Pending Award - Technical Writer II CISA 2.2.1
Summary
Technical Writer II supporting CISA's Sector Risk Management Engagement activities: drafting and editing executive memos, briefing decks, governance documents, and after-action reports for DHS/CISA leadership. Core work is technical writing, editing, research, and document management using Microsoft Office tools.
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, generally 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Experience Required: Four to eight years
Fitness Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable DHS Suitability/Fitness Determination
Employment Status: Contingent upon contract award
Position Overview:
ITSC is seeking a Technical Writer II to support the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Sector Risk Management Engagement activities. This position will develop, edit, and manage technical, governance, analytical, and executive-level products supporting Sector Management leadership and Sector Risk Management Agencies. The successful candidate will translate complex critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, physical security, operational risk, and sector-coordination information into clear, accurate, and audienceappropriate materials.
Key Responsibilities:
? Draft and edit executive-level memoranda, talking points, summaries, white papers, briefing decks, strategic analyses, and post-engagement reports.
? Develop sector engagement packages, including agendas, pre-reads, briefing materials, logistics plans, and attendee information.
? Prepare post-engagement summaries, action-item updates, coordination reports, and after-action documentation.
? Develop and maintain governance documents, including sector charters, bylaws, membership criteria, procedural materials, and standard operating procedures.
? Research and synthesize information regarding critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, physical security, operational risks, sector challenges, and interdependencies.
? Work with subject matter experts to collect, validate, organize, and refine technical and operational information.
? Translate complex technical material into clear content for senior government leaders, sector partners, and nontechnical audiences.
? Support the development of sector risk profiles, mitigation recommendations, readiness assessments, and decision-support materials.
? Develop reports summarizing participation data, stakeholder feedback, engagement trends, risks, and recommend operational improvements.
? Create and maintain decision logs, document-production logs, trackers, dashboards, workflow diagrams, and other supporting products.
? Coordinate document review, revision, approval, and final-delivery processes.
? Maintain version control and document audit trails to support accountability and compliance.
? Perform technical editing and quality-control reviews for accuracy, clarity, grammar, tone, consistency, and formatting.
? Ensure deliverables comply with CISA and DHS templates, writing standards, and records-management requirements.
? Prepare rapid response briefing notes, summaries, executive messaging, and other timesensitive products during emergent events.
? Track deliverables, submission dates, review status, revisions, approvals, and final acceptance.
? Support document routing, executive correspondence, and preparation of leadershipready materials.
? Perform additional technical writing and program-support duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
? Four to eight years of experience in technical writing, editing, government communications, policy writing, research, or a related field.
? Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable DHS Suitability/Fitness Determination.
? U.S. citizenship.
? Demonstrated experience developing technical, analytical, executive-level, or policyrelated documents.
? Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, research, and verbal communication skills.
? Ability to explain complex technical and operational information to technical and nontechnical audiences.
? Experience coordinating document reviews and incorporating feedback from multiple stakeholders.
? Experience managing document versions, reviewing cycles, deadlines, approvals, and deliverables.
? Strong attention to detail and ability to produce polished materials requiring minimal substantive revision.
? Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
? Ability to manage multiple assignments and respond effectively to accelerated or timesensitive requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
? Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, journalism, public policy, cybersecurity, homeland security, technical communication, or a related field.
? Previous experience supporting DHS, CISA, another federal agency, or a government contractor.
? Experience writing about critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, physical security, resilience, operational risk, or national security.
? Familiarity with Sector Risk Management Agencies or critical infrastructure sectors.
? Experience supporting senior government officials, councils, committees, or multistakeholder initiatives.
? Familiarity with CISA or DHS writing standards, templates, and approval processes.
? Knowledge of federal records-management and document-control requirements.
? Experience using SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, Power BI, document-routing systems, or task-management platforms.
? Experience developing dashboards, infographics, workflow diagrams, or data-driven reports.
? Experience producing Section 508-compliant documents and electronic content.