Sr. Technical Writer

Overview

The Technical Writer Sr. at Olgoonik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This role coordinates, executes, and leads advanced writing and editing projects to communicate complex technical and procedural requirements across the SOCOM Information Environment (SIE).

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate, execute, and lead complex writing, editing, and content strategy projects for technical and procedural documentation across the SIE.
• Review, edit, and authorize final documentation products (SOPs, Work Instructions, templates, and manuals) to ensure high-quality standards before delivery to government clients.
• Directly address and execute on current and future government documentation requests, translating highly complex technical requirements into intuitive, structured procedural guides.
• Establish systematic processes to ensure all enterprise documentation remains up-to-date, accurate, and consistent with evolving SOCOM mission priorities.
• Develop and maintain style guides, documentation standards, and unified templates to streamline technical communications across the organization.
• Facilitate coordination between government service owners, cross-functional engineering groups, and senior leadership to drive alignment on document design, objectives, and schedules.
• Supervise junior writing staff and oversee the division of technical writing project tasks.

Education And/or Experience

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (preferably in English, Technical Writing, Communications, Information Technology, or a related field); experience will be considered on a year-for-year basis in lieu of formal education. Relevant professional experience, specifically the performance of advanced technical writing, editing, and coordination functions in support of a government agency.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Expert-level mastery of technical communication, plain-language principles, grammatical mechanics, and document design.
• Strong ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple documentation projects simultaneously under tight government deadlines.
• Superior interpersonal skills to work effectively with technical subject-matter experts, eliciting detailed process workflows and clarifying complex procedures.
• Mastery of document design and creation applications, including advanced formatting features in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Solid familiarity with enterprise IT terms, infrastructure, and standard operating procedures typical of a major DoD Information Environment.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Advanced certifications from the Society for Technical Communication (STC), such as Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC), are highly valued but not required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to be able to occasionally stand; walk; sit; use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; operate office equipment, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

General office environment.

Hiring Preference

As an Alaska Native corporation, Olgoonik provides hiring preference to Olgoonik shareholders, descendants, and their spouses to the extent allowed by law.