Senior Intelligence Technical Editor / Reports Editor
Leidos Inc, Odenton, MD, United States
Duration: Full Time
Description
Senior Intelligence Technical Editor / Reporter
Location: Fort Meade, MD Company: Leidos - National Security Sector
Shape the Intelligence Narrative. Elevate the Mission.
Leidos is seeking an experienced Senior Intelligence Technical Editor/ to join our team at Fort Meade. In this role, you will ensure the clarity, accuracy, and analytic rigor of intelligence products that directly support national security decisionmakers. If you thrive at the intersection of language, tradecraft, and mission, this is where your expertise makes a measurable impact.
Primary Responsibilities
- Collaborate with analysts, fellow editors, and web developers to ensure all analytic products conform to established templates, Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), and agencyspecific publication standards.
- Provide editorial support to analysts producing written assessments, ensuring clarity, logic, consistency, and adherence to analytic tradecraft principles.
- Independently edit, design, and manage the content of finished multimedia intelligence publications.
- Prepare and post finalized products to externalfacing platforms in accordance with dissemination protocols.
- Review intelligence products for grammar, punctuation, syntax, structure, and narrative coherence.
- Ensure style, formatting, and terminology align with agency standards, style guides, and specialized vocabulary relevant to the subject matter.
- Maintain consistency and readability across diverse audiences, from tactical operators to senior policymakers.
Required Experience
- At least two years of experience using desktop publishing tools, basic graphics techniques, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, HTML, XML, and Microsoft Office Suite (intermediate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Demonstrated experience ensuring compliance with Intelligence Community Directives and intelligence/investigative publication standards.
- Proven ability to maintain consistency, clarity, and readability across complex analytic content.
Required Security Clearance: Must have a current TS/SCI and if required, pass a polygraph after being hired.
Education & Experience Requirements
Candidates must meet one of the following combinations:
- High School Diploma and 20+ years of relevant experience, with at least some experience within the last two years.
- Associate's Degree and 16+ years of relevant experience, with at least some experience within the last two years.
- Bachelor's Degree and 14+ years of relevant experience, with at least some experience within the last two years.
- Master's Degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, with at least some experience within the last two years.
Why Join Leidos?
At Leidos, you'll work alongside missionfocused professionals who value precision, integrity, and innovation. You'll help shape intelligence products that inform nationallevel decisions and strengthen the security of the United States. We invest in our people, support career growth, and foster a culture where your expertise is recognized and your contributions matter
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
February 25, 2026For 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.