National Cyber Communications Specialist

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth: AI-powered career tool

Internal mobility support

Benefits and 401K with company match

Military-friendly workplace

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a National Cyber Communications Specialist to produce operational cyber communications for federal and private-sector audiences.

You will write alerts and advisories from analyst output, ensuring accuracy, scope, and timely delivery. The role requires translating raw technical analysis for varied audiences, managing release processes, and coordinating with analysts and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience producing technical communications for cybersecurity or national security audiences.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements for government-facing products.
• Strong editorial judgment and plain-language writing standards.

Responsibilities

• Alert & Advisory Production: generate timely alerts, advisories, and leadership notices.
• Audience & Release Handling: assign audience and release scope, manage classifications, and ensure distribution accuracy.
• Leadership & Crisis Communications: prepare leadership notices and rapid-turn products for crisis events.
• Editorial Standards & Quality: ensure accuracy, clarity, and plain language across products.
• Coordination with Analysts & Mission Partners: work with watch-floor and partners to source content and coordinate products.

Skills

Communication

Crisis Communication

Executive Communications

Presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Type of Requisition

Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Interim Top Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCI Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: Marketing and Communications Job Qualifications: Skills: Communication, Crisis Communication, Executive Communications, Presentations, Wiring Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Position Summary

The National Cyber Communications Specialist produces the operational communications that carry a cyber command center's findings to the audiences that act on them. This position writes alerts, advisories, leadership notices, and recurring threat updates for federal, State, Local, Tribal and Territorial, and private sector audiences. This role operates at volume and under tight deadlines. Products must be technically accurate, written for the audience receiving them, carry a clear release scope, and reach that audience within the window that makes them useful. The Communications Specialist works directly from analyst and intelligence output rather than waiting for finished narrative.

Key Responsibilities

Alert & Advisory Production

Audience & Release Handling: Assign each product a clear audience and release scope (internal vs. partner vs. public), apply classification/handling requirements consistently, flag material for downgrade, and maintain distribution accuracy.

Leadership & Crisis Communications: Prepare leadership notices and operational communications for decision-making in normal and crisis operations. Produce rapid-turn products and sustain output — including coordinated multi-product messaging — during high-tempo events, supporting crisis action team requirements and after-hours readiness.

Editorial Standards & Quality: Maintain accuracy, clarity, consistency, and plain language across products, ensuring claims are traceable and appropriately qualified. Maintain and consistently apply templates, style guidance, and accessibility standards for government-facing material.

Coordination with Analysts & Mission Partners: Work with watch-floor, intelligence, hunt, and incident staff to source and validate content; coordinate joint/multi-organization products; support outreach, community briefings, and threat-update engagements.

Required Qualifications

• Experience producing technical communications for cybersecurity or national security audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to produce accurate written products at volume and under deadline.
• Ability to work from raw technical analysis and translate it for audiences with varying technical depth.
• Experience managing review, coordination, and release processes for published products.
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements for government-facing products.
• Strong editorial judgment and command of plain-language writing standards.
• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting national-level cyber programs.
• Experience producing public or partner-facing cyber advisories.
• Experience with classification review and downgrade request processes.
• Experience coordinating products across federal, SLTT, and private sector stakeholders.
• Familiarity with threat intelligence terminology and structured reporting conventions.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

The likely salary range for this position is $97,750 - $132,250. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: Less than 10% Telecommuting Options: Hybrid Work Location: USA VA Arlington Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT

• 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.
• 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.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 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 mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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