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Technical Writer - EFT Support

Employer
Perspecta
Location
Fort Meade, MD
Closing date
Dec 3, 2020
Business Group Highlights IntelligenceThe 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. ResponsibilitiesThe 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. QualificationsIndividual Capabilities/Experience Required:A candidate must have six years of experience in technical writing and a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university. Four years of additional technical writing experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.Gather technical information, prepares written text.Maintain a current internal documentation library.Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications, MOUs, SLAs, etc.Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraphIndividual Capabilities/Experience Desired:Strong oral and interpersonal communications skills.Ability to work within a team setting to complete assigned tasks within expected schedule to complete.Flexible/easily adaptable within a dynamic work environment that may require surge effort. About PerspectaWhat 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 AA/EEO Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.As a government contractor, Perspecta abides by the following provisionPay Transparency Nondiscrimination ProvisionThe 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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