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Defense & Space, IT Services, Government Administration, Cybersecurity

Technical Writer II

Mclean, VAOnsiteFull Time$80,000–$105,000 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • Secret Clearance
  • US citizenship
  • technical reports
  • technical literature
  • descriptive copy
  • documentation verification
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Quality Management System
  • documentation development lifecycle
  • Data flow diagrams

Nice to have

  • Arbortext Editor
  • Adobe CC
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • HTML
  • XML
  • S1000D

Role summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS, an employee-owned federal government contractor, seeks a Technical Writer II to support national priority programs. This role involves working with technical teams to document product requirements, ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems, and improve technical writing processes. Responsibilities include creating documentation from templates, converting legacy formats, analyzing and editing content for consistency, assessing audience needs, conducting reviews, and producing technical illustrations like data flow and component diagrams. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems, a Secret Clearance, and at least two years of experience in technical writing, report analysis, and documentation verification. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is mandatory, with familiarity in Arbortext Editor, Adobe CC, Adobe Acrobat, HTML, XML, and S1000D preferred.

Overview

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

Responsibilities

As a Technical Writer II with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

  • Work with the technical implementation teams to understand the product document requirements.
  • Assist in the creation and submission of documentation required for compliance with our Quality Management System.
  • Assist in establishing and continuously improving the standardization and simplification of technical writing processes, procedures, and style guidelines.
  • Contribute to documentation development lifecycle improvements
  • Convert legacy/previous formatting to latest formatting/style guidelines.
  • Create documentation based on standardized templates.
  • Analyze and edit content to maintain continuity of style and content.
  • Assess the audience needs for whom the technical and procedural documentation is intended.
  • Conduct document reviews and collect input from stakeholders.
  • Create data flow diagrams, component diagrams, and similar technical illustrations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
  • Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret clearance (US citizenship required).
  • At least 2 (two) years of experience in: Writing technical reports, analyzing technical literature, writing descriptive copy, and verifying documentation with appropriate sources.
  • Ability to use various word-processing and desktop publishing software applications. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required. Familiarity with Arbortext Editor, Adobe CC, Adobe Acrobat, HTML, and XML.S1000D specification to produce technical publications preferred.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Active SECRET Clearance and US Citizenship

Pay Transparency Statement

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $80,000.00/Yr. - USD $105,000/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

EEO Statement

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