Sr. Technical Writer

Culmen International • St. Louis, MO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Culmen International seeks a full-time Sr. Technical Writer to work on site in St. Louis, Missouri. The position provides administrative and communications support to the Research Directorate and senior leadership in government program offices for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), supporting NGA Research's Strategic Partnerships and Communications (SPC) Directorate. The role requires professionalism, strong performance, and accountability, and includes communications expertise and graphic design. This is a talent-pipeline position: qualified applicants will be contacted once funding is secured. The anticipated start date is December 2026.

The contractor supports NGA GEOINT innovation and research through technical writing and editing, desktop publishing, graphic design, event management, briefing support, outreach, and communications activities. Work includes communications with congressional and legislative affairs, academic and institutional or industry outreach, and international cooperation and agreement activities between NGA and foreign partners.

The writer prepares, edits, and publishes technical and non-technical documents and communications using desktop-publishing applications. The role requires attention to publication restrictions, including FOIA requests and the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and coordination with NGA and other agencies’ security organizations before releasing information considered CUI or For Official Use Only (FOUO).

Requirements

• Current TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in English, Journalism, or Communications.
• 15 or more years of work experience.
• Experience researching and writing technical data for training plans and standard operating procedures used in technology transition and user adoption.
• Experience creating technical-writing products that meet accuracy, completeness, editorial, government, quality, graphics, coverage, format, and style specifications.
• Experience writing technical training plans and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to edit and review documents in accordance with language, style, publication, format, classification, and source standards.
• Strong verbal communication skills to articulate and exchange information, including requirements, actions, and status.
• Strong written communication skills and command of English grammar.
• Understanding of sensitive document handling and compliance with a clean-desk work environment.
• Willingness to sit for a CI polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• CI polygraph is preferred.
• Prior experience supporting NGA.
• Bachelor's or higher degree in physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science, or engineering.
• At least five years of technical work experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Research Directorate and senior leadership in NGA government program offices.
• Support NGA Research's Strategic Partnerships and Communications Directorate with communications expertise and graphic design.
• Provide technical writing and editing, desktop publishing, graphic design, and event management support for NGA GEOINT innovation and research.
• Assist with communications involving congressional and legislative affairs, academic and institutional or industry outreach, and international cooperation and agreements with foreign partners.
• Provide briefing support, routine internal communications, weekly activity reports, pre-publication review, press release development, and external conference communications and materials.
• Support internal and external websites, multimedia, graphics, and communications products.
• Write and edit technical and non-technical documents and publish internal Research-wide, intra-NGA, and external NGA communications using provided desktop-publishing applications.
• Ensure documents adhere to applicable language, style, publication, format, classification, source, and quality standards.
• Apply publication restrictions, including FOIA considerations and CUI protection.
• Coordinate with NGA and other agencies’ security organizations on releases of CUI and FOUO information to prevent data spillage and protect operational security.
• Research and write technical data for training plans and standard operating procedures supporting technology transition and user adoption.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, including coverage for same- or opposite-sex domestic partners.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and a 4% company match.
• Company-paid life insurance and disability insurance.
• Supplemental insurance available.
• Training and continuing education opportunities.
• 12 paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior