Junior Technical Writer

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions guided by our commitment to deliver mission success for our customers. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering secure, mission-focused solutions at scale to accelerate our customer’s digital transformation objectives. We deliver secure, customized enterprise IT solutions, increase efficiencies, decrease burdens, and minimize vulnerabilities in complex IT operations. Offering a comprehensive, human-centric approach, we leverage our distinctive health technology capabilities to accelerate our customers’ transformation needs so that they can better serve their beneficiaries.

Leidos is seeking a detail-oriented Junior IT Technical Writer to support documentation and content development across multiple IT systems and services on CASTLE-NET. The ideal candidate has a foundational understanding of IT concepts and excellent writing skills to translate technical material into clear, user-friendly documentation. 

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist in drafting, editing, and formatting technical documents, SOPs, user guides, FAQs, and knowledge base content 

• Work with engineers, developers, and PMs to understand and document system specifications and workflows 

• Maintain version control and ensure consistency across documentation sets 

• Conduct basic reviews of content for clarity, grammar, and alignment with style guides 

• Help support internal communications, training documentation, and process documentation 

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and (4)+ years of experience in technical writing or related field; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Ability to grasp complex technical concepts and translate them into readable content 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and basic publishing tools (e.g., Confluence, SharePoint, WordPress) 

 

Clearance Requirement:

• Active DoD Secret clearance OR must be able to obtain an Interim Secret clearance prior to start with Leidos (U.S. Citizenship Required) 

Preferred qualifications:

•    Prior experience with DoD communication entities 

•    Prior experience with working with multiple entities simultaneously 

•    Prior experience with XML/HTML 

•    Prior experience with developing technical data for DoD programs 

 

 

 

Original Posting:

June 9, 2025

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 $63,700.00 - $115,150.00

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.