Technical Writer - active Top Secret required
About The Position
Technical Writer Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Technical Writer and you will build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Technical Writer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the customer’s mission. Create, update, and maintain technical documentation, including full diagram schematics, manuals, and operational procedures to ensure consistency in standards and clarity of processes. Develop and maintain comprehensive Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) to support project management, workflows, and compliance efforts. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, project managers, and subject matter experts, to gather and organize technical information. Ensure all documentation complies with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. Review and edit existing documentation for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with current systems or requirements. Maintain records of revisions, version control, and documentation repositories to ensure accessibility and traceability. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, Communications, English, or related field. Experience may be substituted for education.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Technical Writer, preferably in a technology-driven environment.
- Familiarity with industry-standard writing styles or government-specific guidelines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to quickly understand and translate technical information and concepts into clear documentation.
- Experience developing and maintaining POA&Ms or similar project plans.
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented, with a proactive approach to identifying gaps or inconsistencies in documentation.
- Familiarity with Agile or ITIL frameworks, as related to technical writing.
- Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret and SCI eligible
- US Citizenship
Responsibilities
- Create, update, and maintain technical documentation, including full diagram schematics, manuals, and operational procedures to ensure consistency in standards and clarity of processes.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) to support project management, workflows, and compliance efforts.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, project managers, and subject matter experts, to gather and organize technical information.
- Ensure all documentation complies with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
- Review and edit existing documentation for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with current systems or requirements.
- Maintain records of revisions, version control, and documentation repositories to ensure accessibility and traceability.
Benefits
- Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
- Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
- Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
