Technical Writer Job at Peraton in Bay Ridge Junction

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Overview

Be part of our exciting team supporting a robust, world-wide communications network, providing office automation packages; document and information management tools; and collaboration, voice, and video tools in a secure, flexible, distributed architecture supporting a classified DoD IT system.

Responsibilities

• Sets guidelines and standard procedures for producing documentation, establishing documentation schedules, and serves as the editing authority for final documents.
• 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.
• Translates technical information into user-friendly documentation; ensures documents produced by technical staff are consistent with formats and standards.
• Develops web applications and components from requirements through design to production deployment; creates web front-end interfaces and databases to support business applications.
• Designs and implements user-driven templates, databases, and interfaces for ease of use; may create company-wide Intranet and external web portals for information input and retrieval.
• Collaborates with graphics, layout, scripting, programming, and integration with 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; or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree
• Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility required
• Experience creating and editing technical documents; ability to understand functional and technical specifications of IT systems
• Solid background in technical terminology for complex, enterprise-level systems
• Experience translating technical details into user-friendly technical documentation
• Excellent communication and written skills; ability to work independently

Details

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. Salary determined by scope and responsibilities, experience, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, location, and contract considerations. Overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses may apply depending on the position.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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