Technical Writer, Level 2

Avalore.ai; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Avalore.ai is seeking a Technical Writer to prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documentation for DoD electronic equipment and systems. You will write installation, configuration, and end-user guides for hardware and software, and create implementation guides and data-flow documentation.

You will work with engineers to produce training materials, maintain a current documentation library, and translate highly technical information for a broad audience. A TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Six (6) years experience as a TW in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI with an appropriate current polygraph is required to be considered for this role; Ability to receive privileged access rights

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents for hardware and software.
• Write and edit installation, configuration, and how-to documentation.
• Produce end-user guides, implementation guides, and field documentation.
• Collaborate with developers to create training materials and ensure quality.
• Maintain a current internal documentation library.
• Research technical subjects and translate complex information for wide audiences.
• Produce DoD equipment and cryptologic program documentation as needed.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation. Writes and edits technical documentation for all of the project's hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation. Creates code documentation for software; produces implementation guides and enduser guides for capabilities; provides field, data definition, and data flow documentation and formats technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources.

• Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications
• Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents
• Gather technical information, prepares written text
• Maintain a current internal documentation library
• Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.
• Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials
• Work on all phases of documentation
• Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity
• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences
• Coordinate layout and design of documents
• Research highly technical subject matter, organizes information from multiples sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers
• Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity
• Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources
• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems
• Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information
• Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies
• Apply technical manual standard NSA DS-89 to work products

Requirements

• Six (6) years experience as a TW in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI with an appropriate current polygraph is required to be considered for this role; Ability to receive privileged access rights

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply.

• Employer-Paid Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) with a generous matching program
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Program