Technical Writer / Technical Documentation Lead

Location: Hybrid, based in Arlington, VA, with 2–3 days in the office; approximately 10% travel required.

Salary: $114,000–$231,000 per year, with additional ranges of $114,000–$184,000 and $135,000–$231,000 depending on experience, skills, and education.

Company

hirify.global is a growing defense technology company developing solutions for defense industry customers.

What you will do

• Develop, revise, organize, and manage technical engineering deliverables, including manuals, SOPs, system diagrams, engineering reports, ICDs, SDDs, test procedures, workflows, and proposal materials.
• Maintain technical baselines and governance documentation, including CMP, SEMP, SOW, PMP, QASP, CDRLs, and company policy documentation.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, software developers, technical leads, program managers, and subject matter experts to translate architectures, workflows, and MBSE artifacts into accessible documentation.
• Audit documentation for accuracy, completeness, relevance, regulatory compliance, and alignment with organizational standards.
• Create POA&Ms, coordinate documentation timelines, align documentation sprints with software and system releases, and maintain Jira/Confluence trackers.
• Manage repositories, version control, revision tracking, requirements traceability, and continuous improvements to documentation and governance processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Communication with a technical focus, or a related STEM/technical field, or equivalent full-time professional experience.
• At least 5 years of directly relevant experience.
• Experience developing technical reference manuals, ICDs, SOWs, SEMPs, CMPs, or similar governance documents.
• Extensive knowledge of writing standards, regulatory compliance practices, and CDRLs such as training guides, PMPs, QASPs, and test plans.
• Strong understanding of the Systems Engineering V-model and SDLC.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Git/GitLab, or equivalent collaboration, version control, and issue-tracking tools.
• Experience developing project schedules with tools such as MS Project and creating POA&Ms.
• Superior technical writing, communication, organization, time management, collaboration, and attention-to-detail skills, including the ability to explain complex architectures to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to coordinate documentation timelines, manage multiple priorities, identify issues, and drive solutions independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

Nice to have

• Proficiency with Adobe Illustrator, Visio, or other design and modeling tools for system diagrams and visual aids.
• Working knowledge of MBSE methodologies or tools such as Cameo or Enterprise Architect.
• Working knowledge of configuration management, baseline management, version control, and compliance documentation workflows.
• INCOSE ASEP/CSEP, Certified Scrum Master, PMP, CAPM, ITIL Foundation, or Configuration Management credentials.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a growing company with an entrepreneurial culture and collaborative office environment.
• Competitive pay, benefits package, PTO, paid holidays, and 401(k) with immediate vesting and matching.
• Optional 9/80 schedule with the second and fourth Friday off each month.
• Tuition assistance, professional development resources, and pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Monthly technology events, recognition awards, social events, and catered lunches.