- Intermediate to Expert practitioner knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, including the use of styles, automatic numbering, table of contents creation, hyperlinking, and formatting features.
- Intermediate practitioner knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Publisher.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, SharePoint and Outlook.
- Ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and deliver presentations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background using Microsoft Visio to create visualizations of processes and organizational structures.
- Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3), National Leadership Command Capability (NLCC) or Senior Leader Command, Control and Communications System (SLC3S) knowledge or direct experience.
- Prior work with Nuclear C3 community stakeholders such as Air Force, Navy, NC3 Enterprise Center (NEC), USSTRATCOM, USCYBERCOM, the Joint Staff, and OSD.
- Microsoft Office Specialist Certification.
- Prior support of Agile workflows.
Pay Range: Pay Range $78,000.00 - $141,000.00
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 a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.