Description

　　Leidos Corporate is seeking an experienced Technical Writing Team Lead to join our CIO Services Information Development Team, who's responsible for planning, developing, executing, and supporting technical communications, documentation, training, and graphics for various IT and cybersecurity technologies and projects to Leidos' 40,000+ employees worldwide.

　　This is a player/coach role, where the successful candidate will provide support, coaching and mentorship for other technical writers, and a technical graphics designer while also executing technical writing for a limited number of projects and initiatives.

　　About the Team

　　You will lead a team that provides technical communications and information development support that is clear, simple, customer friendly, concise, and well organized following established style guides and standards. Your team plays a vital role by creating, editing, publishing, and maintaining IT and Cybersecurity standard operating procedures, system specifications, policies, processes, briefings, intranet, and instructional content as well as user facing communications, instructions, infographics, how-to videos and other content.

　　Primary Responsibilities:

　　You will lead a friendly and collaborative team to even greater success in the following ways:

　　Follow and help reinforce corporate and organization-specific standards, processes, templates, and style guides; while looking for opportunities to improveAssign, manage, and track team deliverables, reporting, and metrics using multiple data sourcesIdentify and analyze user needs and assign resources accordinglyHelp manage workload distribution for team through effective delegation and follow upProvide support, direction, issue escalation and resolutionMentor and develop other team members, inspiring them to meet their full potentialFoster a positive and supportive culture of growth within the organizationIdentify opportunities to reinforce desired behaviors, encourage employee engagement, and promote the adoption of new processes or technologiesStay updated on technical communications industry trends and best and emerging practices

　　Required Qualifications:

　　Bachelor's degree and minimum of 12 years of technical writing and editing experience including:

　　Minimum 3 years of leadership experienceMinimum of 5 years' experience writing and editing end-user facing IT instructions and IT communicationsMinimum of 2 years' experience with writing standard operating procedures (SOPs), IT policies, IT System Documentation, IT procedures or similarMicrosoft Word and PowerPoint expertExperience using WSYWIG editors for publishing online contentBachelor's degree in technical communications, journalism, mass communications, systems analysis or a related fieldAbility to succeed in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, working on multiple efforts simultaneouslyExpert writer, editor and grammarianUS citizenship is required

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Master's degreeSkills with Visio, MadCap Flare, SharePoint Online, M365, SnagIt, Camtasia, SharePoint site administrationFamiliarity with supporting an IT organization and the development of technically sound content, including knowledge of project management and common IT processes and enterprise level technologyFamiliarity with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) or similar

　　Please note that budgeted salary is closer to the midpoint of the range.

　　Pay Range:

　　Pay Range $98,150.00 - $177,425.00

　　The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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　　Original Posting Date:

　　12/11/2023

　　While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.