Description

The Health and Civil Sector of Leidos is seeking an IT Policy Analyst who will be responsible for producing effective written communication for an IT Division within a federal government agency on policies, procedures, and guidelines. You will be working with our subject matter experts (SMEs) and other internal stakeholders to analyze, recommend, author, and deliver high-quality documentation such as procedures, policies, and SOPs.

Candidate MUST:

Be a US Citizen who is currently located in the United States for the current three consecutive years and be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Remote work that must be performed within the United States.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, draft, and maintain IT-related policies to ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks, current organizational standards, and IT objectives.
• Create strategy, through policy and other channels, to educate workforce of proposed and ongoing efforts to drive efficiency, new initiatives, standardize IT concepts, ensure compliance with federal policies, and/or revise existing standards.
• Develop and/or update communication outreach SOPs, policy directives, and other related processes and procedures.
• Analyze business processes to determine documentation requirements.
• Gather information through research, SME interviews, source documents, and review of existing documentation.
• Write various types of documentation, such as policies and operational procedures.
• Manage regular reviews with SMEs to maintain accuracy and completeness of documents.
• Create documents that comply with federal government customer's standards on language, writing style, structure, and format.

• Strong knowledge with creating and deriving policies in a start up environment.
• Strong interviewing and listening skills.
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to foster harmonious relationships.
• Time management/ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
• Strong ability to:
  • Write clearly, concisely, and accurately.
  • Write for a wide variety of audiences.
  • Proof-read and edit.
  • Pay attention to detail.
  • Demonstrate initiative, problem-solving, and decision-making within scope of responsibilities.
  • Ask relevant questions when interviewing SMEs and other resource persons.
  • Comprehend abstract and complex concepts and translate them to concrete, simple, user-friendly documents.
  • Effectively collaborate in a team environment, as well as work independently without much supervision.
  • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years' experience; Master's degree and 4 years' experience; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
• At least three (3) years of experience in policy analysis and policy writing either in Government (federal, state, or local).
• Previous experience in policy writing, preferably IT-related topics, is required.
• Expertise and experience with working in a customer "start-up" space, where all new policies are needed.
• Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of the principles and methodologies of business process reengineering.
• Knowledge of the current and emerging methods and developments in the field of IT management.
• Knowledge of the concepts, characteristics, and capabilities of information technology security and systems.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize and deliver high-quality, accurate work within targeted deadlines.