Technical Writer, Level 2

Avalore; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Disability

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Avalore is seeking a Technical Writer in Maryland to prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents for software, hardware, and DoD systems. You will write installation, configuration, and end-user guides, and collaborate with engineers to produce training materials and publications.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and six years of TW experience; TS/SCI clearance is required. Proficiency with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio is expected.

Qualifications

• Six (6) years experience as a Technical Writer 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.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit technical documentation for hardware and software, including installation, configuration, and end-user guides.
• Create code documentation for software and production implementation guides.
• Maintain a current internal documentation library and publish technical publications.
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
• Prepare reports, briefings, and documents for diverse audiences.
• Interpret engineering drawings and technical information to produce clear publications.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

Copywriting

Editing

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

• 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 appropriatecurrentpolygraphis required tobe considered for this role; Ability toreceive privileged access rights.

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