Remote Federal IT Documentation & Technical Writer

Jobgether; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Documentation and Technical Writer based in the United States. This role focuses on creating and maintaining high-quality documentation for federal IT environments, including DR, COOP, cybersecurity, and compliance processes.

You will transform complex information into clear materials and collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and IT operations teams to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and audit readiness while adhering to Section 508 and ITIL v4 standards.

Qualifications

• Strong technical writing background with experience in federal or regulated IT environments.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.
• Minimum five years in technical writing or IT documentation roles.
• Experience creating SOPs, manuals, runbooks, and knowledge-base articles.
• Experience supporting disaster recovery, continuity planning, and IT operational documentation.
• Familiarity with RMF artifacts, contingency planning, and audit evidence.
• Ability to work with engineers, cybersecurity, and IT operations teams to validate information.
• Proficiency with Section 508 accessibility requirements and ITIL v4 practices.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and standardize technical documentation across IT operations, cybersecurity, and business continuity.
• Develop SOPs, system guides, runbooks, process docs, and knowledge-base articles.
• Translate complex technical concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ensure docs reflect current architectures, configurations, and procedures.
• Support DR/COOP documentation and after-action/CA planning deliverables.
• Assist with RMF documentation and compliance artifacts.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Communication skills

Audit readiness

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Assurance / IT / Technical Writing

ITIL v4 Foundation certification

CompTIA Security+ certification

Tools

Confluence

SharePoint

Jira

Microsoft Word

Office 365

Knowledge management systems

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Documentation and Technical Writer based in the United States. This role focuses on creating and maintaining high-quality documentation for federal IT environments, including DR, COOP, cybersecurity, and compliance processes.

You will transform complex information into clear materials and collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and IT operations teams to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and audit readiness while adhering to Section 508 and ITIL v4 standards.