Technical Writer (Full Scope Polygraph)

Responsibilities

• Prepares, reviews, revises, and maintains technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
• Writes and edits technical documentation for all the project’s hardware and software, including installation, configuration, and how-to documentation.
• Creates code documentation for software; produces implementation guides and end-user 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.
• Assists in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.
• Writes technical copy for various types of documents, gathers technical information, and prepares written text.
• Maintains a current internal documentation library.
• Uses multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.
• Prepares and maintains operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.
• Works with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
• Works on all phases of documentation.
• Understands basic concepts and writes technical copies for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
• Prepares reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
• Collaborates on layout and design of documents.
• Researches highly technical subject matter and organizes information from multiple sources, expressing technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.
• Produces defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.
• Interprets engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer-related information.
• Produces technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies.
• Applies technical manual standards to work products.
• Provides expert oversight of technical writing and editing to all phases of acquisition and technical documentation for the Program, Project, or Contract.
• Acts as project leader for projects with complex or voluminous documentation and may provide or coordinate special documentation services as required.
• Reviews work products of others for compliance with technical manuals.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• An Associate’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required; 2 years of additional Technical Writer experience may be substituted for an Associate’s degree.
• TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $100,000 to $175,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on established government contract ranges, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, and other factors.

Benefits

MTSI also offers a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered.