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Technical Writer

Employer
Perspecta
Location
Fort George G Meade, MD
Closing date
Sep 20, 2020
Business Group Highlights Intelligence The Intelligence group provides high-end systems engineering and integration products and services, data analytics and software development to national and military intelligence customers. Serving federal agencies and the Intelligence Community for more than 50 years, the Intelligence group helps our clients meet their mission needs by providing trusted advisors, leading-edge technologies, and innovative solutions. Responsibilities The technical SETA contractor will be responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation. Writes and edits technical documentation for all of the project's hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation. Creates code documentation for software produces implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities provides field, data definition, and data flow documentation and formats technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources. bull Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents bull Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications bull Gather technical information, prepares written text bull Maintain a current internal documentation library bull Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc. bull Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a programproject of similar complexity bull Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications bull Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences bull Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials bull Coordinate layout and design of documents bull Work on all phases of documentation bull Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a programproject of similar complexity bull 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 bull Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems bull Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information Research highly technical subject matter, organizes information from multiples sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers Qualifications Individual CapabilitiesExperience Required Six years of experience in technical writing and a bacheloraposs degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university. Four years of additional technical writing experience may be substituted for a bacheloraposs degree. Strong oral and interpersonal communications skills Ability to work within a team setting to complete assigned tasks within expected schedule to complete Flexibleeasily adaptable within a dynamic work environment that may require surge efforts Position requires Position requires TSSCI clearance with polygraph Individual CapabilitiesExperience Desired Experience with IC industry and customer Able to work with top-level government management and to work as a team member. About Perspecta What matters to our nation, is what matters to us. At Perspecta, everything we do, from conducting innovative research to cultivating strong relationships, supports one imperative ensuring that your work succeeds. Our company was formed to bring a broad array of capabilities to all parts of the public sector-from investigative services and IT strategy to systems work and next-generation engineering. Our promise is simple never stop solving our nation's most complex challenges. And with a workforce of approximately 14,000, more than 48 percent of which is cleared, we have been trusted to do just that, as a partner of choice across the entire sector. Perspecta is an AAEEO httpsperspecta.comeeo-aa Employer - MinoritiesWomenVeteransDisabled and other protected categories. As a government contractor, Perspecta abides by the following provision Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of the other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

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