Description
Leidos is seeking a self-motivated team member to provide Technical Writing support to a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. This individual will work in a team environment to ensure mission needs are met and ensure functionality of capabilities and services for customers. This individual should be detail oriented in order to capture customer inquiries appropriately. The Technical Writer will operate as a member of the Project Management Office (PMO).
Primary Responsibilities
- Draft, expand, refine, and edit technical concepts or solutions into easy-to-read, comprehensive, compliant, signature-ready, and compelling documents tailored for audiences ranging from entry-level technical to executive level
- Responsible for creating and writing various types of user documents, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions
- Explain scientific and technical ideas in simple language
- Provide professional expertise in technical writing and editing
- Provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation and formats technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources
- Maintain and update a web-based knowledge management repository for documents
- Interact with technical team members for content development
- Standardize documentation where appropriate, e.g. templates, plans, processes, procedures
- Become well versed in and comply with federal government and Leidos official document requirements and style guides
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Why Leidos?
- Leidos Life promotes excellent work-life balance. You can make an impact and have time for your well-being.
- Leidos offers many opportunities for career development and advancement.
- Learn more about the benefits we offer: https://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
Successful candidates must possess the following skills:
- Strong ability to quickly and effectively gather requirements, perform research, compile information, prioritize and collate, draft, edit, and produce high-quality documentation that satisfies customer needs with minimal follow-on work needed
- Proven ability to distill complex information into clear, concise text
- Demonstrated excellent writing and grammar skills
- Proven experience designing and delivering developer-oriented documentation as well as working directly with development teams
- Experienced using multiple tools to develop base templates and manipulate output styles
- Possess a thorough understanding of software development (SDLC), IC ITE, and Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Ability to work independently and deliver accurate content under deadline pressure
- Ability to manage multiple communications projects simultaneously and prioritize accordingly
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of the organization
- Ability to work cross functionally among PMO and technical staff
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding, and fluid environment.
- Experience with Microsoft Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Must have excellent teamwork, leadership and conflict management, and critical thinking skills
Clearance:
- Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.
- TS/SCI with Poly required for Position.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field and/or in English/Journalism
- 5 or more years of technical writing experience
- Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (currently Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, or SSCP)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience drafting IT, cybersecurity, or related technical documentation using federal government, particularly DHS, official document requirements and style guides
Original Posting Date:
2024-07-11
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $61,750.00 - $111,625.00
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.