Documentation Specialist(DISA)

Horizon Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with employer match

Educational Assistance

Student Loan Repayment

Paid Time off

Job summary

Horizon Industries is seeking a Documentation Specialist to join our remote, full-time team supporting the DISA Defense Information Systems Agency from the United States. The role focuses on creating, organizing, and translating technical information for both technical and nontechnical audiences, with independent work capability and IT documentation expertise.

Qualified candidates have a Bachelor’s degree in CS, engineering, or a related field, at least five years of relevant experience, and a

Qualifications

• Five years relevant IT documentation experience.
• Experience in technical writing and documentation for IT.
• Experience in preparing technical documentation and researching standards.
• Ability to work independently or under general direction.
• Certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and compose technical information.
• Research and ensure proper technical terminology.
• Translate technical information for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Prepare online documentation using the Windows help compiler.

Skills

Five years experience

Technical writing

Documentation standards

Independent work

Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, engineering or related field

Job description

Citizenship : This position would require a US Citizenship.

Who We Are

Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) is a dynamic IT and Management Consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area. Founded in 1996, Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) has evolved into a company of highly qualified professionals that provides full-cycle IT Consultant and Management support in both the private and public sectors.

Horizon’s culture is based on our core values, and we PRIDE ourselves on a diverse, employee, and family-centric approach.

We are currently seeking a Documentation Specialist for a full-time position, remotely supporting the DISA Defense Information Systems Agency.

Job Description:

The Program provides the full range of IT services, technical and management expertise that support applications, software, hardware, infrastructure, and systems across the DISA IT Enterprise. Support is provided for information technology solutions, technical support, maintenance, and sustainment; operations support; application development, maintenance, and technical support; and lifecycle management. Additionally, the program also supports administrative program management for IT program offices and the DISA Information Operations Office. The program provides support technology services across the DISA Information Operations Enterprise, the DISA Program Executive Offices (PEO), and all other technology services currently supported through DISA Contracting Services Office (DCSO) acquisitions.

Duties of a Documentation Specialist may include:

• Gather, analyze, and compose technical information
• Conduct research and ensure the use of proper technical terminology
• Translate technical information into clear, readable documents to be used by technical and nontechnical personnel
• For applications built to run in a Windows environment, use the standard help compiler to prepare all on-line documentation

Required Skills / Experience:

• Five (5) years relevant experience.
• Experience in technical writing and documentation pertaining to all aspects of IT
• Experience in preparing technical documentation, including conducting research on applicable standards.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to work independently or under only general direction
• Relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical authority

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; or equivalent experience.

Why you will love working with us/ Perks

• A comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical, dental, vision and disability)
• a 401k program where you are 100% vested from day one with an employer match after 90 days.
• an Educational Assistance program.
• a Student Loan Repayment Program
• Paid Time off
• Dynamics, passionate, multi-disciplinary team of creative minds to work with and many more.

Horizon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and it is our policy to consider allapplicants for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or nationalorigin.

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