Leidos

Leidos Health & Services Sector is seeking a Senior Technical Editor to support the Department of Defense’s personnel testing and assessment mission. The Senior Technical Editor provides expert editing of scientific reports, technical and user documentation, test items, and research products.

**This job posting is in anticipation of future work**

The contract provides comprehensive scientific, analytic, and operational support to the DoD for the development, administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of its personnel testing and assessment programs. Support includes behavioral science research, psychometric analysis, test development, operational test administration, data collection, statistical modeling, and technical assistance for computer-based and paper-and-pencil testing systems—including the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB),language proficiency tests, and other accession-related assessments. The contractor delivers research studies, analytic products, test specifications, scoring algorithms, technical documentation, and system support to ensure the validity, reliability, fairness, and operational effectiveness of DoD’s testing enterprise used to classify and select individuals for military service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Edit and refine technical documents for clarity, precision, and consistency.
• Apply APA style and other required editorial standards to all deliverables.
• Generate editorial guidelines and ensure uniformity across teams.
• Collaborate with authors to ensure content accuracy and coherence.
• Review materials for readability, structure, and compliance with required formats.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s or PhD plus at least 10 years of experience in scientific report editing or test item writing/editing and thorough knowledge of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, capable of rewriting and final editing based on general guidance/principals/examples, capable of generating editing rules from general guidance/principals/examples.
• Skills:
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently as a member of a team.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and manage own work.
  • Demonstrated commitment to meeting high standards for product and service quality.
  • Desire to learn and develop inventive methods that respond to client needs.
  • Demonstrated experience editing scientific, technical, or analytic documents for clarity, accuracy, structure, and consistency.
  • Expert knowledge of the APA Publication Manual and ability to apply editorial standards consistently across complex documents.
  • Ability to edit documents involving statistical results, tables, figures, test specifications, and methodological content.
  • Proven capability to revise drafts based on high-level guidance and develop editing rules or style standards from general principles.
  • Ability to identify inconsistencies, errors, or ambiguities in technical content.
  • Excellent written communication skills and command of grammar, syntax, and professional tone.
  • Ability to manage multiple documents and deadlines while maintaining high quality standards.
  • Experience collaborating with subject-matter experts, analysts, and researchers to refine content without altering technical meaning.
  • Proficiency with common document tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, track changes, version control, style templates).
• Security Clearance: Must possess or be able to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) and successfully complete a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check and a National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI) check. US Citizenship is required.
• Location: This position is eligible for 75% remote work with occasional on-site work as required by customer and/or contract needs. Candidate must be located or willing to relocate within commuting distance of Seaside, CA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with or within the DoD.
• Familiarity with DTAC and its mission and objectives.
• Experience editing documents involving psychometrics, statistics, behavioral science, or data analysis.
• Familiarity with federal or DoD documentation standards and deliverable requirements.
• Experience developing or maintaining editorial style guides or quality control checklists.
• Knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements for federal documents.
• Experience supporting high-stakes testing, assessment programs, or government-sponsored research.
• Familiarity with document management systems and collaborative editing environments.

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.

Original Posting:

January 14, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $105,300.00 – $190,350.00

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.

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You can have a positive impact on the scientific community!

The Behavioral Health and Readiness division of the Leidos Health & Services Sector is seeking a Technical Editor, contingent upon contract award, who will provide editing support to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) in Frederick, Maryland.

The CDMRP is a leading funder of research projects across a broad range of medical fields and military health.  The Leidos Technical Editor will work across a diverse variety of research programs in support of the CDMRP’s goal to transform healthcare through innovative and impactful research.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

•  This is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 2 days/week in person at the Frederick, Maryland office.
• Leidos Life promotes excellent work-life balance.  You can make an impact and have time for your well-being.
• Leidos offers many opportunities for career development and advancement within the Life Sciences Group and beyond.
• Be a part of a large, dynamic workforce with a broad range of scientific expertise

Responsibilities:

• Work with content developers to edit documents for clarity, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style
• Edit and proofread technical and non-technical documents of varied length and complexity, including tables, figures, and numerical data
• Format documents to adhere to applicable style and template requirements
• Ensure drafts and final copies of documents are accurate, complete, and adhere to applicable formatting, style, and SOP requirements
• Manage and track multiple tasks as part of a complex publishing workflow with tight deadlines
• Follow, develop, recommend, and maintain editorial policies

Successful candidates will possess:

• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent proofreading, copyediting, and word processing and formatting skills
• Experience editing documents in accordance with the current AP Stylebook and standard scientific style guides; familiarity with Department of Defense correspondence guidelines a plus
• The ability to work independently and in a team environment and to proactively raise questions, concerns, and suggestions related to editorial issues as they arise
• The ability to work on tight deadlines and to shift priorities on short notice
• Advanced proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite (particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and collaborative tools (particularly Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive)
• Familiarity with a wide range of scientific publications including scientific journals and abstracts
• Familiarity with science writing, graphic design, layout, and desktop publishing best practices in order to communicate with others in the publication development process

Additional Requirements

• This position requires U.S. citizenship in order to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense Public Trust security clearance.
• A writing sample may be requested upon interview.

Required Education:

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a writing intensive field such as English, rhetoric, or similar discipline, with 2+ years related experience is desired.

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.

Original Posting:

January 30, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $52,000.00 – $94,000.00

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.

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Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

The Opportunity

Are you ready to shape the future of global security? The Leidos Intelligence Sector is seeking a detail-oriented Technical Editor – Senior, to support the USCYBERCOM J2 mission, to review, refine, and ensure the quality of finished intelligence products. The Technical Editor – Senior is responsible for examining products to ensure proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as consistency in logic, clarity, and presentation. This role ensures adherence to agency publication standards, specialized subject matter vocabulary, and prescribed style guides. The Technical Editor – Senior amends and aligns tables, tone boxes, and graphics with textual content, confirms the accuracy of classification markings in accordance with Intelligence Community (IC) guidance, and collaborates with authors on narrative organization and further revisions.

Join a team where your “greatest work” isn’t just a slogan—it’s our daily standard.

Contract Status: Proposal Phase/Contingent Upon Award.

Security Clearance: Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Review and edit intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as for clarity, logic, and consistency of content and argument.
• Ensure that all products conform to agency and Intelligence Community publication standards, style guides, and the specialized vocabulary relevant to the subject matter.
• Amend and refine draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure content supports and is consistent with the accompanying text.
• Verify proper classification markings and handling instructions for all products in accordance with IC and agency guidance.
• Collaborate with authors to revise and reorganize product narrative for improved logical flow, negotiating further revisions as needed to optimize the quality and utility of each product.
• Assist in the management of all J2 finished intelligence products approved for external dissemination.
• Research and collect information from internal and external stakeholders, including subject matter experts and relevant open sources, to ensure thorough and accurate product content.
• Analyze, interpret, cross-check, and edit intelligence products to ensure accuracy and compliance with Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs),including but not limited to ICDs 206, 209, 501, and 710.
• Organize information and determine the optimal method of presentation; create content according to established plans.
• Ensure that completed products fulfill their specified purpose, audience, and mission scope.
• Assist in determining and supervising the production process for completed materials, overseeing workflow from draft through publication and dissemination.
• Document Operating Instructions (OIs) for command-wide programs and initiatives as assigned by the Government, standardizing editorial best practices and supporting process improvement.

Needed Experience, Skills, and Education: 

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Master’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; or have Bachelor’s degree related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and an additional 5 years of related senior experience, for a total of 17 years, as a substitute to the Master’s degree. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Clearance Needed:

• Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement.

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Deep familiarity with USCYBERCOM organizational structure and mission.
• Demonstrated experience providing intelligence management and administrative support in a joint or combatant command environment.
• Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, to include documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
• Strong ability to quickly and effectively gather requirements, perform research, compile information, prioritize and collate, draft, edit, and produce high-quality documentation that satisfies customer needs with minimal follow-on work needed.
• Demonstrated proficiency working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, ability to proactively multi-task and meet short deadlines, and possess excellent writing and grammatical skills.
• Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex and technical data to non-technical consumers.
• Able to work across Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies to support organizational goals.

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.

Original Posting:

January 26, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $105,300.00 – $190,350.00

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.