Consultant I (GSA LCAT) - (Team 04)

Amentum•Washington, DC

17h•$148,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is searching for a Top-Secret cleared Technical Writer/Editor to join our team in Washington, DC. You will be working in an organization that’s mission is to accelerate operations through data and new analytical insights. The entire section leverages agile and works to provide enhanced reporting and global searching capabilities to facilitate task management, cross-utilization, and address national intelligence priorities while protecting confidential data and sources. The Technical Writer/Editor serves as a strategic communications and documentation expert within a team responsible for delivering complex data analytics solutions and enterprise applications across on-premises and cloud environments. The incumbent will develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, user guides, implementation materials, and executive-level communications to support application modernization efforts and technology initiatives. Working in partnership with engineering teams, program stakeholders, and executive leadership, the Technical Writer/Editor will translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable information for both technical and non-technical audiences. The role also supports the creation of technical strategies, executive briefings, and technology roadmaps that drive informed decision-making and advance organizational goals.

Requirements

7 years of experience collectively with the following:
Developing, editing, and producing technical and graphical documentation for information systems, to include SDDs
Experience working directly with government management to create training materials
Experience coordinating communications between various teams supporting applications user community
Planning the structure and organization of technical documentation to ensure it is logical, intuitive, and user-friendly
Creating outlines, templates, and style guides to maintain consistency and coherence across documentation sets
Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, product managers, and quality assurance engineers, to ensure that documentation meets the needs of all stakeholders
Documented and demonstrated experience with troubleshooting and problem solving
Documented and demonstrated experience as an individual consultant or a team lead
Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Bachelor’s degree in English, Literature, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Social Science, Psychology or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline.
In absence of degree, additional years of experience may be substituted for educational requirements
Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Agile software development teams using Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, or other Agile methodologies.
Experience supporting Federal Government, Department of Defense (DoD), or other regulated environments.
Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC), DevSecOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience documenting technical roadmaps, modernization initiatives, cloud migration efforts, and enterprise architecture solutions.
Experience supporting large-scale data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), or digital transformation programs.

Responsibilities

Responsible for researching, outlining, writing, and editing new and existing content, working closely with various departments to understand project requirements.
Independently gathers information from subject matter experts to develop, organize, and write procedure manuals, technical specifications, and process documentation.
Works with development and support leads with identifying all documentation repositories, revising, editing, and determining the best solution for data compilation and centralized storage.
Research, create, and maintain information architecture templates that uphold organizational and legal standards, and allow for easy data migration.
Develops content in alternative media forms for maximum usability, with a consistent and cohesive voice across all documentation.
Ensure that documents follow the style laid out in the organization’s style guide.
May also be responsible for maintaining the style guide.
Suggest revisions to the style guide as appropriate.
Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment.
As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction.
It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations.
Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts.
Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.