Technical Writer

Overview

Job Title:

Technical Writer
Job Category:
Engineering and Technical Support
Time Type:
Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Employee Type:
Regular
Percentage of

Travel Required:

None
Type of Travel:
None

The Opportunity: CACI is searching for a Technical Writer to join a worldwide engineering, operations, and tech refresh contract supporting Enterprise IT (EIT) capabilities and functions for our Intelligence Community (IC) customer. As a team, we will be responsible for operations, future technologies, engineering and Tier 2/3 support, break/fix, and tech refresh activities to develop and maintain agency wide capabilities on a global basis.

Be a part of something greater than yourself and make a lasting impact at CACI.

This position is contingent upon contract award

• Responsible for creating and writing various types of user documents, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions.
• Explain scientific and technical ideas in simple language.
• Work with customers to translate their functional requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Support the engineering team with documentation for system components and engineering artifacts.
• Provide overall leadership of the technical writing tasks and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution.
• Process Owner for all technical documentation on the program including documentation produced by professional technical writers under management.
• Write and edit technical documentation for the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation.
• Create code documentation for software; produce implementation guides and end-user guides; provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation and format technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources.
• Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing and user documentation.
• Distill complex information into clear, concise text.
• Apply writing and grammar skills to deliver accurate documentation under tight deadlines.
• Experience designing and developing developer-oriented documentation and collaborating directly with developer teams.
• Use documentation tools to develop templates and output in various mediums.
• Knowledge and understanding of SDLC, IC ITE, RMF, and related PWS terminology.
• Manages experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments.
• Demonstrate innovative influence within a project with participation from multiple stakeholders.

Required:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) with ability to obtain a polygraph.
• Proven ability to distill complex information into clear, concise text.
• Demonstrated excellent writing and grammar skills and ability to work independently and deliver accurate content under deadline pressure.
• Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of experience (or equivalent), and a minimum of five years in a technical or lead writing role.
• Proven experience designing and delivering developer-oriented documentation and working directly with development teams.
• Experienced using multiple tools to develop base templates and manipulate output styles.
• Thorough understanding of software development (SDLC), IC ITE, RMF, and other key PWS terminology.

Desired:

• Demonstrated expertise in migrating documentation to an automation-driven process.

EEO Statement

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.