Senior Technical Editor and Content Strategist

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a skilled Technical Editor to lead the review and refinement of cybersecurity-focused content in support of a federal cyber agency's strategic mission.

This role goes beyond traditional copyediting to evaluate product type, messaging, format, and overall effectiveness for intended audiences while ensuring alignment with broader cybersecurity initiatives.

The Technical Editor will collaborate closely with subject matter experts (SMEs) to optimize content, strengthen technical accuracy, improve clarity, and maintain consistency across deliverables.

A strong understanding of evolving cybersecurity threats, best practices, and frameworks is essential to ensure documentation remains current, relevant, and impactful.

In this role, the Technical Editor will support the coordination and release of cybersecurity products, ensuring seamless integration with ongoing campaigns and initiatives.

Responsibilities include participating in editorial meetings, providing status updates and recommendations, and developing and maintaining editorial best practices that standardize review processes and uphold quality control.

The ideal candidate is a self-directed professional who can work independently while actively listening, collaborating with peers, and thriving in a fast-paced environment.

This is a hybrid position with an occasional on-site presence that requires a minimum Public Trust Clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS225, P3, Band 6

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead technical editing, ensuring all content aligns with a cyber agency's strategic objectives and supports broader cybersecurity initiatives.
- Evaluate content beyond copyediting, assessing product type, messaging, and format for the target audience and strategic goals.

- Identify opportunities for content optimization and work with SMEs to refine technical accuracy, enhance clarity, and ensure consistency.

- Ensure technical documentation aligns with evolving cybersecurity threats, best practices, and frameworks.

- Support the coordination and release of cybersecurity products, ensuring seamless integration with ongoing campaigns and initiatives.

- Actively participate in editorial meetings providing updates and recommendations to products.

- Develop and maintain editorial best practices according to guidelines, standardizing review processes and ensuring quality control.

- Work with technical SMEs to refine cybersecurity content.

- Work independently and demonstrate active listening and collaboration with peers in a fast-paced environment.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Public Trust clearance or higher (Secret, TS, etc.) - Secret or TS preferred

- US Citizenship required.

- 5+ years of experience in technical writing, editing, or content analysis.

- Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.

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