F-35 JPO Security Specialist - Technical Writer

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$128K — $173K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in English, Technical Writing, Communications, Security Management, or a related discipline, OR Bachelor's Degree plus four years of additional work experience in technical writing or security documentation
  • Minimum of ten years producing technical security documentation for DoD programs
  • Experience developing security documentation across multiple security disciplines
  • Proficient in DoD documentation standards and classified document control procedures
  • Must possess Secret/SAR clearance

Responsibilities

  • Draft and maintain security-related documentation for the F-35 JPO Security Directorate
  • Ensure documentation meets Government quality standards with 100% accuracy
  • Provide guidance on documentation standards as per the F-35 JPO Security Directorate Manual 01-01
  • Coordinate document review cycles with Government and contractor personnel
  • Maintain repositories of security documentation, ensuring current and accessible records

Benefits

  • Customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • 401K with company match
  • Educational Assistance and eLearning
  • Flexible work week
  • Dedicated internal mobility team for employee advancement
  • Rewards and Recognition programs
  • Innovative and collaborative working environment
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Security Documentation, Security Protocols, Security Requirements
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

The role of the Security Specialist - Technical Writer (Senior) is to provide SME-level guidance and senior-level interface for security documentation development and maintenance for the F-35 JPO Security Directorate, serving as the authoritative writer for security-related publications across all assigned security disciplines:

  • Draft, create, maintain, and update security-related documentation and publications across all F-35 JPO security disciplines, including Security Operations Manuals (SOMs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Security Classification Guides (SCGs), Access Management Control Plans (AMCPs), Project Security Instructions (PSIs), Site and Ship Activation Management Plans (SSAMPs), Continuity of Operations Plans (COOPs), Occupant Emergency Plans (OEPs), Program Protection Plans, and Emergency Action Plans (EAPs)


  • Ensure all documentation meets Government-specified quality standards, achieving 100% accuracy and zero structural rework before government acceptance


  • Provide SME-level guidance on documentation standards per the F-35 JPO Security Directorate Manual 01-01, Documentation Standards


  • Coordinate document review cycles, technical editing, and final approval packages with appropriate Government and contractor personnel


  • Maintain repositories of security documentation; ensure records are current, correctly marked, and accessible in accordance with applicable security protocols


Required Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in English, Technical Writing, Communications, Security Management, or a related discipline, OR Bachelor's Degree plus four (4) years of additional work experience in technical writing or security documentation


  • A minimum of ten (10) years of experience producing technical security documentation for DoD programs, including policy development, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and security classification guidance


  • Demonstrated experience developing security documentation across multiple disciplines, including General Security (GENSEC), Industrial Security (INDUSEC), Information Security (INFOSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), and Physical Security (PHYSEC)


  • Proficiency in DoD documentation standards and classified document control procedures


  • Secret/SAR clearance required


WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?

  • Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)


  • 401K with company match


  • Educational Assistance and eLearning


  • Flexible work week


  • Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement


  • Rewards and Recognition programs


  • Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking


The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
10-25%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA VA Arlington

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as 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. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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