Senior Technical Writer for Security Policy & Publications

Olgoonik Corporation; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Olgoonik Corporation is seeking a skilled Technical Writer III to independently oversee the development and publication of security policy manuals, documents, handbooks, and related materials. You will ensure editorial quality, consistency, and compliance with Department guidelines while collaborating with subject matter experts.

The role requires Top Secret clearance, advanced Microsoft Office skills, and proven writing/editing experience, with travel up to 20% for projects and training as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of writing and editing experience.
• 3 years of experience with Department of State regulations and security procedures.

Responsibilities

• Works with management and development team to create basic policy documentation, guides and manuals.
• Edits document drafts to ensure consistency within the document and with parallel language in other related Documents and grammatical accuracy.
• Writes and/or edits documents, program histories, and policies.
• Prepares documents for printing.
• Assists in developing, reviewing, and testing electronic format documents.
• Maintains electronic files of document drafts and final versions.
• Performs research and prepare summaries;
• Ensures documentation is accurate, complete, meets editorial and government specifications, and adheres to standards for quality, graphics, content, format, and style;
• Collaborates with subject matter experts to create, edit, and revise materials, to include creating and maintaining internal templates and style guides in conjunction with Department and Bureau policies;
• Provides guidance and assistance to other personnel and managers regarding logic, clarity, comprehensiveness, relevance, and brevity.
• Researches and reviews articles to ensure that the information is accurate, complete and sufficiently detailed to prevent publication errors or improper information by using their own knowledge, research and consultation with other subject matter experts.
• Performs and maintains Open Text and SharePoint Programs related to these duties.
• May be required to prepare Quarterly Performance Measurements.
• Provides customer service support.
• Coordinates with internal office management to set priorities for editing publications and other materials.
• May be required to work independently with little supervision.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Microsoft Office

Editing

Technical writing

Copyediting

Communication

Adobe Creative Suite

Documentation standards

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

PageMaker

Illustrator

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Photoshop

SharePoint

Job description

Olgoonik Corporation is seeking a skilled Technical Writer III to independently oversee the development and publication of security policy manuals, documents, handbooks, and related materials. You will ensure editorial quality, consistency, and compliance with Department guidelines while collaborating with subject matter experts.

The role requires Top Secret clearance, advanced Microsoft Office skills, and proven writing/editing experience, with travel up to 20% for projects and training as