Senior Technical Writer

Hbculifestyle; United States; Remote; USD 101,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior IT Technical Writer to lead the creation of documentation for complex enterprise IT systems. You will collaborate with subject matter experts and oversee documentation standards, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations. This role entails mentoring junior writers and managing documentation efforts for proposals and audits, requiring a bachelor's degree and significant experience in technical writing.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience in IT technical writing required.
• Proven track record producing technical content for enterprise IT programs.
• Excellent project management and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive documentation packages including user manuals and training materials.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify documentation needs.
• Mentor junior writers and establish best practices in technical writing.

Skills

Technical writing

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Visio

Job description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions guided by our commitment to deliver mission success for our customers. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering secure, mission-focused solutions at scale to accelerate our customer’s digital transformation objectives. We deliver secure, customized enterprise IT solutions, increase efficiencies, decrease burdens, and minimize vulnerabilities in complex IT operations. Offering a comprehensive, human-centric approach, we leverage our distinctive health technology capabilities to accelerate our customers’ transformation needs so that they can better serve their beneficiaries.

Would you like to work with a team that relies on your top-notch technical writing expertise to support a highly-technical and professional management focused team? Leidos is looking for a Senior IT Technical Writer to lead the creation of high-impact documentation for complex enterprise IT systems CASTLE-NET. This role involves interfacing with SMEs, engineers, and leadership to deliver clear, accurate, and compliant documentation that supports both internal operations and external stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

Develop comprehensive documentation packages including system overviews, user manuals, configuration guides, API documentation, and training materials

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather technical information and identify documentation needs

Oversee the editorial lifecycle and documentation standards, ensuring accuracy and alignment with organizational policies and compliance requirements

Mentor junior writers and establish best practices in technical writing and document design

Lead documentation efforts for proposals, audits, and system accreditation processes (e.g., FedRAMP, RMF)

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors degree and a minimum of (12)+ years of professional experience in IT technical writing

Proven track record producing technical content for enterprise IT programs or federal IT projects

Excellent project management and communication skills

Mastery of documentation tools and platforms such as: Adobe, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Visio

Clearance Required:

Active DoD Secret clearance OR must be able to obtain an Interim Secret prior to start with Leidos.

Preferred qualifications:

Prior experience with DoD communication entities

Prior experience with working with multiple entities simultaneously

Prior experience with XML/HTML

Prior experience with developing technical data for DoD programs

Knowledge of federal standards and frameworks such as: NIST, RMF, ITIL, or CMMI

Original Posting:

June 9, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $101,400.00 - $183,300.00

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions guided by our commitment to deliver mission success for our customers. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering secure, mission-focused solutions at scale to accelerate our customer’s digital transformation objectives. We deliver secure, customized enterprise IT solutions, increase efficiencies, decrease burdens, and minimize vulnerabilities in complex IT operations. Offering a comprehensive, human-centric approach, we leverage our distinctive health technology capabilities to accelerate our customers’ transformation needs so that they can better serve their beneficiaries.

Would you like to work with a team that relies on your top-notch technical writing expertise to support a highly-technical and professional management focused team? Leidos is looking for a Senior IT Technical Writer to lead the creation of high-impact documentation for complex enterprise IT systems CASTLE-NET. This role involves interfacing with SMEs, engineers, and leadership to deliver clear, accurate, and compliant documentation that supports both internal operations and external stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop comprehensive documentation packages including system overviews, user manuals, configuration guides, API documentation, and training materials

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather technical information and identify documentation needs

• Oversee the editorial lifecycle and documentation standards, ensuring accuracy and alignment with organizational policies and compliance requirements

• Mentor junior writers and establish best practices in technical writing and document design

• Lead documentation efforts for proposals, audits, and system accreditation processes (e.g., FedRAMP, RMF)

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and a minimum of (12)+ years of professional experience in IT technical writing

• Proven track record producing technical content for enterprise IT programs or federal IT projects

• Excellent project management and communication skills

• Mastery of documentation tools and platforms such as: Adobe, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Visio

• U.S. Citizen

Clearance Required:

• Active DoD Secret clearance OR must be able to obtain an Interim Secret prior to start with Leidos.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior experience with DoD communication entities

• Prior experience with working with multiple entities simultaneously

• Prior experience with XML/HTML

• Prior experience with developing technical data for DoD programs

• Knowledge of federal standards and frameworks such as: NIST, RMF, ITIL, or CMMI

Original Posting:

June 9, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $101,400.00 - $183,300.00

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 the company

We Are Leidos For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets.

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