AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Security Specialist - Technical Writer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS$110K — $184K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a relevant discipline and 10 years of directly relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree plus 14 years of related work experience.
  • In-depth knowledge of DoD writing and staffing guidance.
  • Proficiency in editing, proofreading, and correcting documentation.
  • Experience supporting Special Access Program and Sensitive Compartmented Information environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate across Government, contractor, and external stakeholders, preparing briefings and reports in classified environments.
  • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, edit, and maintain documentation across multiple security disciplines.
  • Transform technical, policy, and operational input into formal work products.
  • Manage revisions and support staffing and coordination initiatives.
  • Work closely with subject-matter experts and Government stakeholders.
  • Improve readability while maintaining technical accuracy and traceability.
  • Ensure security documentation is current, usable, and professionally presented.
  • Translate complex security information into audience-appropriate language.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits for employees and dependents.
  • Paid leave policies for work-life balance.
  • Retirement plans to secure financial future.
  • Insurance programs for employee welfare and peace of mind.
  • Education and training assistance for professional development.
Full Job Description
Overview

Responsibilities

As The Security Specialist -Technical Writer, you will:

  • Develop, edit, and maintain clear, accurate, and controlled documentation across multiple security disciplines.
  • Transforms technical, policy, and operational input into plans, procedures, reports, manuals, briefings, training products, memoranda, and other formal work products.
  • Manage revisions, supports staffing and coordination, applies approved defense-writing conventions, and verify consistency with governing requirements and source material.
  • Work closely with subject-matter experts and Government stakeholders
  • Improves readability without altering technical meaning and maintains traceability through review and approval.
  • Ensure that security documentation remains current, usable, professionally presented, and suitable for execution in classified environments.
Essential Responsibilities:
  • Draft and revise security plans, procedures, manuals, reports, briefings, training products, memoranda, and official correspondence.
  • Edit technical content for clarity, grammar, consistency, organization, accuracy, and adherence to approved writing guidance.
  • Coordinate document reviews with subject-matter experts, Government stakeholders, and responsible approval authorities.
  • Manage comment resolution, version control, staffing packages, revision histories, and final document preparation.
  • Verify that security documentation reflects current policy, approved processes, technical input, and operational practices.
  • Proofread controlled materials and correct formatting, terminology, cross-references, tables, figures, and citations.
  • Maintain document repositories, templates, style conventions, and status trackers supporting recurring security products.
  • Translate complex security information into concise, audience-appropriate language without changing substantive meaning.

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Qualifications
  • Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline and 10 years of directly relevant experience; or a bachelors degree in a relevant discipline plus 14 years of directly related work experience.
  • In-depth knowledge of DoD writing and staffing guidance.
  • Proficiency in editing, proofreading and correcting documentation
  • Experience must include support to Special Access Program and Sensitive Compartmented Information environments
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate effectively across Government, contractor, and external stakeholders; prepare briefings, reports, standard operating procedures, and official correspondence; and lead a team in fast paced classified environments.
  • ActiveTop Secretclearance with SCI eligibility; must be able to meet any applicable Special Access Program eligibility requirements identified by the Government.
  • Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; must be able to meet any applicable Special Access Program eligibility requirements identified by the Government
Pay Transparency StatementAMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $110,500.00/Yr. - USD $184,600.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

About AMERICAN SYSTEMS

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a government IT solutions provider. The Company provides solutions in national security, healthcare, and public sector markets. Its services include acquisition and lifecycle support, enterprise IT, healthcare IT, intelligence analysis, and training and simulation. The Company's customers include the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Justice, and Department of Homeland Security. AMERICAN SYSTEMS was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.
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1,500 employees
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Founded
1975

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