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Technical Writer

Leidos

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Compensation
$83–149K/yr
Location
Linthicum Heights, MD
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, required

Job overview

Leidos seeks a Technical Writer to support a mission customer in the Linthicum, Maryland area. The role supports cybersecurity work for the Nuclear Command and Control System organization within the Cyber Security Directorate. The writer will maintain program schedules, trackers, briefings, requirements, and reference documents, and support technical meetings. An active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Technical Writing, requiredMicrosoft Excel, nice to haveMicrosoft Project, nice to haveMicrosoft PowerPoint, nice to have

Qualifications

8 Years Technical Writer Experience, requiredActive TS/SCI With Polygraph, requiredBachelor's in Technical Discipline, nice to haveMaster's Degree, nice to have

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Technical Writer in our Intelligence Sector, Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management.

At Leidos , we offer competitive benefits , including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!

Leidos is currently seeking a skilled Technical Writer to support our mission customer in the Linthicum MD area.

The Technical Writer will join a team whose mission is to provide cyber security support to the Nuclear Command and Control System (NCCS) organization within the Cyber Security Directorate (CSD).

Primary Responsibilities

  • Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly meetings and performance status.

  • Write meeting minutes from weekly technical meetings.

  • Update the weekly, monthly, and yearly spend plan tracker.

  • Update status briefings to include Gantt chart and schedule for bi-weekly brief to leadership.

  • Attend weekly meetings with team and provide minutes.

  • Update spreadsheet and Power Point briefs Project requirements and master plan and schedule.

  • Capture and update requirements matrix.

  • Update the SOW and reference documents for follow-on contract

  • Complete Data transfers from unclassified network to classified networks

  • Provide feedback on the contracting schedule for the program to remain in sync to project lead.

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Education/Experience

  • 8 years’ of experience as a technical writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is preferred. Four (4) years of additional technical writer experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. Masters’ Degree can reduce years of experience by 2 years.

  • Microsoft Excel, Project, PowerPoint experienced desired.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

November 9, 2026

For U.S. Positions: 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.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $82,550.00 - $149,225.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

REQNUMBER: R-00196540

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

How this job compares

Set against the 727 open Technical Writer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$83–149K/yr
  • Maryland median$83–142K/yr48 salary ranges
  • US median$81–132K/yr444 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $116K, is close to the Maryland median midpoint ($114K) — in the middle half of Technical Writer salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 63 open Technical Writer jobs in Maryland and 727 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Technical Writer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 456 postings).
Education
177 of the 727 open Technical Writer jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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