Technical Writer (Cybersecurity)

Location: Hybrid schedule in Arlington, VA, United States

Salary: $100,000–$120,000 per year

Company

hirify.global supports the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Technical Engineering and Support Services program.

What you will do

• Create and maintain technical and process documentation, including advisories, alerts, standard operating procedures, runbooks, and user guides.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity subject matter experts, cloud engineers, staff, engineering teams, and management to develop documentation and other artifacts.
• Maintain version control, configuration documentation, metadata, repositories, and content lifecycle workflows.
• Coordinate document production across PDF and web-based platforms and delivery formats.
• Audit content for accuracy and ensure compliance with federal requirements, Section 508/WCAG accessibility standards, plain-language criteria, and documentation consistency.
• Document complex form logic and data flows and support content governance and knowledge management activities.

Requirements

• US citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust Suitability.
• 6+ years of experience as a technical writer or editor producing documentation with guidance and collaborating across functional and technical teams.
• 2+ years of experience in content management, including content curation and digital content workflows.
• 2+ years of experience supporting technical documentation in coordination with engineering and management stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, organizational, collaboration, attention-to-detail, quality-focused, and continuous-improvement skills.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; working knowledge of CMS and LMS platforms.
• Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, such as AWS or similar environments.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks, ATO processes, vulnerability management, and POA&M tracking.
• Experience with external vendors, multiple stakeholders, content review cycles, version control, and repository documentation using tools such as SharePoint, Confluence, or Git.
• Basic knowledge of Agile processes and methodologies, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to work flexibly and adaptably in an evolving environment with competing priorities.

Nice to have

• Moodle experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a hybrid Arlington, VA work arrangement.
• Work supporting CISA's cybersecurity and infrastructure security mission.
• Benefits are available through hirify.global.