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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

National Cyber Communications Specialist

GDIT Arlington, VA Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$97,750 - $132,250 per year

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Description

We are seeking a National Cyber Communications Specialist to produce operational communications that carry a cyber command center's findings to various audiences. The successful candidate will write alerts, advisories, leadership notices, and recurring threat updates for federal, State, Local, Tribal and Territorial, and private sector audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Audience & Release Handling: Assign each product a clear audience and release scope, apply classification/handling requirements consistently, flag material for downgrade, and maintain distribution accuracy.
  • Leadership & Crisis Communications: Prepare leadership notices and operational communications for decision-making in normal and crisis operations.
  • Editorial Standards & Quality: Maintain accuracy, clarity, consistency, and plain language across products.
  • Coordination with Analysts & Mission Partners: Work with watch-floor, intelligence, hunt, and incident staff to source and validate content.

Required Qualifications:

  • Experience producing technical communications for cybersecurity or national security audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to produce accurate written products at volume and under deadline.
  • Ability to work from raw technical analysis and translate it for audiences with varying technical depth.
  • Experience managing review, coordination, and release processes for published products.
  • Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements for government-facing products.
  • Strong editorial judgment and command of plain-language writing standards.
  • Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Active Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting national-level cyber programs.
  • Experience producing public or partner-facing cyber advisories.
  • Experience with classification review and downgrade request processes.
  • Experience coordinating products across federal, SLTT, and private sector stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with threat intelligence terminology and structured reporting conventions.

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
  • 401K with company match
  • Competitive pay and paid time off
  • Full flex work weeks where possible
  • Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
  • Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

Skills

Required

  • Communication
  • Crisis Communication
  • Executive Communications
  • Presentations
  • Wiring

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting national-level cyber programs
  • Experience producing public or partner-facing cyber advisories
  • Experience with classification review and downgrade request processes
  • Experience coordinating products across federal, SLTT, and private sector stakeholders
  • Familiarity with threat intelligence terminology and structured reporting conventions

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://gdit.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/USA-VA-Arlington/National-Cyber-Communications-Specialist_RQ226603

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