Senior Technical Writer - TS/SCI | On-Site DC

Apex Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

401K

HSA

EAP

Employee discounts

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Technical Writer to transform complex IT content into clear, user-facing documentation for agency audiences. This on-site role in Washington, DC requires eligibility for a TS/SCI with CI Poly and a strong command of technical grammar and standards.

You will standardize templates, edit installation and user guides, maintain a document library, and collaborate with engineers and project teams to ensure accuracy and consistency across all publications.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required.
• 8 years of relevant technical writing experience.
• IAT Level II certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and review ITD technical products for grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as for logic, clarity, and consistency.
• Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents including software and systems/network engineering, system/network operations, testing, and user documentation.
• Write and edit technical documentation for all project hardware and software requirements to include installation, configuration, how-to documentation, and end-user guides.
• Standardize documentation by creating and implementing templates for all document types.
• Ensure that style and format conform to agency publication standards and that language presentation is consistent with prescribed style guides and specialized vocabulary of subject matter fields.
• Amend draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure the content supports and is consistent with the accompanying text.
• Ensure proper classification markings in accordance with provided guidance.
• Work with authors to revise products for narrative organization, and negotiate further revisions as needed.
• Maintain a document library to enable ease of document storage, retrieval, updates, and review.
• Participate in special projects as required.

Skills

Technical writing principles

Word processing & DTP

Agency publications standards

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

BA/BS

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Technical Writer to transform complex IT content into clear, user-facing documentation for agency audiences. This on-site role in Washington, DC requires eligibility for a TS/SCI with CI Poly and a strong command of technical grammar and standards.

You will standardize templates, edit installation and user guides, maintain a document library, and collaborate with engineers and project teams to ensure accuracy and consistency across all publications.