Technical Writer

6 Minutes ago • 4 Years + • Editorial

Job Summary

Job Description

This Technical Writer role involves coordinating and authoring technical documentation throughout its lifecycle, from control to deployment. Responsibilities include preparing, reviewing, revising, and maintaining technical documents for software, systems engineering, operations, testing, and user guides. The role requires composing and editing documentation for hardware and software, including installation, configuration, code, and how-to guides. Additionally, the writer will provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation, formatting publications from various sources, and utilizing tools like MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Must have:
  • Provide coordination and authoring of technical writing and editing
  • Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents
  • Compose and edit technical documentation for hardware and software
  • Provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation
  • Format technical publications from various sources
  • Use MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio
  • Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph
  • Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience
  • Active IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+)
  • Strong technical writing skills
  • Experience with document version control
  • Strong technical editing skills
  • Experience writing and editing various technical documents
  • Experience organizing complex integrated document delivery
  • Experience coordinating quality peer review
  • Experience cataloging and archiving documents
Good to have:
  • Desktop publishing experience
  • Experience quickly creating technical drawings, graphics, and figures
  • Experience with document formats, styles, and technical writing style guides

Job Details

Description of Task to be Performed:

As our Technical Writer you would provide coordination and authoring of technical writing and editing to all phases of documentation control and deployment. Responsibilities include the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents, including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation. The Technical Writer composes and edits technical documentation for all the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration, code documentation and how-to documentation such as end-user guides for capabilities. The Technical Writer will also provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation and will format technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel. This role requires use of multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.

Required Qualifications:

  • Clearance: Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph
  • Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience related to specific functional area
  • Certifications: Active certification for IAT Level II (e.g. CompTIA Security+) by program onboarding date.
  • Demonstrated Experience and knowledge:
  • Strong technical writing (content generation, interviews with technical teams, drafts, and formal document reviews).
  • Understanding and experience with document version control: formal documentation drafting, review, finalization, document control, tracking, and reporting.
  • Strong technical editing (reviewing and editing content for clarity and effectiveness of message, as well as proper grammar and formatting)
  • Experience writing and editing technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, as well as training materials to communicate clearly and effectively to a wide range of audiences.
  • Experience organizing complex integrated document delivery with formal contract deliverables delivered on schedule.
  • Experience coordinating quality peer review of materials.
  • Experience cataloging documents, maintaining records, files, electronic media and archiving of information for publications.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Desktop publishing experience.
  • Experience quickly creating technical drawings, graphics, and figures.
  • Experience with document formats, styles, and technical writing style guides.

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