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Technical Writer

Job in Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22090, USA
Listing for: CACI International
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-01
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Technical Writer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

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.

Responsibilities
  • 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.
  • Supports 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.
  • Writes and edits technical documentation for all of the project’s hardware and software, including 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; formats 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 and deliver accurate documentation under tight deadlines.
  • Experience designing and developing developer‑oriented documentation and collaborating/working directly with developer teams.
  • Use documentation tools to develop templates and create output in various mediums.
  • Knowledge and understanding of SDLC, IC ITE, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and PWS terminology.
  • Manages experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments.
  • Demonstrate innovative influence within a project that has impact and participation from multiple stakeholders.
Qualifications

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 as well as working directly with development teams.
  • Experienced using multiple tools to develop base templates and manipulate output styles.
  • Possess a thorough understanding of software development (SDLC), IC ITE, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and other key terminology in this PWS.

Desired:

  • Demonstrated expertise in migrating documentation to an automation‑driven process.
What You Can Expect A culture of integrity

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high‑performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers – every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth

Together, we will advance our nation’s most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business…

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