
Security Specialist - Technical Writer
Arlington, VAFull-time$111–185K/yrPosted 3mo agoStill listed today
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Job overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS seeks a Security Specialist - Technical Writer to develop and maintain controlled security documentation for classified environments. The role transforms technical, policy, and operational input into formal work products, coordinates reviews with subject-matter experts and Government stakeholders, and ensures documents remain accurate, current, and suitable for execution. Candidates need a relevant degree and extensive directly related experience, including support to SAP and SCI environments.
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Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
Responsibilities
As The Security Specialist -Technical Writer, you will:
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Develop, edit, and maintain clear, accurate, and controlled documentation across multiple security disciplines.
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Transforms technical, policy, and operational input into plans, procedures, reports, manuals, briefings, training products, memoranda, and other formal work products.
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Manage revisions, supports staffing and coordination, applies approved defense-writing conventions, and verify consistency with governing requirements and source material.
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Work closely with subject-matter experts and Government stakeholders
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Improves readability without altering technical meaning and maintains traceability through review and approval.
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Ensure that security documentation remains current, usable, professionally presented, and suitable for execution in classified environments.
Essential Responsibilities:
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Draft and revise security plans, procedures, manuals, reports, briefings, training products, memoranda, and official correspondence.
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Edit technical content for clarity, grammar, consistency, organization, accuracy, and adherence to approved writing guidance.
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Coordinate document reviews with subject-matter experts, Government stakeholders, and responsible approval authorities.
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Manage comment resolution, version control, staffing packages, revision histories, and final document preparation.
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Verify that security documentation reflects current policy, approved processes, technical input, and operational practices.
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Proofread controlled materials and correct formatting, terminology, cross-references, tables, figures, and citations.
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Maintain document repositories, templates, style conventions, and status trackers supporting recurring security products.
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Translate complex security information into concise, audience-appropriate language without changing substantive meaning.
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Qualifications
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Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline and 10 years of directly relevant experience; or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline plus 14 years of directly related work experience.
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In-depth knowledge of DoW writing and staffing guidance.
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Proficiency in editing, proofreading and correcting documentation
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Experience must include support to Special Access Program and Sensitive Compartmented Information environments
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Demonstrated ability to coordinate effectively across Government, contractor, and external stakeholders; prepare briefings, reports, standard operating procedures, and official correspondence; and lead a team in fast paced classified environments.
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Clearance: Active Secret clearance; must be able to meet any applicable Special Access Program eligibility requirements identified by the Government
Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $110,500.00/Yr. - USD $184,600.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance. EEO Statement EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status
How this job compares
Set against the 593 open Security Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$111–185K/yr
- Virginia median$95–126K/yr59 salary ranges
- US median$85–121K/yr333 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $148K, is 34% above the Virginia median midpoint ($110K) — in the top quarter of Security Specialist salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 88 open Security Specialist jobs in Virginia and 593 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Serco18 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Security Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 425 postings).
- Education
- 133 of the 593 open Security Specialist jobs (22%) 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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