CMMC Technical Writer || Remote role with occasional travel to client sites
About The Position
The CMMC Technical Writer creates and maintains documentation supporting CMMC compliance activities. The role develops policies, procedures, and supporting artifacts tailored to client environments and aligned with DoD and NIST standards for safeguarding CUI. It works with cybersecurity consultants and client teams to gather technical and compliance requirements, translate cybersecurity controls into clear, actionable documentation, and support gap assessments and readiness planning aligned with CMMC, NIST 800-171, and FedRAMP. The position also contributes subject-matter expertise to the preparation and validation of GRC documentation packages, provides guidance to junior staff as needed, keeps current with evolving CMMC requirements, and contributes to internal process improvements. It may support business development through proposal and compliance-strategy contributions. The role is remote with occasional travel to client sites; travel expenses are not paid by the client. The stated contract duration is 8+ months.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Proven experience writing GRC documentation.
- Deep understanding of GRC, cybersecurity, FAR, DFARS, CUI, CMMC, and FedRAMP.
- Excellent communication, writing, and teamwork skills.
- Willingness to travel to client sites when required.
Nice To Haves
- CMMC RP or CCP certification is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation supporting CMMC compliance activities.
- Write tailored, technically sound policies, procedures, and supporting artifacts aligned with client environments.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity consultants and client teams to gather accurate technical and compliance requirements.
- Translate complex cybersecurity controls into readable, actionable documentation.
- Support gap assessments and readiness planning aligned with CMMC, NIST 800-171, and FedRAMP frameworks.
- Conduct interviews and working sessions with client personnel to understand existing practices.
- Align documentation deliverables with DoD and NIST standards for safeguarding CUI.
- Deliver high-quality written outputs within set deadlines and formatting standards.
- Act as a subject matter expert in preparing and validating GRC documentation packages.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to junior staff as needed.
- Maintain a strong understanding of evolving CMMC requirements and contribute to internal process improvement initiatives.
- Support business development teams with proposals and compliance strategies when requested.
