Technical Editor (Mid-Level)

Amentum; Washington; On-site; USD 80,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Technical Editor (Mid-Level) to support the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Defense Intelligence Enterprise. As the last line of quality for intelligence products, you’ll sharpen logic, enforce agency style and classification standards, and work with analysts to strengthen their case on the page.

This full-time role requires active TS/SCI and a bachelor’s degree, with 8+ years of editing in the IC/DoD environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• 8+ years editing experience, with relevant work in IC/DoD within the last 2 years.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or related field.
• Strong command of IC and DoD classification guidance.
• The diplomacy to tell an analyst their draft needs work and the skill to help fix it.

Responsibilities

• Review intelligence products for grammar, punctuation, syntax and, importantly, logic and clarity.
• Ensure style and format conform to agency standards and specialized vocabulary.
• Amend tables, tone boxes and graphics to align with text.
• Ensure proper IC classification markings on every product.
• Collaborate with authors to revise for narrative organization and flow.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

8+ years editing experience

IC/DoD classification guidance

Diplomacy to feedback analysts

Editorial standards familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or related field

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Technical Editor (Mid-Level) to support the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Defense Intelligence Enterprise.
In the Intelligence Community, how something is written can matter as much as what it says. A muddled assessment gets ignored; a mismarked one causes real damage. As a Technical Editor supporting DIA, you’ll be the last line of quality for intelligence products, sharpening logic and clarity, enforcing agency style and classification standards, and working shoulder to shoulder with analysts to make their strongest possible case on the page. This position is contingent upon award of contract, business needs, security clearance verification, and funding availability.

Work Schedule

5 days, 8 hours/day M-F

Essential Responsibilities

• Review intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, and, more importantly, for logic, clarity, and consistency
• Ensure style and format conform to agency publication standards, prescribed style guides, and the specialized vocabulary of the subject matter
• Amend draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics so visual content supports and stays consistent with the accompanying text
• Ensure proper classification markings in accordance with IC guidance on every product
• Work directly with authors to revise products for narrative organization, and negotiate further revisions as needed

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• 8+ years of relevant editing experience, with recent experience within the last 2 years
• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or a related field
• Command of IC and DoD classification marking guidance
• The diplomacy to tell an analyst their draft needs work, and the skill to help them fix it

Security Clearance Required

• Active TS/SCI clearance

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or a related field

Minimum Years of Experience

• 8+ years of relevant editing experience, with recent experience within the last 2 years

Preferred Qualifications

AI if applicable to your program

• Prior DIA or IC editorial experience
• Familiarity with DIA style and finished intelligence production
• Experience editing graphics-heavy or data-rich products

Other Responsibilities

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Pay Transparency Verbiage

Amentum’s health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Eligible employees and their dependents may elect medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401k plan, and, if eligible, a deferred compensation plan and Executive Deferral Plan. Employees will also receive 17 days of vacation per year, seven paid holidays, plus floating holidays and caregiver leave. Hired applicants will be able to purchase company stock and receive a performance discretionary bonus.

The base salary range for this position is $80k to $160k. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Compensation Details

80-160k

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving optionsDisability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting

07/22/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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