Technical Writer

Everwatch; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

EverWatch, a government solutions company, seeks a Technical Writer to draft, edit, format, and maintain system documentation across multiple projects. You will work with engineers, QA, and IT staff to ensure documents meet government templates and stay up-to-date.

Applicants should have a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, 6+ years of relevant experience or 10+ years with HS Diploma, and strong skills in MS Office and Atlassian tools.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing, reviewing, revising, and maintaining technical documents incl. software/systems engineering and user documentation.
• Experience writing/editing technical docs for hardware and software including installation, configuration and how-to guides.
• Experience creating code documentation for software.
• Experience producing implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and SharePoint; familiarity with Jira/Confluence.
• Ability to document field, data definitions and data flows; format technical publications from various sources.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years or HS Diploma with 10+ years in technical writing for similar programs.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, format, proofread and manage technical documents for a family of systems.
• Coordinate with system/software engineers, QA, and IT teams to keep documentation current and compliant with government templates.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

End-user guides

Editing

MS Office

Code documentation

Jira

Confluence

Security clearance

Graphics understanding

Data/field documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

HS Diploma + 10+ years experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Title

Technical Writer

Overview

EverWatch is a government solutions company providing advanced defense, intelligence, and deployed support to our country’s most critical missions. We are a full-service government solutions company. Harnessing the most advanced technology and solutions, we strengthen defenses and control environments to preserve continuity and ensure mission success.

EverWatch employees are focused on tackling the most difficult challenges of the US Government. We offer the best salaries and benefits packages in our industry - to identify and retain the top talent in support of our critical mission objectives.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

Responsibilities

As a Technical Writer on our team, you'll support the drafting, writing, editing, formatting, proof reading, and document management and maintenance of required system technical documents for a family of systems. You will be responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents and will work closely with the Task Leads and coordinate with System and Software Engineers, System Administrators, Information Assurance, and System Testers to ensure all required system documentation remains update-to-date and in compliance with government provided templates.

Qualifications

You Have:

• Experience with preparing, reviewing, revising, and maintaining technical documents including software and systems engineering, systems operations, testing, and user documentation


• Experience writing and editing technical documentation for all projects hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation


• Experience creating code documentation for software


• Experience producing implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities


• Experience in the following applications Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and SharePoint as well as Atlassian Jira and Confluence


• Ability to provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation and format technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawingses


• TS/SCI with a polygraph


• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, complexity or a HS Diploma and 10+ years of experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, complexity.

Nice to Have:

• Experience using MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)


• Experience with Basic manipulation of graphics (jpg, tiff, pdf,png)


• Experience interpreting technical drawings and other technical graphics


• Experience conducting research and ensuring use of proper technical terminology


• Experience organizing and writing according to an established standard


• Experience with and/or working knowledge of IT systems and common IT terminology

Clearance:Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secretclearance with a polygraph is required.

Compensation at EverWatch is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62.50 to $85.73 per hour. The estimate displayed represents the typical compensation range for this position and is just one component of EverWatch’s total compensation package for employees.

Job Locations

US-MD-Annapolis Junction

Skills

Technical Writer, Confluence, Jira