Senior Technical Writer - Gov IT & SDLC Specialist

CGS Federal; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Job summary

CGS Federal in Detroit, MI seeks an experienced Senior Technical Writer to provide consultative, analytical, and documentation support for a major federal initiative. You will draft and maintain technical content for IT projects, partnering with stakeholders to establish processes and ensure documentation aligns with the SDLC.

The role requires 5+ years of technical writing experience, strong communications, and the ability to work independently or with teams.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• 5+ years experience with development of technical documentation.
• 3+ years experience with development of user documentation.
• Fluency with industry standard technical summary and reporting techniques including Agile project management methodology.
• Ability to produce quality work independently or in a group setting.
• Experience with MS Office Suite including Visio.
• Willingness and ability to pass background check/security screening.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and development of technical documentation related to a variety of projects in the IT space.
• Work closely with project stakeholders to establish technical processes and procedures.
• Document projects through the SDLC.
• Provide status reports for multiple ongoing projects and related documentation efforts.
• Assist with both user and admin level documentation.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

SDLC documentation

Agile

MS Office

Visio

Background check

Tools

MS Office

Visio

Job description

CGS Federal in Detroit, MI seeks an experienced Senior Technical Writer to provide consultative, analytical, and documentation support for a major federal initiative. You will draft and maintain technical content for IT projects, partnering with stakeholders to establish processes and ensure documentation aligns with the SDLC.

The role requires 5+ years of technical writing experience, strong communications, and the ability to work independently or with teams.