National Cyber Communications Specilist - Top Secret
About The Position
The National Cyber Communications Specialist produces operational communications that convey a cyber command center’s findings to audiences who need to act on them. The role creates alerts, advisories, leadership notices, and recurring threat updates for federal, State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT), and private-sector audiences. Products must be technically accurate, tailored to their audience, clearly scoped for release, and delivered within useful timeframes. The specialist works directly from analyst and intelligence output, rather than waiting for a finished narrative. The position supports communications during normal and crisis operations, including rapid-turn products and coordinated messaging during high-tempo events. It works with watch-floor, intelligence, hunt, and incident staff to source and validate content, and coordinates products with mission partners. The role is hybrid and based in Arlington, Virginia, with 40 scheduled weekly hours and less than 10% travel required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience.
- Active Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Experience producing technical communications for cybersecurity or national security audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to produce accurate written products at volume and under deadline.
- Ability to work from raw technical analysis and translate it for audiences with varying technical depth.
- Experience managing review, coordination, and release processes for published products.
- Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements for government-facing products.
- Strong editorial judgment and command of plain-language writing standards.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting national-level cyber programs.
- Experience producing public- or partner-facing cyber advisories.
- Experience with classification review and downgrade request processes.
- Experience coordinating products across federal, SLTT, and private-sector stakeholders.
- Familiarity with threat intelligence terminology and structured reporting conventions.
Responsibilities
- Write alerts, advisories, leadership notices, and recurring threat updates for federal, SLTT, and private-sector audiences.
- Assign each product a clear audience and release scope, apply classification and handling requirements, flag material for downgrade, and maintain distribution accuracy.
- Prepare leadership notices and operational communications for decision-making in normal and crisis operations.
- Produce rapid-turn communications and sustain output, including coordinated multi-product messaging, during high-tempo events; support crisis action team requirements and after-hours readiness.
- Maintain accuracy, clarity, consistency, and plain language; ensure claims are traceable and appropriately qualified.
- Apply templates, style guidance, and accessibility standards to government-facing materials.
- Work with watch-floor, intelligence, hunt, and incident staff to source and validate content.
- Coordinate joint and multi-organization products, and support outreach, community briefings, and threat-update engagements.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Competitive pay and paid time off.
- Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental and vision plan options.
- Full flex work weeks where possible.
- Paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
