Amentum is hiring: Technical Writer 2 in Hanover

Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. We are seeking a Technical Writer to join our team of passionate individuals. In this role, you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the nation’s security and intelligence mission.

Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
2. Writes and edits technical documentation for all of the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration, and how-to documentation.
3. 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.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

1. Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.
2. Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides, manuals, and technical publications.
3. Gather technical information, prepares written text.
4. Maintain a current internal documentation library.
5. Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
6. Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides, manuals, and technical publications.
7. Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
8. Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
9. Coordinate layout and design of documents.
10. Work on all phases of documentation.
11. Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
12. 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.
13. Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.
14. Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer-related information comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.
15. Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies.
16. Apply technical manual standard NSA DS-89 to work products.

Clearance Required:

1. Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Minimum Education:

1. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Minimum Years of Experience:

1. Six (6) years of experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Four (4) years of additional Technical Writer experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.

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