Sr. Technical Writer - Defense Program.

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC in San Diego, CA seeks a Sr. Technical Writer - Defense Program to support a large defense program onsite. The role runs for 12 months on a W2 contract, requiring a US citizen with a current Secret clearance and ability to obtain SAP clearance.

Responsibilities include editing plans, reports, procedures, manuals, SOWs, and specs, collaborating with SMEs, and ensuring publication quality. Strong writing, editing, and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with related experience or advanced degrees as listed.
• Excellent technical writing and editing with precise documentation layout.
• Experience collaborating with SMEs and reviewers to clarify docs.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of technical publications for a defense program.
• Edit plans, reports, test procedures, SOWs, user manuals, and requirements specs.
• Work with SMEs to ensure clear, accurate technical documentation.
• Collaborate with CM and Quality for publication and delivery.
• Capture meeting minutes and action items for TEMs and design reviews.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Documentation layout

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Visio

SharePoint

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Job title: Sr. Technical Writer - Defense Program.

Work location: Onsite in San Diego, CA

Duration: 12 months

Terms: W2 Contract

Work authorization: US Citizen; must hold a current/active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance

Position Description:

• TheTechnical Editor & Writer IIIwill support a wide array of tasks associated with the development and maintenance of technical publications for a large defense program.
• Editing plans, technical reports, test procedures, statements of work, user manuals, operation manuals, requirement specifications, validation documents, and proposal volumes.
• Working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure clear and accurate technical documentation.
• Collaborating with Configuration Management and Quality Mission Assurance for document publication and delivery.
• Capturing meeting minutes and action items for technical exchange meetings (TEMs) and design reviews.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience;
• OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of related experience;
• OR a PhD with 1 year of related experience.
• Current DoD Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Experience developing and maintaining program plans and process documents, and experience working with SMEs to improve and clarify technical documentation.
• Excellent technical writing and editing skills with a focus on accuracy and consistency of both technical information and documentation layout.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and SharePoint plus Adobe Acrobat.
• Well-organized, detailed-oriented self-starter who enjoys challenges and works well in teams and independently.
• Exceptional organizational skills to include the ability to multitask; must be focused on program’s documentation requirements and deadlines.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management, as well as the customer.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of contractual requirements [SOWs and Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)] and Configuration Management processes.
• Understanding of program Security Classification Guides (SCGs) to determine document portion markings.
• Proposal experience, such as authoring Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and editing Technical Volumes.
• Experience using Agile framework and Jira best practices.