Technical Editor

Booz Allen Hamilton; Riverdale (AL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an accomplished technical editor to join our intelligence team. You will analyze and edit intelligence products, ensure compliance with tradecraft, grammar and style, and collaborate with authors to improve content and organization.

You will mentor others in technical analysis and discovery tradecraft, bring specialized training, and help deliver solutions in support of national security objectives. TS/SCI clearance required; bachelor's degree required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of editing and written document production.
• 3+ years of intelligence production experience.
• Strong attention to detail in document production and workflow.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate products, ensuring compliance with tradecraft, grammar, and style standards.
• Review intelligence products for content quality and organizational flow.
• Ensure consistency in logic and structure; reorganize content as needed.
• Collaborate with authors to implement improvements and enhancements.
• Mentor others on technical analysis and discovery tradecraft.

Skills

Editing & document production

Intelligence production

Attention to detail

Clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Area Studies, or Communications

Job description

The Opportunity:

With all the information available today, it takes a skilled intelligence expert to know how to find and interpret the best data to give their clients the right answers. With the critical decisions made every day, we need an intel analyst like you to do just that. At Booz Allen, you’ll use your industry knowledge to design, develop, and execute solutions within foreign languages in support of intelligence organizations. We’re seeking your advanced advisory skills to join our team to help deliver creative solutions to complex problems.

As a technical editor you'll be analyzing and evaluating products, ensuring administrative and production requirements associated with military capabilities, capacity, readiness, policy, strategy, doctrine, and operating environments are met. Review intelligence products to ensure compliance with tradecraft, grammar, and style standards, editing or reorganizing content as needed. Ensuring consistency in logic, development, and organization. Work with authors to suggest improvements to their products.

You’ll be a trusted advisor and share knowledge and findings including the development and mentoring of others on technical analysis and discovery tradecraft, combined specialized technical training, client operational tradecraft, open-source research, and technical tradecraft that drive change.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 3+ years of experience in editing and written document production

• 3+ years of experience with intelligence production

• Ability to pay strict attention to detail in document production and tracking workflow

• TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with defense tradecraft standards

• Knowledge of foundational military intelligence and military capabilities

• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills, including editing

• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

• Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Area Studies, or Communications

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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 interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.