Senior Technical Writer: TS/SCI with Polygraph

J&T Business Consulting; Maryland; On-site; USD 109,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance & Disability

PTO and Holidays

401(k) with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

J&T Business Consulting seeks an experienced Technical Writer (Level 3) in Annapolis Junction, MD, to author and oversee comprehensive technical documentation and training materials for cryptologic systems and DoD programs.

You will collaborate with engineers and SMEs to translate complex concepts into clear documents, ensuring compliance with NSA DS-89 and DoD guidelines while maintaining centralized documentation repositories.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with a current Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline plus at least 8 years of technical writing experience, or Master’s degree plus 6 years (Master’s substituting for 2 years), or 12 years with no degree.
• Demonstrated expertise authoring documentation in compliance with NSA DS-89 and DoD acquisition frameworks.
• Proven ability to document complex cryptologic systems, software development workflows, and engineering schematics.

Responsibilities

• Author, edit, and maintain complex technical publications, user manuals, SOPs, training guides, and system design specs.
• Develop defense acquisition lifecycle documentation for DoD electronic systems and cryptologic platforms.
• Ensure documents adhere to NSA DS-89 and related standards.
• Research by gathering data from engineering docs, schematics, and staff.
• Interpret drawings and workflows to synthesize large volumes of data.
• Lead documentation projects with large content, coordinating design and layout across contributors.
• Perform peer reviews and QA on deliverables.
• Maintain the program’s internal documentation repository and library.
• Prepare high-level reports and briefings using Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.

Skills

Technical writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Master's degree in a technical discipline (substituting for 2 years)

12 years of relevant technical writing experience without a degree

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

J&T Business Consulting seeks an experienced Technical Writer (Level 3) in Annapolis Junction, MD, to author and oversee comprehensive technical documentation and training materials for cryptologic systems and DoD programs.

You will collaborate with engineers and SMEs to translate complex concepts into clear documents, ensuring compliance with NSA DS-89 and DoD guidelines while maintaining centralized documentation repositories.