Description
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions guided by our commitment to deliver mission success for our customers. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering secure, mission-focused solutions at scale to accelerate our customer's digital transformation objectives. We deliver secure, customized enterprise IT solutions, increase efficiencies, decrease burdens, and minimize vulnerabilities in complex IT operations. Offering a comprehensive, human-centric approach, we leverage our distinctive health technology capabilities to accelerate our customers' transformation needs so that they can better serve their beneficiaries.
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Would you like to work with a team that relies on your top-notch technical writing expertise to support a highly-technical and professional management focused team? Leidos is looking for a Senior IT Technical Writer to lead the creation of high-impact documentation for complex enterprise IT systems CASTLE-NET. This role involves interfacing with SMEs, engineers, and leadership to deliver clear, accurate, and compliant documentation that supports both internal operations and external stakeholders.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop comprehensive documentation packages including system overviews, user manuals, configuration guides, API documentation, and training materials
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather technical information and identify documentation needs
- Oversee the editorial lifecycle and documentation standards, ensuring accuracy and alignment with organizational policies and compliance requirements
- Mentor junior writers and establish best practices in technical writing and document design
- Lead documentation efforts for proposals, audits, and system accreditation processes (e.g., FedRAMP, RMF)
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree and a minimum of (12)+ years of professional experience in IT technical writing
- Proven track record producing technical content for enterprise IT programs or federal IT projects
- Excellent project management and communication skills
- Mastery of documentation tools and platforms such as: Adobe, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Visio
- U.S. Citizen
Clearance Required:
- Active DoD Secret clearance OR must be able to obtain an Interim Secret prior to start with Leidos.
Preferred qualifications:
- Prior experience with DoD communication entities
- Prior experience with working with multiple entities simultaneously
- Prior experience with XML/HTML
- Prior experience with developing technical data for DoD programs
- Knowledge of federal standards and frameworks such as: NIST, RMF, ITIL, or CMMI
Original Posting:
June 9, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $101,400.00 - $183,300.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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