Senior Intelligence Technical Editor / Reports Editor

Description

Senior Intelligence Technical Editor / Reporter

Location: Fort Meade, MD Company: Leidos - National Security Sector

Shape the Intelligence Narrative. Elevate the Mission.

Leidos is seeking an experienced Senior Intelligence Technical Editor/ to join our team at Fort Meade. In this role, you will ensure the clarity, accuracy, and analytic rigor of intelligence products that directly support national security decisionmakers. If you thrive at the intersection of language, tradecraft, and mission, this is where your expertise makes a measurable impact.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with analysts, fellow editors, and web developers to ensure all analytic products conform to established templates, Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), and agencyspecific publication standards.
• Provide editorial support to analysts producing written assessments, ensuring clarity, logic, consistency, and adherence to analytic tradecraft principles.
• Independently edit, design, and manage the content of finished multimedia intelligence publications.
• Prepare and post finalized products to externalfacing platforms in accordance with dissemination protocols.
• Review intelligence products for grammar, punctuation, syntax, structure, and narrative coherence.
• Ensure style, formatting, and terminology align with agency standards, style guides, and specialized vocabulary relevant to the subject matter.
• Maintain consistency and readability across diverse audiences, from tactical operators to senior policymakers.

Required Experience

• At least two years of experience using desktop publishing tools, basic graphics techniques, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, HTML, XML, and Microsoft Office Suite (intermediate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated experience ensuring compliance with Intelligence Community Directives and intelligence/investigative publication standards.
• Proven ability to maintain consistency, clarity, and readability across complex analytic content.

Required Security Clearance: Must have a current TS/SCI and if required, pass a polygraph after being hired.

Education & Experience Requirements

Candidates must meet one of the following combinations:

• High School Diploma and 20+ years of relevant experience, with at least some experience within the last two years.
• Associate's Degree and 16+ years of relevant experience, with at least some experience within the last two years.
• Bachelor's Degree and 14+ years of relevant experience, with at least some experience within the last two years.
• Master's Degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, with at least some experience within the last two years.

Why Join Leidos?

At Leidos, you'll work alongside missionfocused professionals who value precision, integrity, and innovation. You'll help shape intelligence products that inform nationallevel decisions and strengthen the security of the United States. We invest in our people, support career growth, and foster a culture where your expertise is recognized and your contributions matter

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.

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.

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 LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

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.

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.