Technical Writing Team Lead

Job ID: 2612161

Location: Arlington, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-05-04

Category: Communications

Subcategory: Technical Writer/Ed

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

• SAIC is seeking qualified applicants to support a cutting-edge data, analytics, and AI platform. Roles include managing customer relationships, service portfolio and catalog management, software engineering & development, data/AI engineering, IT systems operations, and use case intake and analytics for DoW enterprise-scale mission objectives expected in Spring/Summer 2026.
  
  

Positions are contingent pending contract award.

A majority of the opportunities are in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area (WDCMA). Some work may be performed remotely, subject to Government approval.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical writing team in developing, maintaining, and updating key program documentation, including the Project Management Plan, Quality Management Plan, and Operations Plans.
• Develop and maintain the Customer Success Operations Plan (CSOP), Cybersecurity Operations Plan (CYP), and all supporting documentation.
• Partner with Government stakeholders to define, establish, and maintain service levels for major WDP services.
• Draft, edit, and publish technical documents such as:
• Equipment manuals
• SOPs
• Operational instructions
• Appendices
• User-facing materials
• Support updates to the Software Engineering Plan (SWP).
• Maintain and organize documentation within the WDP Knowledge Management system, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and alignment with program updates.
• Produce clear, comprehensive technical documentation and assist with layout or formatting as needed.
• May assist in layout work.
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Bachelors & 5 years of related experience, Masters & 3 years of experience, or PhD with 1 year experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

• Proficiency in technical writing, editing, and publication of complex documents.
• Ability to lead and oversee teams producing technical documentation.
• Skill in developing and maintaining program documentation (PMP, QMP, Operations Plans, CSOP, CYP).
• Knowledge of documentation standards, version control, and configuration management.
• Skill in organizing, maintaining, and governing large-scale documentation repositories.
• Ability to present technical information clearly for diverse audiences.
• Capability to assist with formatting, structure, and layout of technical documents.
  
  

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .