Technical Writer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton • Annapolis Junction, MD

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About The Position

Create, revise, and maintain operational, instructional, maintenance, and test documentation for print and digital delivery. Gather information from engineering drawings, source data, and subject-matter experts, then translate it into clear content for military and technical audiences. Create or apply established templates and customer standards, incorporate review comments, and support document control, validation, and contract deliverables activities. Complete routine assignments independently and perform complex work with guidance from senior team members. The role works without considerable oversight or direction.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with DoD technical documentation or a military, defense agency, acquisition, or weapon-system program.
• 5+ years of experience writing, editing, or maintaining technical documentation.
• 5+ years of experience developing manuals, procedures, reports, or training materials for technical or government audiences.
• Knowledge of grammar, document formatting, editing, and version-control practices.
• Ability to proficiently produce technical documentation using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, or Visio.
• Ability to gather information from technical sources and subject-matter experts and present it clearly.
• Ability to incorporate feedback, manage priorities, and meet deadlines in a team environment.
• Secret clearance required; applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for classified information access.
• High school diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a military specification or structured-authoring standard, such as MIL-STD-40051, MIL-STD-38784, S1000D, or DITA.
• Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, English, Communications, Journalism, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Create, revise, and maintain operational, instructional, maintenance, and test documentation for print and digital delivery.
• Gather information from engineering drawings, source data, and subject-matter experts and translate it into clear content for military and technical audiences.
• Create or apply established templates and customer standards and incorporate review comments.
• Support document control, validation, and contract deliverables activities.
• Complete routine assignments independently and perform complex work with guidance from senior team members.

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability benefits.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs and dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of company values. Benefits eligibility is subject to employment-status and hours-worked thresholds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED