Technical Writer, Sr. Staff (Defense)

Location: Dahlgren, Virginia, United States; onsite. Travel up to 10%.

Salary: $90,500–$136,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides technical support for NSWCDD and related strategic, combat, and weapon system programs.

What you will do

• Prepare and maintain operational, programming, systems operation, and user documentation.
• Translate business and system specifications into clear user documentation.
• Plan, write, and maintain systems and user support documentation efforts.
• Prepare complex and detailed documents using Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Project.
• Apply standard documentation concepts, practices, and procedures to operational and technical materials.
• Coordinate documentation updates with technical, operational, and Government stakeholders while supporting targeting, operational, and training documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree from an accredited college or university; or four years of demonstrated knowledge base and subject matter expertise in operational or technical documentation functions and applications; or U.S. Naval operational experience at the E4 level or higher.
• Six years of work-related experience demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of word processing software applications and office practices.
• High proficiency applying Microsoft Office functions, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Project, to prepare complex and detailed documents.
• Expertise preparing or maintaining programming, systems operation, and user documentation.
• Experience translating business specifications into user documentation and planning, writing, and maintaining systems and user support documentation.
• Familiarity with standard documentation concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of the documentation and strategic, combat, or weapon system equipment it supports, including targeting, operational, and training documentation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the DoD/Navy clearance required by the final DD254/JPAS; the position requires SECRET clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting Navy strategic, combat, or weapon system documentation.
• Experience developing user support documentation for technical or operational systems.
• Experience using Microsoft Access and Microsoft Project in addition to core Microsoft Office documentation tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position supporting NSWCDD in Dahlgren, Virginia.
• Work includes collaboration with technical, operational, and Government stakeholders.
• Travel requirement of up to 10%.