National Cyber Communications Specialist

gdit; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

GDIT seeks a National Cyber Communications Specialist in the Washington, DC area with Interim Top Secret clearance and Top Secret/SCI eligibility. You will craft alerts, advisories, leadership notices, and threat updates for federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector audiences under tight deadlines.

You will work from analyst output to deliver technically accurate, audience-appropriate content, coordinating with analysts and mission partners to ensure timely, high-quality

Qualifications

• Experience producing technical communications for cybersecurity or national security audiences.
• Ability to produce accurate written products at volume and under deadline.
• Ability to translate raw technical analysis 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.

Responsibilities

• Produce alert and advisory content for cyber command center audiences.
• Prepare leadership notices and crisis communications for decision-making.
• Maintain accuracy, clarity, and plain language across government-facing materials.
• Coordinate with watch-floor, intelligence, hunt, and incident staff to source content.
• Support outreach, community briefings, and threat-update engagements.

Skills

Communication

Crisis Communication

Executive Communications

Presentations

Wiring

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

Job Description

National Cyber Communications Specialist

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

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your sense of ownership and pride in the meaningful work we do.

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

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.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.

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