Sr. Technical Writer

Planned Systems International; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

DexteritechSolutions, LLC (DTS) seeks a Senior Technical Writer/Editor with a strong background in strategic communications to support a VA OIT customer. The role requires researching, drafting, and refining content, policies, and procedures, and collaborating with executives and IT teams to improve content quality and impact.

The candidate should excel in technical communication, editing, and analytics, with flexibility to adapt to evolving client needs, and must be authorized to work in the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, CS, ECE or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience.
• Experience editing narrative and graphic products to identify and correct errors and inconsistencies.
• Ability to plan, analyze and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Proficient with MS Office and editing tools.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research, analyze data, identify trends, and prepare reports.
• Determine program requirements and make recommendations.
• Analyze programs, policies, procedures, and systems and optimize them.
• Draft new or revised policies and procedures.
• Assist program managers with budgets, schedules, and metrics.
• Identify and resolve issues and problems.
• Plan, analyze, and evaluate operational effectiveness.
• Prepare and present reports and recommendations.
• Collaborate with executive teams and IT to improve and test content.
• Repurpose content for diverse audiences and conduct quality control.

Skills

Editing & proofreading

Technical writing

Content analysis

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, CS, ECE or related technical discipline

Tools

MS Office

Word processing

Spreadsheet tools

Graphics editing

Job description

Overview

DexteritechSolutions, LLC (DTS) is seeking a skilled Technical Writer/Editor, Senior with a strong background in strategic communications to support our Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology (OIT) customer. The candidate must be a self-starter who can quickly understand new assignments, conduct research, provide relevant content, offersolutionsand is adaptable. A baseline understanding of IT and experience with Organizational Change Management would be preferred. The environment is dynamic, and theclientneeds are often evolving. Flexibility and forward-thinking views are important for success.

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities

• Conducting research, analyzing data,identifyingtrends, and preparing reports.

• Determiningprogram requirements and making recommendations.

• Analyzing programs, policies, procedures, and systems and making recommendations tooptimizethese.

• Drafting new or revised policies and procedures.

• Assistingprogram managers with the development of budgets and schedules as well as tracking metrics.

• Identifyingand resolving issues and problems.

• Planning, analyzing, and evaluating the effectiveness of operations and programs.

• Preparing and presenting reports and recommendations

• Collaborates with executive teams and IT groups to create a framework and process for continuously improving and testingnew content.

• Repurposes content for a variety of audiences/stakeholders and uses.

• Performs quality control of content.

• Edits narrative and graphic products toidentifyand correct grammatical formatting and logic errors and toidentifylogical inconsistencies that will require author attention.

• Establishes processes and materials to build knowledge sharing based on how information flows from products/product line managers and across the organization.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors inbusinessdiscipline,computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical disciplineisrequired(8 years ofadditionalrelevant experience may be substituted for education).

• 5+ years of experience.

• Must have experience in editing narrative and graphic products toidentifyand correct grammatical formatting and logic errors and toidentifylogical inconsistencies that will require author attention.

• Must have knowledge in how to plan,analyzeand evaluate the effectiveness of operating programs.
• Must be able to use source data to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and business processes.
• Must be able to use qualitative and quantitative analytical skills to assess the effectiveness of the operations
• Must have experience in theapplicationa variety of word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, and scheduling tools.
• Must have experience in explainingin simple language scientific and technical ideasthat are difficult for the average reader to understand.
• Advanced writing and editing skills
• A firm grasp of the challenges of communicating in the various channels available today
• Flexibility, ingenuity, creativity, diplomacy, and a willingness to learn and adapt
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams, or other editing and GUI editing software.
• Ability to obtain andmaintainaTier II Moderate Risk Background Investigation.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting large Cabinet-level federal agencies, ideally the Department of Veterans Affairs.

• Provideexpert guidance tooptimizesystems, procedures, and processes, evaluate operational and programeffectivenessand develop solutions to make improvements or address performance issues.

• Strong project management, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues; desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.

• Capable self-starter with a drive to get all types of work done and high attention to detail.

• Excellent ability to communicate across most mediums and settings.

Company Benefits

PSI offers full-time, benefits eligible employees a competitive total compensation package that includes paid leave, and options for employer sponsored group medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D coverage, legal services, identity theft, and accident insurance. Flexible spending account and health saving account options offer pre-tax savings for qualified medical, dental, and vision expenses. The company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan has an employer contribution match that is immediately vested. We invest in the professional growth of our employees through professional courses, certifications, and tuition reimbursement programs.

EEO Commitment

It is company policy to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination, are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.