SAIC is currently seeking to hire a Technical Writer to support the ICOFT program located onsite in Huntsville/Redstone Arsenal, AL.
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 and Experience:
Bachelors degree and six (6) years related experience; 4 years of experience can be used in lieu of a degree
Required Clearance:
Must be able to obtain an Interim Secret to begin employment; must be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance to maintain employment
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.
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.
Leadership skills
Task Prioritization and delegation skills
Experience supporting multiple projects
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