Technical Writer

Company: SSATI (Sensible Solutions and Technology), Inc.
Location: Annapolis
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Technical Writer, Clearance Required - TS/SCI w/Polygraph
Please note, this position requires all candidates to currently possess an active Top-Secret SCI Clearance with a Polygraph. This position is not an opportunity to be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance.
The Challenge:
We encode mission critical software for our partners who analyze more than 25 petabytes of data a day. We ingest millions of signals confidentially utilizing our sensible solutions that identify and respond to attacks before they are even executed. We incorporate automated tools and cutting-edge technology that saves lives and protects property of everyday people. With our technology we are looking to refine our software to more securely protect, analyze, and increase the number of petabytes we work with.
How We Meet the Challenge:
A combination of utilizing the right people and giving them the tools, resources, support, and freedom to develop effective signal processing algorithms, excellent software, and use strong intuition on what works for a scalable system.
Minimum Qualifications:

• A current Top-Secret/SCI government security clearance with polygraph is required.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
  
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
  
• Work on all phases of documentation, coordinate layouts and design of documents.
  
• Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
  
• 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.
  
• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Strong oral and interpersonal communications skills;
  
• Ability to work within a team setting to complete assigned tasks within expected schedule to complete; and
  
• Flexible/easily adaptable within a dynamic work environment that may require surge efforts.
  As a Technical Writer, You Will: --
  • Be responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
    
  • Write and edit technical documentation for all of the project's hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation.
    
  • Create 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.
    Work Site: Greater Ft. Meade, MD area.
    To Learn More About Our Team and Solutions, Check Out the Following:
    At Sensible Solutions and Technologies, Inc. (SSATI), we don't just accept difference-we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services, and our community. SSATI is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
    

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