Senior Technical Editor

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 hybrid and requires a Public Trust clearance. Preference will be given to those with Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI clearances.

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.

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.