Job Details

Technical Writer Position

Job Family: Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications: Skills: Technical Writing, Technical Writing Documentation, Writing Technical Documents

Experience: 10+ years of related experience

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description: Turn complex engineering into clear, usable documentation as a Technical Writer with GDIT. You'll develop and manage the artifacts that enable Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) and related Navy tactical network capabilities with NIWC Pacific (Codes 55131/55132/55133) in support of PMW-160. From requirements and design through test, installation, cybersecurity accreditation, and sustainment, your work will make mission data understandable, auditable, and field-ready.

Meaningful Work and Personal Impact:

• Plan, author, edit, and publish CDRL deliverables
• Develop/maintain style guides and templates
• Translate engineering inputs into clear, Navy-compliant documentation
• Support Risk Management Framework packages
• Ensure correct markings and dissemination controls
• Capture and publish IPT/WIPT minutes, action logs, and CCB/PTRB decisions
• Coordinate peer, technical, and quality reviews
• Build visual content and interactive help/IETM content

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance
• Required Experience: 10+ years technical writing/editing for enterprise or tactical IT/network programs
• Hands-on with engineering and cyber artifacts
• Proven accuracy with markings, CUI handling, distribution statements, and export-controlled content
• Skills/Tools: MS Office, Adobe Acrobat/FrameMaker or MadCap Flare, Visio/draw.io, Jira/Confluence, SharePoint, CMPro, basic DOORS read/use, graphics capture/annotation
• Education: BA/BS in Technical Communication, English, Journalism, Information Systems, or related field
• Work Location: Onsite San Diego, CA (NIWC Pacific). Limited CONUS/OCONUS travel to labs, shipyards, and fleet concentration areas per tasking and installation/test events
• Position Availability: Position is pending final contract award

What We'd Love for You to Have:

• Prior support to NIWC Pacific and/or PMW-160 (CANES/ADNS or similar Navy tactical network programs)
• Familiarity with S1000D/IETM, MIL-STD/MIL-HDBK formatting, and DoDAF product sets
• Exposure to virtualization/network concepts
• Experience preparing TRR/OTRR materials, CCRI audit evidence, and installation documentation for shipboard deployments
• Certifications: Shipley APMP, ITIL v4 Foundation, or Security+

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Own Your Opportunity

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $125,528 - $169,832. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: 10-25%

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid

Work Location: USA CA San Diego

Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community.