Technical Writer

About This Role

This technical writer position involves translating complex technical information into clear, concise documents for customer operations. The role focuses on preparing, reviewing, revising, and maintaining a variety of technical documents, including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation
• Write and edit technical documentation for all of the project's hardware and software, including installation, configuration, and how-to documentation
• Create code documentation for software
• Produce implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities
• Provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation
• Format technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources
• Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals, and technical publications
• Understand basic concepts (including basic grammar concepts) and write technical copy for various types of documents
• Gather technical information and prepare written text
• Maintain a current internal documentation library
• Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials
• Work on all phases of documentation
• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences
• Coordinate layout and design of documents
• Research highly technical subject matter, organize information from multiple sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers
• Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity
• Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources
• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems
• Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings and operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer-related information
• Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies
• Apply technical manual standard NSA DS-89 to work products