Senior Technical Writer – Transformation & Policy Documentation

Blue Sky Innovative Solutions; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Sky Innovative Solutions LLC is seeking an experienced Technical Writer to support a high-visibility organizational transformation for the Department of Homeland Security, CISA. The role involves creating executive-level memoranda, briefings, SOPs, desk guides, and implementation materials for senior government audiences, with editorial quality control across the team.

Located on-site in Arlington, VA with hybrid options, the position is full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM ET.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressively responsible professional writing and editing experience involving technical, policy, executive, or government content.
• Ability to write and edit executive-level memoranda, briefings, and SOPs for senior audiences.
• Advanced grammar, structure, clarity, and tone with concise professional writing.

Responsibilities

• Draft, revise, and edit executive memoranda, briefings, guidance, SOPs, desk guides, implementation materials, correspondence, and other operational documents.
• Translate complex analytical, operational, policy, and organizational information into clear language appropriate for senior Government audiences.
• Help codify approved operating-model changes into durable procedures, guidance, templates, and supporting documentation.
• Develop and refine materials for the White House, Congress, Sector Risk Management Agencies, senior CISA leadership, and internal stakeholders as assigned.
• Support development of Presidential transition briefing materials and binders.
• Edit products for organization, logic, clarity, concision, tone, grammar, consistency, and audience appropriateness.
• Work with subject-matter experts and analysts to identify missing information, clarify technical or policy content, and resolve inconsistencies without changing substantive meaning.
• Establish and apply consistent editorial standards, templates, terminology, and document conventions across recurring products.
• Provide quality review of high-visibility products before formal review, concurrence, or submission.
• Coordinate closely with Writers, the Senior Management Analyst, Document Management Specialist, and Project Manager to meet compressed deadlines and package requirements.
• Maintain discretion and appropriate handling of sensitive, non-public Government information.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Executive communication

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Education

Relevant writing/communication degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Blue Sky Innovative Solutions LLC is seeking an experienced Technical Writer to support a high-visibility organizational transformation for the Department of Homeland Security, CISA. The role involves creating executive-level memoranda, briefings, SOPs, desk guides, and implementation materials for senior government audiences, with editorial quality control across the team.

Located on-site in Arlington, VA with hybrid options, the position is full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM ET.