Technical Writer (Skill Level 2)

Strategic Analytix; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An IT consulting firm is looking for a skilled Technical Writer to prepare and maintain technical documentation. The ideal candidate must possess a TS/SCI clearance and have at least six years of experience as a Technical Writer. Responsibilities include writing user guides, manuals, and coordinating with engineers to produce quality documentation. A Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is required, with opportunities for career growth in a mission-critical environment in Fort Meade, Maryland.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing and maintaining user guides, manuals, and technical publications.
• Six years as a Technical Writer in complex programs required.
• TS/SCI level clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit all technical documentation for projects.
• Produce quality documentation and training material with developers.
• Research technical subjects and express information clearly.

Skills

Technical writing

MS Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Research and analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Strategic Analytix (SA) is an IT engineering and management consulting firm focuses on mission critical services and solutions to the Federal Government including the Department of Defense (DOD), the Intelligence Community (IC) and Civilian Healthcare agencies. With a reputation for innovation and development, Strategic Analytix is a trusted partner adopting unique skills and experiences. We are dedicated to our clients to deliver unparallel services and work diligently to serve our customers' missions.

Our talented team of industry experts provide full life cycle development and mission support with a focus in areas such as cybersecurity, systems engineering, programmatic and acquisition support. Our specialists hold numerous credentials including Top Secret/SCI security clearances, post graduate degrees, and professionals certifications that provides value added solutions. Strategic Analytix is a privately held minority owned, small-business headquarter in Fulton, MD just outside of Baltimore and Washington D.C.

About the role

Job Description

Strategic Analytix is looking for a skilled Technical Writer with experience in the preparation, review, revision and maintenance of technical documents. The Technical Writer would be responsible for writing and editing all technical documentation for all of the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation. They will create code documentation for software; produce implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities; providing field, data definition, and data flow documentation as well as formatting technical publications.

What you'll do

Technical Writer (TW) Requirements

• Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentations, user guides, manuals, and technical publications.
• Use various word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint and Visio.
• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training material. Coordinate layout and design of documents
• Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers, subject matter experts, and other available sources.
• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals ad other documentation utilized by 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.
• Research highly technical subject matters, organizes information from multiple sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.
• Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic program or project developing analytic tradecraft methodologies.
• Apply technical manual standard NSA DS-89 to work products.

Qualifications

Clearance Level

• TS/SCI level clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.

Experience

• Six (6) years experience as a TW in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity required

Education

• 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.