Senior Technical Writer for DoD Software & System Docs

631 Booz Allen Hamilton_United States; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen is seeking a Senior Technical Writer for the Fort Belvoir, VA area to craft and maintain documentation for a deployed Army software system. You will translate complex technical concepts into clear user manuals, installation guides, and procedures.

You will coordinate with software developers, systems engineers, testers, CM personnel, and government SMEs to keep content aligned with baselines and releases, handling reviews and approvals in a rigorous, Agile-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience performing technical writing and editing for software applications, information technology systems, or systems engineering programs.
• Experience developing, reviewing, and delivering CDRL documentation, interpreting applicable Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), contractual content and formatting requirements, and government review comments to produce complete, compliant, and on-time deliverables.
• Authoring and maintaining documentation for deployed software systems, including user or administrator manuals, installation and configuration procedures, troubleshooting guidance, and system configuration records.
• Ability to keep content accurate as software versions and approved configurations change.
• Ability to independently gather and validate complex information with software developers, systems engineers, testers, configuration management personnel, and government SMEs and apply sound information architecture, rigorous editing and quality control, and document review and version-management practices using tools such as Microsoft Office or SharePoint.
• Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate technical documentation for deployed software systems.
• Translate complex engineering and operational information into clear instructions for government stakeholders, admins, and users.
• Produce and update CDRL deliverables, software user and administrator manuals, installation and configuration guides, operational procedures, and system configuration documentation.
• Coordinate reviews, resolve comments, verify content, and ensure publications align with baselines and software releases.
• Collaborate with developers, systems engineers, testers, configuration management personnel, and government SMEs.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Content organization

Requirements gathering

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Visio

Adobe Acrobat

MadCap Flare

Job description

Booz Allen is seeking a Senior Technical Writer for the Fort Belvoir, VA area to craft and maintain documentation for a deployed Army software system. You will translate complex technical concepts into clear user manuals, installation guides, and procedures.

You will coordinate with software developers, systems engineers, testers, CM personnel, and government SMEs to keep content aligned with baselines and releases, handling reviews and approvals in a rigorous, Agile-friendly environment.