Technical Writer (TW) Skill Level 2 with Security Clearance

Technical Writer

Responsibilities

• Write and edit all technical documentation for all of the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation.
• 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.
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training material.
• Cook up reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
• 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 and 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, organize 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.

Requirements

• Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.
• Absorb operations documentations, user guides, manuals, and technical publications.
• Maintain a current internal documentation library.
• 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.
• 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 and 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, organize 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: Top Secret/SCI w/ Full Scope Poly Required
• 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.