Technical Editor - Senior Job at Leidos Inc in Fort Meade

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, reviewing and refining intelligence products.

Contract Status

Proposal Phase/Contingent Upon Award.

Security Clearance

Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement.

What you'll be doing:

• Review and edit intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as clarity, logic, and consistency of content and argument.
• Ensure all products conform to agency and Intelligence Community publication standards, style guides, and specialized vocabulary.
• Amend and refine draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure content supports and is consistent with 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.
• Assist in the management of all J2 finished intelligence products approved for external dissemination.
• Research and collect information from internal and external stakeholders to ensure thorough and accurate product content.
• Analyze and edit intelligence products to ensure accuracy and compliance with Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), including ICDs 206, 209, 501, and 710.
• Organize information and determine the optimal method of presentation; create content according to established plans.
• Ensure 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 for command-wide programs and initiatives as assigned by the Government.

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 with additional 5 years of related senior experience, for a total of 17 years, as a substitute to the Masters. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Deep familiarity with USCYBERCOM organizational structure and mission.
• 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 gather requirements, perform research, compile information, prioritize, draft, edit, and produce high-quality documentation.
• Proficiency working in fast-paced collaborative environments, ability to multi-task and meet short deadlines, and possess excellent writing and grammatical skills.
• Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex and technical data to non-technical consumers.
• Ability to work across DoD and Intelligence Community agencies to support organizational goals.

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.