Maximus

Senior Technical Editor and Content Strategist

Maximus$80K — $105K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Public Trust clearance or higher (Secret, TS, etc.)
  • 5+ years of experience in technical writing, editing, or content analysis.
  • Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
  • Master of AP Style.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical editing to align content with a cyber agency's strategic objectives.
  • Evaluate content quality beyond copyediting, considering messaging and format for target audiences.
  • Identify content optimization opportunities and collaborate with SMEs to refine technical accuracy.
  • Ensure documentation reflects current cybersecurity threats, best practices, and frameworks.
  • Support coordination and release of cybersecurity products, integrating with ongoing initiatives.
  • Participate in editorial meetings, providing updates and recommendations for product improvements.
  • Develop and maintain editorial best practices, standardizing review processes and ensuring quality control.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment in Arlington, Virginia.
  • Collaboration with subject matter experts in cybersecurity.
  • Opportunity to work on impactful federal agency projects.
  • Engagement in a fast-paced and dynamic work setting.
Full Job Description
Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a skilled Technical Editor to conduct the review and refinement of cybersecurity-focused content in support of a federal cyber agency's strategic mission. This role goes beyond traditional copyediting to evaluate product type, messaging, format, and overall effectiveness for intended audiences while ensuring alignment with broader cybersecurity initiatives. The Technical Editor will collaborate closely with subject matter experts (SMEs) to optimize content, strengthen technical accuracy, improve clarity, and maintain consistency across deliverables. A strong understanding of evolving cybersecurity threats, best practices, and frameworks is essential to ensure documentation remains current, relevant, and impactful.

In this role, the Technical Editor will support the coordination and release of cybersecurity products, ensuring seamless integration with ongoing campaigns and initiatives. Responsibilities include participating in editorial meetings, providing status updates and recommendations, and developing and maintaining editorial best practices that standardize review processes and uphold quality control. The ideal candidate is a self-directed professional who can work independently while actively listening, collaborating with peers, and thriving in a fast-paced environment.

This role is hybridand requires a Public Trust clearance. Preference will be given to those with Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI clearances.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS225, P3, Band 6

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead technical editing, ensuring all content aligns with a cyber agency's strategic objectives and supports broader cybersecurity initiatives.

- Evaluate content beyond copyediting, assessing product type, messaging, and format for the target audience and strategic goals.

- Identify opportunities for content optimization and work with SMEs to refine technical accuracy, enhance clarity, and ensure consistency.

- Ensure technical documentation aligns with evolving cybersecurity threats, best practices, and frameworks.

- Support the coordination and release of cybersecurity products, ensuring seamless integration with ongoing campaigns and initiatives.

- Actively participate in editorial meetings providing updates and recommendations to products.

- Develop and maintain editorial best practices according to guidelines, standardizing review processes and ensuring quality control.

- Work with technical SMEs to refine cybersecurity content.

- Work independently and demonstrate active listening and collaboration with peers in a fast-paced environment.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Public Trust clearance or higher (Secret, TS, etc.)

- Secret or TS clearance preferred

- US Citizenship required.

- Ability to perform work on-site in Arlington, Virginia, as part of a hybrid work arrangement.

- 5+ years of experience in technical writing, editing, or content analysis.

- Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.

- Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

- Master of AP Style.

- Experience supporting a government client and executing both independently and as part of a team.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office producing consistent and uniform work products.

- Experience working in a virtual environment and familiarity with SharePoint, Teams, Slack, and Outlook.

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Minimum Requirements

TCS225, P3, Band 6

Minimum Salary

$

80,000.00

Maximum Salary

$

105,000.00

About Maximus

MAXIMUS, Inc. is an American, outsourcing company that provides business process services to government health and human services agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. MAXIMUS focuses on administering government-sponsored programs, such as Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), health care reform, welfare-to-work, Medicare, child support enforcement, and other government programs. The company is based in Reston, Virginia, has 13,000 employees and a reported annual revenue of $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020.
Learn more about Maximus
Size
35,800 employees
Market Cap
$4.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$219.8 million
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+13.6%
Revenue
$3.5 billion
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