Senior DoD Technical Writer: Clear, Impactful Manuals

Booz Allen; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 69,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Booz Allen delivers mission-ready technical documentation for DoD and government programs. We seek a Senior Technical Writer to create, revise, and maintain print and digital manuals, procedures, and training materials.

You will translate complex source data into clear content for military audiences, applying templates and ensuring review cycles are met with rigor. The role requires 5+ years in DoD documentation, strong editing skills, and the ability to work with subject-matter experts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with DoD technical documentation or a military, defense agency, acquisition, or weapon-system program
• 5+ years of experience writing, editing, or maintaining technical documentation
• 5+ years of experience developing content such as manuals, procedures, reports, or training materials for technical or government audiences
• Knowledge of grammar, document formatting, editing, and version-control practices
• Ability to proficiently produce technical documentation using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, or Visio
• Ability to gather information from technical sources and subject-matter experts and present it clearly
• Ability to incorporate feedback, manage priorities, and meet deadlines in a team environment
• HS diploma or GED
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, English, Communications, Journalism, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Create, revise, and maintain operational, instructional, maintenance, and test documentation for print and digital delivery.
• Gather information from engineering drawings, source data, and subject-matter experts, then translate it into clear content for military and technical audiences.
• Create or apply established templates and customer standards, incorporate review comments, and support document control, validation, and contract deliverables activities.
• Complete routine assignments independently and perform complex work with guidance from senior team members.
• Works without considerable oversight or direction.

Job description

Booz Allen delivers mission-ready technical documentation for DoD and government programs. We seek a Senior Technical Writer to create, revise, and maintain print and digital manuals, procedures, and training materials.

You will translate complex source data into clear content for military audiences, applying templates and ensuring review cycles are met with rigor. The role requires 5+ years in DoD documentation, strong editing skills, and the ability to work with subject-matter experts.