Senior Technical Writer & Documentation Lead - Top Secret

American Systems

Colorado Springs (CO)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

48 hours ago

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Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a federal government contractor seeking an experienced technical editor to lead the development and delivery of CDRLs, manuals, technical data, test plans and related publications. You will oversee edits, fact verification, and publication production to meet deadlines and budgets.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree, 8-10 years of related experience, active Top Secret clearance, and US citizenship.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree
8-10 years of related work experience
Active Top Secret Clearance
US Citizenship

Responsibilities

Leads development, revision, quality control, and delivery of CDRLs, maintenance manuals, technical data, test plans/reports, implementation artifacts, onboarding documentation, and transition records.
Maintains documentation supporting ICS/ICD/ISA updates, configuration control, RMF evidence, customer additions, operational procedures, and Government review packages.
Writes, rewrites and edits material for reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instruction books, catalogs, and related technical and administrative publications.
Edits manuscripts for completeness, accuracy and language use, revises manuscripts to meet style and accuracy standards.
Plans the contents of publications according to style, policy, and publishing requirements.
Verifies facts, dates, and statistics using standard references.
Oversees publication production including artwork, layout, typesetting, and printing, ensuring deadlines and budgets.