Senior Technical Writer — Docs-as-Code for DoD Software

Seneca Holdings; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Seneca Holdings invites a Technical Writer to support the ARAT program at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The role covers creation and maintenance of system documentation, including user manuals and CDRLs, authored in Markdown within a GitLab-based docs-as-code workflow.

Travel to MD for reviews is expected, with flexibility in contractor location. Qualified candidates hold a DoD Secret clearance and 4–8 years in technical writing, with expertise in MkDocs, Sphinx, Hugo, and MS Word/Acrobat for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
• 4 to 8 years of relevant professional experience in technical documentation.
• Active DoD Secret clearance at time of application.
• Travel to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland for reviews and integration events; contractor location carries flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Produce System User's Manual for directed efforts and the Help content inside software installation packages.
• Prepare and edit CDRL deliverables: trip reports, presentations, Monthly Status Reports, Software Version Description, and Completion Summary Report.
• Ensure deliverables require no substantive Government correction.
• Author in Markdown within GitLab and maintain documentation as code alongside the software baseline.
• Apply correct CUI marking to draft and delivered material; maintain document baseline discipline.
• Supervise and review the documentation work of other contributors.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation as code

Markdown

GitLab

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

MkDocs

Sphinx

Hugo

GitLab

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Seneca Holdings invites a Technical Writer to support the ARAT program at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The role covers creation and maintenance of system documentation, including user manuals and CDRLs, authored in Markdown within a GitLab-based docs-as-code workflow.

Travel to MD for reviews is expected, with flexibility in contractor location. Qualified candidates hold a DoD Secret clearance and 4–8 years in technical writing, with expertise in MkDocs, Sphinx, Hugo, and MS Word/Acrobat for