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Technical Writer for ITS Policy

Employer
Sparks Group
Location
Herndon, VA
Closing date
Oct 23, 2021

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Industry
Media / Journalism / Advertising
Function
IT
Hours
Full Time
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Job Summary/Company:

Sparks Group Partner has several information systems implementation projects going into Production, reoccurring IT compliance reviews, user access reviews, and internal audits. They're seeking a Technical Editor to enable all phases of documentation development and maintenance in support of these activities. If you are interested in learning more about Sparks Group and the opportunity, please submit your resume today.

Responsibilities:

  • Research, interview, and follow-up with ITS staff regarding documentation requirements to define scope for each writing, maintenance, and formatting assignment; all documentation is completed within company standards and guidelines
  • Support development of organized content using company and/or specific industry standards/guidelines, such as MLA and GPO guides
  • Establish and/or refine documentation standards and style guidelines, templates, and compliance with pre-existing products as required
  • Write, proofread, and edit all types of documentation
  • Adapt text to any of several different audiences, apply the appropriate tone and voice
  • Meet with ITS staff to identify documentation assignment milestones
  • Ensure that quality reviews and documentation approvals take place
  • Schedule and attend all documentation creation/maintenance meetings and oversee facilitation, recording of minutes, action items and decisions, and follow-up on action items

Qualifications/Background Profile:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years of experience in writing, editing, and formatting information technology department documentation such as policies, processes, standard operating procedures, instructions, system user guides, quick reference guides, etc.
  • Ability to interview staff members to obtain information to produce and modify information technology department documentation
  • Strong communication skills to include speaking, presenting, writing, listening, and facilitating work sessions
  • Experience with content management systems (Confluence or SharePoint)
  • Experience in creation of Visio-oriented diagrams and flowcharts

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Qualified candidates should send their resume AND call Sparks Group for additional details. Please note, resume must include a valid email address in order to be considered. We look forward to discussing your background, your current job search, and your potential career path with Sparks Group!

Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.

Company

Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.

Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.

Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.

Company info
Website
Telephone
3012792300
Location
700 King Farm Blvd.
Suite 100
 Rockville
MD
20850-5736
US
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