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Senior Technical Writer/Cybersecurity with a Secret Clearance

TeracoreCrystal City, Virginia, United StatesOnsite

This position requires 100% on-site support and an active Secret clearance.


Teracore is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) classified management consulting and information technology services firm. We are committed to creating and maintaining a corporate environment and culture that promotes long-term employment. Diverse talents help us to achieve the missions and objectives of our customers. We hope we can partner together to achieve those goals.

Project Description:


Support and assist the federal staff within all CISOD organizational units. The requirement includes cybersecurity policy, assistance for Cybersecurity related missions as required meeting DHS, OCIO, and CISOD strategic plans, mission goals and objectives. Will support sub-organizational units within the CISOD which include: Policy, Business Operations, and Cybersecurity Service Delivery Branches.

Position Description/Tasks:


Provide policy and audit support to the DHS CISOD.

  • Writing, updating, editing, developing and/or formatting cybersecurity policies and procedures to formalize cybersecurity policy.
  • Utilize leading practices and frameworks (NIST, FISMA, ISO, etc.)
  • Identify and make recommendations for process and tool improvements.
  • Evaluate and provide feedback for improvement to document content and processes.
  • Publish security policies, work with organizational management to ensure accessibility, and ensure changes to policies are promptly and formally communicated.
  • Works with a variety of stakeholders to continually improve quality solutions are provided to the client
  • Researches, prepares, and edits technical documents
  • Collaborates with corporate and government key stake holders to provide constructive feedback on presentations, white papers, contract deliverable documents, Standard Operating Procedures, etc.
  • Performs quality control on all deliverables
  • Manages templates to ensure consistent and repeatable representation of deliverables
  • Prepares briefs and status reports as needed
  • Takes ownership of continually improving and maintaining data quality by effective end-to-end data quality analytics, governance, monitoring, assessment, and enforcement
  • Works independently with limited supervision
  • Influences others regarding policies, practices and procedures

Required Skills:


  •  Active Secret Clearance
  • (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of related work experience and Familiarity with Cybersecurity concepts.
  • Experience in developing and publishing technical documentation
  • Experience in developing and documenting technical processes
  • Experience demonstrating strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for cybersecurity
  • Substantive experience providing document/process development support for a cyber security organization
  • 3+ years' technical documentation in Information security and compliance
  • Utilize leading practices and frameworks (NIST, FISMA, RMF, etc)
  • Strong knowledge and working experience within the security and risk methodologies, frameworks, and technologies
  • Experience in technical documentation in Information security and compliance
  • Thorough understanding of Information Security Compliance requirements
  • Impeccable mastery of English language and grammar
  • Master of MS Word, with very strong skills in MS PowerPoint and Visio
  • Provide quality assurance, analysis, and reporting to ensure audit defensibility

Desired Skills:


  • 3+ years of experience in some of the following ares:
  • Developing, reviewing, or editing various cyber security documents
  • Managing and performing quality best practices and standards
  • Cybersecurity certification is preferred such as, CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CISM, CASP but not required
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Professional documentation, presentation and planning skills
  • Excellent time management skills and proven ability to multi-task competing priorities

At Teracore, we support, depend and thrive on differences for the benefit of our associates and customers. Teracore is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based solely on a person's merit and professional qualifications directly related to job competence. 

Life at Teracore

Welcome to Teracore! ... We are an award-winning management consulting and IT services consulting firm with offices in Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA. Teracore provides high value professional services to Federal Government agencies in both the Defense and Civilian sectors. Founded in 2002, Teracore has enjoyed tremendous growth over its first five years. Our consultants have had the privilege to work with leading federal organizations — such as the Department of Defense, the US Air Force, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Homeland Security — to help them successfully achieve their business and technology goals. Teracore’s consulting heritage draws from the senior team’s decades of experience delivering world-class business and technology services to Global 1000 commercial clients -- we continue to leverage that high-caliber experience as we deliver services to our government customers today. Our people average over 11 years of experience and 50% have advanced degrees, which brings a vast wealth of knowledge and expertise to bear for our clients. With a strong foundation in eBusiness and eGovernment, we realize that business needs should always drive technology. Our associates are “bilingual” and are highly experienced in bridging business and technology organizations to achieve a common goal.
Thrive Here & What We Value1. Diverse Talents Help Achieve Missions and Objectives of Customers2. Committed to Creating and Maintaining Long-Term Employment3. Partnering Together to Achieve Goals4. Supportive, Collaborative Work Environment5. Equal Opportunity Employer with Merit-Based Decisions6. Encourages Hard Work in a Caring Environment7. Government Contract Compliance Consulting Solutions8. Personalized Service for Clients9. Unique Blend of Experienced Executives10. Emphasizes Industry Expertise and Services
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