Responsible for creating and writing various types of user documents, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions.
Explain scientific and technical ideas in simple language.
Work with customers to translate their functional requirements into detailed technical specifications.
Provide overall leadership of the technical writing tasks and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution.
Process Owner for all technical documentation on the program including documentation produced by professional technical writers under management.
Writes and edits technical documentation for all of the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation.
Creates code documentation for software; produces implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities; provides field, data definition, and data flow documentation and formats technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources.
Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing and user documentation.
Distill complex information into clear, concise text.
Apply writing and grammar skills and delivers accurate documentation with under tight deadlines.
Experience designing and developing developer-oriented documentation and collaborating/working directly with developer teams.
Use documentation tools to develop templates and create output in various mediums.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) with ability to obtain a polygraph.
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.
Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of experience (or equivalent), and a minimum of five years in a technical or lead writing role.
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 terminology in this PWS.

Benefits

Healthcare
Wellness
Financial
Retirement
Family support
Continuing education
Time off benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

technical writingdocumentationcode documentationinstallation documentationconfiguration documentationhow-to documentationuser documentationeditinggrammar skillssoftware development lifecycle (SDLC)

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationindependent workdeadline managementcollaborationdistilling complex informationattention to detailproblem-solvingcustomer interactionwriting skills

Certifications

Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)polygraph