Technical Editor - State of Louisiana
About The Position
Oversee complex programs that drive impactful mission outcomes for our customers as a Technical Editor Senior. Here, you’ll see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and where your program management career can go at GDIT. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Technical Editor the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Technology Shared Services. You will play a crucial role in creating, maintaining, and governing program documentation across Agile, technical, and compliance domains. Working closely with architects, developers, product managers, and federal stakeholders, this role ensures that all documentation—including design artifacts, user guides, and compliance deliverables—is clear, accurate, and compliant with federal standards. The Technical Writer plays a key role in supporting DevSecOps, Agile delivery, and modernization transparency for applications built as part of this initiative.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in English, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or equivalent.
- 2+ years' experience working in an Agile Scrum environment writing technical documentation for software products, applications, and product releases.
- Proven experience producing documentation for Agile, cloud, or DevSecOps-based projects.
- Strong understanding of technical concepts in software development, system architecture, APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
- Experience managing compliance documentation for FedRAMP, NIST, or FISMA-controlled environments.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and communication skills, with attention to accuracy, clarity, and style.
- Proficiency with document management systems (SharePoint, Confluence, Git, or equivalent).
- Familiarity with Markdown, HTML, or XML for publishing technical documentation.
- Experience creating content accessible to all audiences (Section 508 and WCAG compliance).
- 2+ years of experience in technical writing or documentation management with some experience supporting federal or enterprise-scale IT programs.
Nice To Haves
- AWS preferred for cloud platforms.
Responsibilities
- Creating, maintaining, and governing program documentation across Agile, technical, and compliance domains.
- Ensuring all documentation, including design artifacts, user guides, and compliance deliverables, is clear, accurate, and compliant with federal standards.
- Supporting DevSecOps, Agile delivery, and modernization transparency for applications.
Benefits
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Full flex work weeks
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness.
- 10 paid holidays per year.
- GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
- Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
