Technical Editor - Senior

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 105,300 - 190,350; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Technical Editor – Senior to support the USCYBERCOM J2 mission. This role involves reviewing, refining, and ensuring the quality of intelligence products while adhering to strict publication standards.

The ideal candidate will have at least 12 years of experience, a Master's degree, and strong technical editing, research, and communication skills. Benefits include competitive pay and health programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category.
• Experience within the last 2 years is required.
• Master's or Bachelor's degree with additional years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Review and edit intelligence products for quality.
• Ensure compliance with publication standards.
• Collaborate with authors for narrative improvements.
• Analyze and edit for accuracy with compliance directives.

Skills

Technical Editing

Research Skills

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Multi-tasking

Education

Master's degree related to labor category

Bachelor's degree plus relevant experience

Job description

Opportunity

Are you ready to shape the future of global security? The Leidos Intelligence Sector is seeking a detail‑oriented Technical Editor – Senior to support the USCYBERCOM J2 mission by reviewing, refining, and ensuring the quality of finished intelligence products.

Contract Status: Proposal Phase / Contingent Upon Award.

Security Clearance: Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph required; sponsorship not available.

What you’ll be doing

• Review and edit intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as for clarity, logic, and consistency of content and argument.
• Ensure that all products conform to agency and Intelligence Community publication standards, style guides, and the specialized vocabulary relevant to the subject matter.
• Amend and refine draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure content supports and is consistent with the accompanying text.
• Verify proper classification markings and handling instructions for all products in accordance with IC and agency guidance.
• Collaborate with authors to revise and reorganize product narrative for improved logical flow, negotiating further revisions as needed to optimize the quality and utility of each product.
• Assist in the management of all J2 finished intelligence products approved for external dissemination.
• Research and collect information from internal and external stakeholders, including subject matter experts and relevant open sources, to ensure thorough and accurate product content.
• Analyze, interpret, cross‑check, and edit intelligence products to ensure accuracy and compliance with Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), including but not limited to ICDs 206, 209, 501, and 710.
• Organize information and determine the optimal method of presentation; create content according to established plans.
• Ensure that completed products fulfill their specified purpose, audience, and mission scope.
• Assist in determining and supervising the production process for completed materials, overseeing workflow from draft through publication and dissemination.
• Document Operating Instructions (OIs) for command‑wide programs and initiatives as assigned by the Government, standardizing editorial best practices and supporting process improvement.

Needed Experience, Skills, and Education

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Master’s degree in an area related to the labor category from an accredited institution; or Bachelor’s degree plus an additional 5 years of related senior experience (total 17 years) as a substitute to the Master’s; additional years may be considered in lieu of the degree.

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education

• Deep familiarity with USCYBERCOM organizational structure and mission.
• Demonstrated experience providing intelligence management and administrative support in a joint or combatant command environment.
• Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, including documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
• Strong ability to quickly and effectively gather requirements, perform research, compile information, prioritize and collate, draft, edit, and produce high‑quality documentation that satisfies customer needs with minimal follow‑on work.
• Proficiency working in a fast‑paced collaborative environment, proactively multi‑tasking and meeting short deadlines, with excellent writing and grammatical skills.
• Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to convey complex and technical data to non‑technical consumers.
• Ability to work across Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies to support organizational goals.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: $105,300.00 – $190,350.00. Pay and benefits are a general guideline only; additional factors may be considered.

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.