Senior Technical Writer

Senior Technical Writer

24 Jan 2025
Alabama, Huntsville / decatur, 35801 Huntsville / decatur USA

Senior Technical Writer

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Job ID: 2218567

Location: HUNTSVILLE , AL , US

Date Posted: 2022-12-29

Category: Communications

Subcategory: Technical Writer/Ed

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Interim Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is currently seeking to hire a

Senior Technical Writer to support the PACOM Multi-Domain Training Experimentation Capability (PMTEC) program for Cross Domain Solutions and Joint Training Infrastructure for Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) located in Huntsville /Redstone Arsenal, AL.

NOTE: Travel to Hawaii approximate two-three weeks every two months.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Create and update technical documentation (e.g., Jira Software Users Guide, operator manuals, maintenance manuals, plans, procedures, et. al.) for Department of Defense (DoD) systems.
  • Coordinate peer reviews of draft documentation. Address comments and incorporate redlines from peer reviews.
  • Support formal testing, validation, or verification events by capturing and maintaining redlines to documentation, incorporating redlines, and coordinating with project team and external stakeholders.
  • Create, edit, and manipulate graphics for use in documentation, using applications such as Microsoft Visio, Adobe DC, Adobe Illustrator, VisEx Edit Plus, VisEx Edit 3D, etc.
  • Establish and maintain liaison with people in other organizations to report and describe problems discovered in newly-released data type descriptions and style sheets. Report progress on problem resolution to team leadership.
  • Become proficient with structured document authoring and publishing.
  • Communicate with leadership, other members of the team, and the customer to ensure a common understanding of requirements, status, action items, issues, etc.
  • Support meetings taking notes and publishing minutes.
  • Conduct and support data mining and research as required for technical solutions.

Qualifications

Required Education:
  • BS degree and six years of related experience; four (4) years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.

Required Clearance:
  • Must have an active interim secret, with ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance

Required Skills:
  • Experience creating and updating technical documentation (e.g., operator manuals, maintenance manuals, plans, procedures, et. al.) for Department of Defense (DoD) systems.
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills.
  • Experience working in a DoD environment.
  • Demonstrate mastery of using MS Word track changes.

Desired Skills:
  • Experience or familiarity with creating, editing, and manipulating graphics for use in documentation, using applications such as Microsoft Visio, Adobe DC, Adobe Illustrator, et. al.


Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion , which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com . For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom .


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