Senior Technical Writer

Description

Job Description:

Are you ready to work on projects that can potentially change the world? Join us at Leidos, where your most important work is ahead! You will enjoy great benefits such as paid time off (PTO), flexible schedules, discounted stock purchase plans, unlimited education and training support, parental paid leave and more! If this sounds like a place you can thrive, keep reading!

Job Description:

The Leidos Intelligence Group has a career opportunity for a Senior Technical Writer at contractor site in Columbia, MD.  This contract is a large, multi-year contract for the development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of large, collection systems. The work that's being done on this Leidos-led, prime contract is extremely important to the government and offers its team members the opportunity to work autonomously and explore new technologies. Join a tremendous technical team solving hard problems with true mission relevance on emerging technologies.

Primary Responsibilities:

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 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.    

• Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications  
• Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents  
• 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.  
• Effectively communicate and manage assignment progress to meet deadlines
• Communicate issues and solutions to the Government PM in a timely and transparent manner
• Contribute to, review, and ensure on-time delivery of Program Management CDRL deliverables
• Provide input to the Award Fee artifacts including self-assessments and Contractor Performance Self Assessments as necessary

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and four (4) to eight (8) years of prior relevant writing experience or master’s with two (2) to six (6) years of prior relevant writing experience. Additional experience my substitute for degree.
• Strong technical writing skills (Clear, concise, and complete manner).
• Strong grammar skills (punctuation, spelling, usage)
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in effectively formatting technical publications to include writing, editing, illustration, interpretations, and depth coverage.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with writing technical documentation following DoD standards, interpreting engineering and maintenance drawings, and interpreting operational procedures.
• Strong oral communication skills
• Self-Motivated, problem solver who’s willing to take initiative to develop systems expertise. 
• Strong listening skills to capture the necessary information from Engineers.
• Must have the ability to use sound judgment in problem solving and must possess excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Must have the ability to coordinate activities at multiple sites and resolve complex issues across multiple sites, both pre-planned and last minute
• Must have the ability to successfully manage multiple significant issues and tasks simultaneously, and must be comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Must have the ability to effectively plan and prioritize tasking and pro-actively take initiative when issues arise

Security Clearance requirement:

• All candidates must possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance to be considered for this role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain specific experience in the applicable customer mission space is highly desired

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Pay Range:

Pay Range $59,150.00 - $91,000.00 - $122,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.