Technical Writer/Editor 2

AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc.

7d • $90,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Technical Writer/Editor supports AppGate’s work on the Cloud Native Access Point (CNAP), a Zero Trust access service for Department of Defense users and Air Force programs. The role writes, edits, and maintains technical, security, and program documents delivered to the Government, collaborating closely with engineers and the program office. This is a junior-level position for a writer with federal experience seeking to grow in cybersecurity and cloud documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least 2 years of professional technical writing or editing experience.
• Experience writing or editing documents for a federal government customer, such as the DoD, a civilian agency, or a federal contractor.
• Active Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Skill with Microsoft Word and SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

• Experience documenting cybersecurity topics, especially Zero Trust, ZTNA, or the DoD Zero Trust strategy.
• Familiarity with Cloud Native Access Point (CNAP), Platform One, or Cloud One.
• Experience writing about cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience with RMF and Authority to Operate (ATO) documentation.
• Degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Technical Writing, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with Confluence or diagramming tools such as Visio.

Responsibilities

• Edit and write functional descriptions, system specifications, user manuals, special reports, information security documents, and other customer deliverables.
• Turn engineer drafts and notes into clear, accurate, well-organized documents, including system design documents, network and data flow descriptions, interface control documents, as-built documents, and standard operating procedures.
• Update security and user documentation as CNAP deployments, configurations, and onboarded programs change.
• Help the engineering team prepare security accreditation documents that follow Department of the Air Force Risk Management Framework policies.
• Maintain the program’s documentation repository, including numbering and version control and recording authors, approvers, effective dates, and superseded versions; follow Government document control and approval practices.
• Edit program management deliverables such as project plans, status reports, quarterly review materials, and transition plans.
• Apply AppGate templates and style guides; proofread for grammar, consistency, accuracy, and formatting.
• Route documents for review and approval and track deliverables against due dates.

What This Job Offers

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