Technical Writer II (DoD IT)

Location: On-site at the Government Site/Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Secret clearance must be held before starting.

Company

hirify.global supports national security and critical civilian missions through the integration of advanced technologies and specialized expertise.

What you will do

• Author, revise, and maintain IT documentation, including SOPs, user manuals, API documentation, and system architecture guides.
• Develop and manage recurring CDRLs, including Monthly Status Reports, technical white papers, and performance dashboards.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, software developers, and cybersecurity teams to extract and synthesize technical information.
• Ensure documentation complies with DoD guidelines, RMF standards, and contract-specific style guides.
• Perform peer reviews, copyediting, formatting checks, and document quality assurance.
• Manage version control and document repositories such as Confluence and SharePoint in IL5 environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in English, technical communications, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3–5 years of professional technical writing experience, including at least 1 year supporting a DoD or federal IT contract.
• Prior experience creating CDRL deliverables, including Monthly Status Reports, white papers, and dashboards, is required.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and content management systems such as Confluence and Jira.
• Understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud computing concepts, and basic cybersecurity terminology.
• Active Secret clearance is required before starting, and the role is performed on-site at Redstone Arsenal.

Nice to have

• CompTIA Security+ or Certified Technical Professional certification.
• Experience with Markdown, HTML/CSS, or generating documentation from GitHub or GitLab repositories.
• Familiarity with DoDAF, ITIL v4, DoD records management, and Agile project management methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a customer environment alongside contractor personnel from multiple companies.
• Culture centered on being happy, helpful, honest, humble, hungry, and driven.
• Focus on teamwork, integrity, continuous improvement, innovation, and mission delivery.