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Technical Writer to set guidelines and standard procedures for producing documentation, establishing documentation schedules, and serve as the editing authority for final documents.

Responsibilities

• Creates and manages detailed program and project plans that map directly to larger team goals
• Identifies resource requirements, task owners, milestones, dependencies, and key risks
• Leads cross-functional internal teams through program milestones, serving as central coordination point
• Ensures new and existing publications follow established documentation procedures
• Leads internal process documentation
• Evaluates existing publications for quality, relevancy, and accuracy
• Responsible for creating documents from technical information provided by technical staff or ensuring documents produced by technical staff are consistent with formats and standards
• Develops custom programs for web sites that will attract and appeal to users and provide desired information
• Creates web applications and components from the requirements stage, through design, through production deployment
• Possesses a thorough knowledge of programming and server software operations
• Develops new web applications through packaged and customized applications
• Creates web front-end user interface to new or existing databases using a combination of HTML, SQL, C, VB, or other languages to make business applications accessible
• Designs and implements user-driven templates, databases, and interfaces for ease of use
• May create company-wide Intranet
• Develops database-driven Web interfaces for rapid, real-time information sharing
• Develops external web portals allowing users to input and retrieve accurate information
• Experienced in graphics, layout, scripting, programming, as well as development involving compatibility and seamless integration with various technologies such as Java and ColdFusion

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD; will consider 4 additional years experience in lieu of Bachelors degree
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required
• Experience creating and editing technical documents
• Ability to understand functional and technical specifications of IT systems
• Must have a solid background in technical terminology for complex, enterprise level systems
• Experience with translating technical details into user-friendly verbiage in the form of technical documentation
• Must have excellent communication and written skills
• Must demonstrate ability to work independently

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries

Internet Publishing