Technical Writer - Washington, United States - TekSynap

TekSynap

Verified Company

Washington, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Responsibilities & Qualifications:

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Technical Writer is expected to be able to:

Proven ability to distill complex information into clear, concise text.
Demonstrated excellent writing and grammar skills and ability to work independently and deliver accurate content under deadline pressure.
Develop Agencylevel policy and related documentation in alignment with Department of Defense (DoD), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), DIA, and industry standards.
Develop and revise comprehensive documentation to capture detailed instructions for daily operations to ensure the defense of the Agency's networks.
Coordinate with the IV&V and CSSP Teams to compile the TeKSynap Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Reports, which highlight the Teams key achievements.
Develop Agencywide communications on emerging IT topics for a variety of mediums.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Active Top Secret Clearance with a CI Poly
IAT II Certification
Have a minimum of five years in a technical or lead writing role.
Proven experience designing and delivering developeroriented documentation as well as working directly with development teams.
Experienced using multiple tools to develop base templates and manipulate output styles.
High School diploma/Associates required.
Possess a thorough understanding of software development (SDLC), IC ITE, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and other key terminology in this role.

Overview:

We are seeking a Technical Writer to join our Task Order proposal on the Defense Intelligence Agency's Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise III (SITE III).

The Technical Writer is responsible for creating and writing various types of user documents, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions.

Explain scientific and technical ideas in simple language. Work with customers to translate their functional requirements into detailed technical specifications.

TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment.

"Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any vaccination requirements mandated by contract, applicable law or regulation.

Additional Job Information:

COMPETENCIES

Establish Focus
Change Management
Develop Others
Oral Communication
Written Communication
Interpersonal Awareness
Build Relationships
Analytical Thinking
Conceptual Thinking
Strategic Thinking
Technical Expertise
Initiative
Foster Innovation
Results Oriented
Teamwork
Customer Service

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Location: District of Columbia (DC), National Capital Region (NCR)
Type of environment: Varies
Noise level: Low
Work schedule: "Normal work hours" constitute on average 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week (excluding breaks and meal periods) within standard operational hours occurring , Monday-Friday, excluding Federal holidays. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
Amount of Travel: 20%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.

The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

Citizenship:
U.S. Citizenship

Clearance requirement:
TS/SCI, eligible for CI Poly

OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibi