Senior Technical Writer

Description

About the Role

Leidos' Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) organization is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Writer to join our Configuration Management (CM) team. In this role, you will partner with program managers, engineers, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams to develop, maintain, and improve technical documentation supporting complex products, systems, and programs.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring technical accuracy, consistency, compliance, and quality across engineering, operational, and customer-facing documentation. This position requires a strong understanding of technical writing principles, document lifecycle management, configuration control processes, and continuous process improvement.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented professional who can translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise documentation while collaborating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Documentation & Publications

• Author, edit, and maintain a wide range of technical and operational documentation, including:
  • System specifications
  • Technical manuals
  • Service and maintenance documentation
  • Procedures and work instructions
  • Process documentation
  • Functional descriptions
  • Training materials
  • Reports and presentations
  • Business proposals and customer deliverables
• Translate complex technical information into clear, concise, and user-friendly documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop document outlines, drafts, and final publications while ensuring compliance with customer, contractual, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• Coordinate reviews and approvals with engineers, program managers, and subject matter experts.
• Conduct technical editing and quality reviews to ensure documentation accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Incorporate redlines, revisions, and updates while maintaining publication standards and document integrity.
• Manage document conversion activities and validate outputs across multiple formats and platforms.

Technical Publications Management

• Maintain and continuously improve the Technical Publications Manual and associated documentation standards.
• Develop and manage document templates, style guides, and publication standards.
• Ensure documentation aligns with industry standards, customer requirements, and Leidos policies and procedures.
• Support the planning, development, and delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual program deliverables.
• Establish and maintain documentation best practices that improve efficiency, consistency, and quality.

Configuration Management & Compliance Support

• Support configuration management activities related to technical documentation and controlled program deliverables.
• Review and analyze documentation packages and program data deliveries for accuracy, completeness, traceability, and compliance.
• Support functional and physical configuration audits as required.
• Assist with document status accounting and change control processes.
• Ensure proper version control and maintenance of controlled documentation repositories.
• Support technical writing activities associated with configuration-managed products and systems.
• Support Configuration Management activities, when required, in accordance with program requirements and business needs.

Process Improvement & Collaboration

• Identify and implement process improvements that streamline documentation workflows and increase efficiency.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to standardize templates, publication standards, document workflows, status accounting, and procedural implementation.
• Collaborate with engineering, program management, quality, manufacturing, and other functional teams to ensure requirements, milestones, and commitments are met.
• Communicate effectively with document authors, reviewers, and stakeholders throughout the document lifecycle.
• Interview subject matter experts and technical staff to gather and validate information required for documentation development.
• Support the resolution of documentation and process-related issues requiring analysis and independent judgment.
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and…