Sr. Technical Writer

Leidos•Annapolis Junction, MD

1d•$105,300 - $190,350

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Sr. Technical Writer in its Intel Sector, Cyber & Analytics Business Area. The role involves authoring, editing, and proofreading technical documentation, including operations and maintenance manuals, user guides, training materials, and other program-related documents. The writer works with engineering and technical staff to define document content, translate complex technical information into clear and usable materials, and ensure compliance with program standards and applicable Data Item Description (DID) requirements. The position gathers requirements and source information from users, stakeholders, and technical personnel; produces user-facing and internal program documentation; and serves as primary author for assigned deliverables. The writer collaborates with technical staff to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness across materials while managing multiple assignments and priorities in a fast-paced environment. The role also supports document quality assurance, configuration management, version control, and traceability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical, writing, or related discipline and at least 12–18 years of relevant experience; additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
At least 5 years of technical writing experience preparing software- and engineering-related documents, reports, user manuals, installation guides, training materials, CDRL deliverables, and other contractual deliverables for technical and management audiences.
Experience writing, formatting, editing, and maintaining large, complex, or multi-volume technical documents, manuals, and publications using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Experience working with systems engineers, software engineers, test engineers, and program management personnel to collect, organize, and translate technical information into written documentation.
Experience editing and reviewing documents for accuracy, completeness, organization, clarity, consistency, grammar, formatting, and compliance with customer, contract, and program requirements.
Experience applying document standards, style guidance, and version-control practices, and incorporating customer comments, stakeholder feedback, and document revisions into final products.
Must have TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with advanced features of Microsoft Word and generating PDF documents.
Recent experience on a system/software development program compiling, editing, and publishing CDRL documentation.
Understanding of CMMI ML3 best practices, DID formats, and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

Oversee the collection, organization, and analysis of technical information and support preparation, editing, and revision of documentation for complex computer systems and network environments.
Develop and maintain user manuals, training materials, installation guides, and other program deliverables.
Collaborate with software developers, systems engineers, test engineers, and other technical personnel to gather source data, screenshots, and supporting media.
Edit and refine functional descriptions, system specifications, user manuals, special reports, and other customer deliverables for technical accuracy, clarity, consistency, and usability.
Perform quality assurance reviews to ensure deliverables conform to program standards, meet applicable Data Item Description requirements, and address customer comments and feedback.
Work with program data management staff to maintain document configuration management, version control, and traceability for assigned deliverables.
Manage multiple documentation assignments and priorities in a fast-paced environment.