Technical Writer

Job Description

Description

The Technical Writer/Communications Principal position is responsible writing and updating material for reports, meeting minutes, briefs, proposals, instruction books, catalogs, and related technical and administrative publications concerned with work methods, capabilities, requirements and procedures, and may include installation, operation, and maintenance. Refines work of writers, and heads and coordinates activities of writers engaged in preparing capabilities documents, test plans, training documents or other material for contract deliverables in conjunction with customer related activities and programs. 

 Job Specific Responsibilities:

 

·       Prepare/quality review presentation material, meeting minutes and briefing slides

·       Draft/edit/finalize for delivery:

o   Capability and Requirements Documents

o   TrainingPlans

o   TestPlans

·       Work closely with Functional Requirements and Program Management Teams defining and developing integrated system capabilities, roadmaps, and schedules to include documents related to functional capabilities, program office expectations, testing, installation, training, with may include configuration, optimization, operations, and IA-compliance procedures/methods/instructions.

·       Make recommendations for improving the design/content of documents needed to support programmatic and engineering activities.

·       Identify document production timelines/milestones and incorporate/track all within the overall project schedule(s)

·       Lead the documentation development efforts, as needed.

Qualifications

a)     Must possess a Top Secret clearance and be eligible for SCI.

b)     Must be US Citizen

c)     Must possess three or more years of demonstrated technical writing experience that development of functional capabilities, requirement generation, and/or engineering projects involving enterprise-level IT system design, testing, integration, and implementation.

d)     Must possess advanced interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate effectively, self-awareness, and excellent written and oral communications.

e)     Should possess an Bachelor’s Degree or higher in English, Technical Writing, or related discipline; experience may be accepted in lieu of education

f)      Should possess demonstrated experience with working with senior leadership, preferably withing the DoD.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.