About the position
The Technical Writer is responsible for creating and writing various types of user documents, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions. This role involves explaining scientific and technical ideas in simple language, working with customers to translate their functional requirements into detailed technical specifications, and ensuring that new and existing publications follow established documentation procedures. The Technical Writer will lead internal process documentation, evaluate existing publications for quality, relevancy, and accuracy, and be responsible for creating documents from technical information provided by technical staff or ensuring documents produced by technical staff are consistent with formats and standards.
Responsibilities
- Explain scientific and technical ideas in simple language.
- Work with customers to translate their functional requirements into detailed technical specifications.
- Ensures new and existing publications follow established documentation procedures.
- Leads internal process documentation.
- Evaluates existing publications for quality, relevancy, and accuracy.
- Responsible for creating documents from technical information provided by technical staff or ensuring documents produced by technical staff are consistent with formats and standards.
Requirements
- Minimum bachelor's degree and five years in a technical or lead writing role
- TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
- Proven ability to distill complex information into clear, concise text
- Demonstrated excellent writing and grammar skills and ability to work independently and deliver accurate content under deadline pressure
- Proven experience designing and delivering developer-oriented documentation as well as working directly with development teams
- Experienced using multiple tools to develop base templates and manipulate output styles
- Possess a thorough understanding of software development (SDLC), IC ITE, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and other key contract terminology.
