HugoNet is hiring: Technical Writer in Great Falls Crossing

Clearance Requirement: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Must be a U.S. citizen.

Work Locations: Reston, Virginia.

Job Type: Full-time salaried + benefits

Overview

We are recruiting an experienced Technical Writer for a position located in Reston, VA, with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). This candidate is responsible for providing Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance (SETA) technical documentation oversight for the Operations & Integration (OI) Threat Solutions Division (TSD) technical contract. This organization’s contract solves emerging analytical problems through implementation of custom-developed IT capabilities, as well as by operationalizing advanced technologies from public, private, and academic sectors. These capabilities support global situational awareness augmented by focused support to approved initiatives and decisive efforts. The organization’s response to emerging threat requires the ability to innovate, adapt, and meet additional as-needed support while leveraging analytical Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTPs) learned from embedded support to Combatant Commands (COCOMs) and tactical operations.

Responsibilities

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Produce easy to understand, technical documentation by gathering information from several stakeholders including analysts, engineers, scientists, and program managers.
• Understand the requirement, guidance, and proposed technical solution, and articulate the solution components via development of comprehensive technical documents that meet organizational standards.
• Ensure developed documents align with applicable policies, guidance, and industry best practices.
• Ensure technical writing and documents are tailored to intended audience.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical requirements and concepts into plain English reports and presentations.
• Edit deliverables for quality assurance; to include clarity, punctuation, grammar, and content.
• Manage numerous projects with tight deadlines and be a creative self-starter.
• Develop and maintain style guides, templates, checklists, and other guidance material designed to provide easy access to key information regarding organization documentation requirements, formats, and quality standards.
• Perform complex tasks involving the gathering, analyzing, and compiling of data and information into well-written reports and presentations.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities, and initiate follow up to ensure timely achievement of commitments.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• A strong understanding of business operations and document workflows.
• Fluency with DoD industry standard technical summary and reporting techniques.
• Ability to produce quality work independently or in a group setting.
• Ability to assist in the capturing of technical requirements and relay those details back to the government customer and performing contractors.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively multi-task and manage multiple competing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a track record for effectively operating and engaging with leaders and employees at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and experience developing and presenting complex information to senior Government officials using Microsoft Office Suite applications.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Writing, Journalism, or degrees that emphasize concise writing of technical material, such as engineering, applied math, or physics.
• Minimum of 5+ years of Technical Writing/Editing experience.
• Experience producing and editing reports for a non-technical audience to support multiple stakeholders.

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