Technical Documentation Strategist for Government Programs

Connsci; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Connsci in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking a Technical Documentation Specialist to serve as the primary writer and owner of contractual, technical, governance, training, and executive deliverables for a government customer.

You will collaborate with technical, analytics, security, architecture, and program teams to develop, edit, maintain, and manage a large portfolio of concurrent documents, ensuring accuracy, alignment with acceptance criteria, and timely delivery throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, English, Information Systems, Computer Science, Public Administration, Business.
• At least 5 years of experience in technical writing, documentation management, or knowledge-management in support of technology projects.
• At least 3 years of experience producing technical documentation for government, audit, oversight, cybersecurity, analytics, cloud, or data-management programs.
• At least 3 years of experience supporting contract deliverables, SOW requirements, government acceptance processes, or performance-based contracts.
• At least 3 years of experience with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Teams, and collaborative document-development platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop, edit, and maintain all contract reports, technical documents, and written deliverables with consistently high quality and within required delivery schedules/deadlines.
• Create and prepare individual deliverable documents and document packages specified in the contract for client review and acceptance.
• Create and maintain documentation repositories, document inventories, document version histories, and artifact tracking logs.
• Prepare executive-level reports, management briefings, status reports, development phase completion reports, and roadmap documents.
• Coordinate collection of evidence, test results, screenshots, logs, configuration records, and validation materials required for acceptance.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, deliverables, supporting evidence, and acceptance artifacts.
• Develop user guides, administrator guides, training materials, quick-reference guides, and knowledge-transfer documentation.
• Support production of security and compliance documentation, including governance manuals, incident-response documentation, audit artifacts, authorization support materials, risk assessments, and associated frameworks.
• Perform editorial reviews to ensure consistency, clarity, readability, and adherence to project standards.
• Coordinate document reviews and comment resolution with direct client (System Owner), agency stakeholders, and project team members.
• Manage document configuration control and version management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support project closeout activities, transition documentation, and final executive reporting.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation management

Governance documentation

SOW management

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, English, Information Systems, Computer Science, Public Administration, Business

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office

Job description

Connsci in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking a Technical Documentation Specialist to serve as the primary writer and owner of contractual, technical, governance, training, and executive deliverables for a government customer.

You will collaborate with technical, analytics, security, architecture, and program teams to develop, edit, maintain, and manage a large portfolio of concurrent documents, ensuring accuracy, alignment with acceptance criteria, and timely delivery throughout the project lifecycle.