Remote Technical Communications Specialist for CMS

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 74,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Technical Communications Specialist to remotely support CMS within our Federal Services System Support and Oversight team. You will translate finalized IDR system requirements into clear, timely communications while aligning content to release cycles and accessibility standards.

This role requires 5+ years of professional writing for federal programs, strong MS Word/PowerPoint/Excel skills, and ability to coordinate with multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of professional writing or technical communications experience for federal or highly regulated programs.
• Ability to translate complex policy, regulatory, and technical requirements into user-centered communications beyond basic content.
• Experience delivering fast-turnaround communications tied to structured release schedules with high editorial accuracy.
• Section 508 experience remediating and validating documents and web content (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Acrobat).
• Experience creating or updating email templates and public-facing notices aligned with CMS standards and system-generated communication patterns.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, including styles, tracked changes, templates, and accessibility tools.
• Ability to manage multi-stakeholder feedback cycles—from tracking comments to documenting adjudications and ensuring traceability across communication artifacts.
• Candidate must be able to obtain a T4 Public Trust clearance.
• Candidate must have lived in the U.S. at least 3 out of the last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and updating announcements, notices, and system-generated emails based on finalized inputs from upstream teams and CMS clearance cycles.
• Preparing CMS.gov content change notices aligned to release timelines and approved system behavior.
• Managing fast-turnaround content with precision, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency across artifacts and releases delivered timely according to the project schedule.
• Tracking, adjudicating, and incorporating CMS review comments and ensuring changes align with approved language and accessibility standards.
• Coordinating with the Agile Liaison, Operations Coordinator, Production Support, and other cross-functional teams to ensure communications sequences match deployment timelines.
• Maintaining templates, tone, and formatting standards; validating content against approved screen language and Section 508 accessibility requirements.

Skills

CMS

Microsoft Office

Policy

Section 508 Compliance

Technical Writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Technical Communications Specialist to remotely support CMS within our Federal Services System Support and Oversight team. You will translate finalized IDR system requirements into clear, timely communications while aligning content to release cycles and accessibility standards.

This role requires 5+ years of professional writing for federal programs, strong MS Word/PowerPoint/Excel skills, and ability to coordinate with multiple