Technical Writer 3 - (MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 08-8888-TW3
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description:

This position is for a Part-Time Tech Writer - 20 Hours per week.

• Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals, and technical publications.
• Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents.
• Gather technical information and prepare written text.
• Maintain a current internal documentation library.
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
• Coordinate layout and design of documents.
• Research highly technical subject matter and organize information from multiple sources.
• Provide expert oversight of technical writing and editing to all phases of acquisition and technical documentation.
• Act as project leader for projects with complex or voluminous documentation.
• Review work products of others for compliance with technical manual NSA Data Standard (DS)-89.

Position Required Skills:

• The Level 3 Technical Writer (TW) shall possess the following capabilities:
• Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals, and technical publications.
• Understand basic concepts, to include basic grammar concepts, and write technical copy for various types of documents.
• Gather technical information and prepare written text.
• Maintain a current internal documentation library.
• Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
• Work on all phases of documentation.
• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
• Coordinate layout and design of documents.
• Research highly technical subject matter, organize information from multiple sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.
• 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.
• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.
• Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings and operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information.
• Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies.
• Apply technical manual standard NSA DS-89 to work products.
• Provide expert oversight of technical writing and editing to all phases of acquisition and technical documentation for the Program, Project, or Contract.
• Work independently preparing and maintaining highly complex systems, programming and operations documentation, procedures, and methods.
• Act as project leader for projects with complex or voluminous documentation and may provide or coordinate special documentation services as required.
• Review work products of others for compliance with technical manual NSA Data Standard (DS)-89.

TW3 Qualifications:

Eight (8) years of experience as a TW in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

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

A Master’s degree may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to six (6) years of experience.

Four (4) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Salary Range: **$126k-$154k (Annually)

**The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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