Senior Technical Writer

Amentum•Fort Meade, MD

4d•$90,000 - $138,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Senior Technical Writer to support DISA and mission-critical IT capabilities for the Department of Defense at Fort Meade, Maryland. The role supports a team that engineers, integrates, deploys, and sustains an enterprise IT solution for national security and intelligence missions. The writer establishes and maintains documentation baselines in a changing operational environment, independently handles complex technical challenges, and collaborates across integrated teams. The Senior Technical Writer plans, develops, and maintains documentation for mission systems, analytic tools, and intelligence production workflows. The role translates complex technical and operational information into clear, accurate content for analysts, operators, engineers, program managers, and senior leadership; establishes documentation standards and strategies for major programs; and coordinates documentation across classification domains. The position works with sensitive information and multiple stakeholders, and requires adaptability to learn and document emerging systems and services. The role is scheduled for eight hours per day, Monday through Friday. The employee works daily in a SCIF and may also work in a datacenter for specified periods. An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 8–10 years of relevant technical writing experience; additional experience may substitute for education. Amentum is a drug-free workplace, and employment is contingent on successful completion of drug screening. The stated compensation range is $90,000–$138,000. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off and holidays; retirement benefits including 401(k) matching; educational reimbursement; parental leave; an employee stock purchase plan; tax-saving options; disability and life insurance; and pet insurance. Benefits may vary by employment type, location, and applicable agreements.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience writing for complex technical systems in a government, defense, or intelligence environment.
Strong command of grammar, structure, and editing, demonstrated by a portfolio or work history showing clear, accurate technical content.
Working knowledge of classification marking, handling, and dissemination controls.
Experience organizing large documentation sets and managing concurrent assignments, reviews, schedules, and releases.
Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly and ask effective questions of subject matter experts.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work independently under tight deadlines.
Experience in agile or DevSecOps environments and documenting CI/CD-delivered systems.
Experience with RMF/ATO documentation and NIST 800-53 controls.
Experience with Section 508 compliance and graphics or diagram tools.
Experience working in accredited, access-controlled environments.
Ability to translate technical complexity for expert and non-technical audiences.
Knowledge of information architecture and content strategy.
Attention to detail and ownership of document accuracy.
Ability to collaborate across engineering, analytic, and security communities.
Sound judgment when handling sensitive and compartmented information.
Leadership by example and ability to influence without formal authority.
Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
Bachelor's degree in English, Technical Communication, Journalism, Computer Science, or a related field, plus at least 8–10 years of relevant technical writing experience; additional experience may substitute for education, typically four additional years in lieu of a degree.
Eight or more years of progressive experience in technical writing, document creation, or service management supporting one or more Intelligence Community agencies or national security organizations.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with structured authoring or docs-as-code tools such as Markdown, DITA, Git, Confluence, Madcap Flare, or Adobe FrameMaker.
Experience with graphics or diagram tools such as Visio or Adobe Illustrator.

Responsibilities

Research, write, and edit technical documents, including system design documents, user guides, standard operating procedures, concept of operations, interface control documents, training materials, and release notes.
Interview subject matter experts, engineers, and analysts; synthesize technical details into content tailored to audience and mission needs.
Produce documentation for software, data platforms, analytic tools, collection and processing systems, and cloud and enterprise IT environments.
Document accreditation and compliance artifacts, including system security plans and configuration management documentation, in coordination with information assurance staff.
Establish and maintain style guides, templates, and documentation standards consistent with agency, Intelligence Community, and applicable federal requirements.
Define documentation strategy and lifecycle management for assigned programs, including version control, review cycles, and archival.
Implement and refine docs-as-code or structured authoring workflows where appropriate.
Lead document reviews with technical, security, legal, and program stakeholders; resolve conflicting input and maintain accuracy through system changes.
Coordinate with classification and security officers to ensure content is properly marked, portion-marked, and handled, and to support derivative classification and sanitization or downgrade of content as needed.
Support preparation of briefings, white papers, and executive summaries for senior leadership.
Mentor and guide junior writers and editors.
Conduct peer reviews and quality control of documentation produced by team members and contractors.
Contribute to proposals, program reviews, and agile ceremonies; perform other duties as assigned.
Complete applicable safety training and responsibilities, support emergency response tasks as appropriate, and participate in safety committees and teams.
Follow Amentum quality policies, quality-system documents, customer contracts, and applicable operational, safety, quality, and environmental procedures.