Senior Technical Writer

Overview

Senior Technical Writer

LOCATION: Hanscom, AFB, Bedford, MA

Salary Range: $110-117,000 annually

*depending on experience, certifications, and qualifications

JOB STATUS: Full-Time; salaried

Clearance: Secret clearance required

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical to directly support the Base Information Transport Infrastructure (BITI) program, which is within the C3I and Infrastructure Division (AFLCMC/HNI) and located at Hanscom AFB, MA.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

Bachelors degree and 10+ years of experience, with at least five years supporting DoD programs

Technical writing experience within the DoD relative to information and/or business systems environment

Ability to work on technical content for learning about, getting started, using, configuring, deploying, integrating, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting software systems, products, tools, and services.

Ability to use and learn to use different authoring, development, and design tools such as GitLab, Website maintenance, Markdown, Javascript, Figma, and Lucid.

Ability to work on and use documentation templates, team wikis, SOPs, content for customer support, and various documents requested by multiple mission focus areas in ADCP.

Additionally, knowledge management, information architecture, and content design and content strategy skills are all relevant and applicable to contributing to the mission.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong attention to detail

Ability to work well with other organizations and personnel with disparate backgrounds

Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task

Strong technical, analytical and interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently and with a team

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Obtaining, analyzing, and selecting the pertinent information

Determining the most logical and effective sequence of the narrative

Determining the overall length and tone based on the objectives, the medium, and the audience

Writing the material

Consulting on or selecting illustrative material

Preparing the material for publication

Write technical direction on product announcements, marketing brochures, advertisements, and marketing specifications

Meet with customer representatives, vendors, system engineers, and program managers to establish technical specifications

Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples

Create user documentation for a variety of material, including how-to guides and instruction manual

Prepare charts, graphs, or forms to go along with rough drafts

Ensure document contents follow required formats

Write clear and concise policies and procedures

Ensure consistency of wording among multiple documents

Create table of contents and cite sources

Submit copies to managers for feedback

Maintain electronic library or all signed documents and final presentations

Provide updates and different editions as necessary.

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