Technical Editor – Senior

General Dynamics Information Technology; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid time off

Competitive pay

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a senior Technical Editor to ensure the highest quality, clarity, and IC-compliant intelligence products. You will serve as the primary editorial authority, shaping production processes and guiding analytic communication across the program.

The role demands exceptional editorial expertise, initiative, and the ability to lead and collaborate in a complex intelligence environment, with responsibility for reviews, classification accuracy, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 12 years related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with 17 years’ experience.
• TS/SCI clearance with active poly.
• Experience editing intelligence materials to IC standards.

Responsibilities

• Review and edit intelligence products for clarity, accuracy, and IC compliance.
• Ensure adherence to agency style guides and publication standards.
• Refine tables, text boxes, figures, and graphics to support narrative.
• Verify correct classification markings per IC directives.
• Collaborate with authors to strengthen narrative organization and revisions.
• Assist in managing finished intelligence products approved for external dissemination.
• Research information from internal and external sources to support analyses.
• Organize information for effective presentation of analytic content.
• Document operating instructions for command-wide programs as directed.

Skills

Editorial excellence

Attention to detail

Initiative & leadership

Cross‑functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree (relevant field) with 12+ years’ experience

Bachelor’s degree with 17 years’ experience

Tools

IC style guides

Job description

Program Overview

GDIT delivers critical all‑source intelligence on foreign military and civilian cyber actors, their supporting infrastructure, and the broader ecosystems in which these capabilities operate. This intelligence directly supports foundational military intelligence (FMI) requirements for the joint force and ensures alignment with the mission portfolios.

On this program, GDIT provides a broad range of analytic and mission‑enabling support to produce operationally relevant FMI and scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) for cyberspace operations. Our support is not limited to analysis; we engage across the entire intelligence cycle—planning, collection, processing, exploitation, production, and dissemination—while also executing integrated mission management functions.

All support is focused on enhancing the customers’ ability to enable both defensive and offensive cyberspace operations.

Position Overview: Technical Editor

This is a senior‑level position designated as a key role on the contract, responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality, clarity, and compliance across all intelligence products. The selected individual will serve as a primary editorial authority for the program, shaping production processes, guiding analytic communication, and strengthening the accuracy and impact of published materials across the organization. Because of the critical nature of this role, high‑performing candidates with exceptional editorial expertise, strong initiative, and the ability to lead and collaborate effectively in a complex intelligence environment are strongly desired.

The Technical Editor supports the Intelligence Center by ensuring all intelligence products meet the highest standards of clarity, accuracy, and compliance. This role reviews draft and finished intelligence materials for proper grammar, punctuation, syntax, logic, narrative flow, and consistency, while ensuring adherence to agency style guides, publication standards, and specialized subject‑matter vocabulary. The Technical Editor amends tables, text boxes, and graphics to ensure all visual elements fully support and align with accompanying narrative content. The position also verifies proper classification markings in accordance with Intelligence Community (IC) guidance and collaborates closely with authors to refine narrative organization, negotiate revisions, and strengthen the overall quality of published products.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and edit intelligence products to ensure clarity, logic, accuracy, and compliance with agency standards and IC guidance.


• Ensure style, formatting, and language conform to prescribed publication standards and specialized vocabulary requirements.


• Amend and refine draft tables, tone boxes, figures, and graphics to ensure alignment with analytic content.


• Verify correct classification markings in accordance with IC directives.


• Work directly with authors to strengthen narrative organization, recommend improvements, and negotiate revisions as needed.


• Assist in managing finished intelligence products approved for external dissemination.


• Research and gather information from internal and external subject‑matter experts and other authoritative sources.


• Analyze, cross‑check, and edit intelligence products for accuracy and compliance with relevant IC directives, including ICDs 206, 209, 501, and 710.


• Organize information and determine the most effective presentation method for analytic content.


• Ensure all finalized materials meet the specified purpose, scope, and mission requirements.


• Support and oversee aspects of the production process for completed intelligence materials.


• Document Operating Instructions (OIs) for command‑wide programs and initiatives as directed by the Government.

Education and Required Experience

• Master’s degree with 12 years related experience or Bachelor’s degree with 17 years’ experience.


• Clearance: TS/SCI with an active poly

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.


• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities


• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals


• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off


• Community: Award‑winning culture of innovation and a military‑friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.