Technical Writer Job at ACES, Incorporated in Annapolis Junction

Job Title:
Technical Writer

Overview:

EverWatch is a government solutions company providing advanced defense, intelligence, and deployed support to our countrys most critical missions. We are a full-service government solutions company. Harnessing the most advanced technology and solutions, we strengthen defenses and control environments to preserve continuity and ensure mission success.

ACES, an EverWatch company, specializes in intelligence analysis, information technology, and engineering services. We are a full-service government solutions company. We tackle the hardest challenges to ensure that national defenses are strengthen and control environments continuity is preserved.

ACES employees are focused on tackling the most difficult challenges of the US Government. We offer the best salaries and benefits packages in our industry - to identify and retain the top talent in support of our critical mission objectives.

Clearance: Positions require a Top Secret security clearance, based on current background investigation (SBI), as well as the favorable completion of polygraph. Clearance and polygraph processing will be completed by the U.S. Government.

Aces is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, citizenship or immigration status, and veteran status or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere with EverWatchs vaccination policy. All EverWatch employees must be fully vaccinated, and they must submit proof of vaccination on their first day of employment. Prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at vaccinestatus@everwatchsolutions.com and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Customer site vaccination requirements, if stricter, will take precedence over EverWatchs vaccination policy.

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 of the projects 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 resource

Qualifications:

Skills:
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

Usee multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.

Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications

Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials

Work on all phases of documentation

Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity

Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences

Coordinate layout and design of documents

Qualifications:
Two (2) years experience as a TW in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Associates degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Two (2) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for an Associates degree.

Clearance Level:
TS/SCI polygraph

Job Locations:
US-MD-Annapolis Junction

Skills:
writing