Technical Writer T4

CACI • Sterling, VA

17d • Onsite

About The Position

CACI is seeking a creative, collaborative Technical Writer to support a multi-tenant system involving both hardware and software. The role may be performed from CACI’s Sterling, Virginia or Sarasota, Florida office. It requires substantial independent work, self-direction, prioritization, and the ability to meet deadlines with little supervision, alongside collaboration with Systems Engineers and other program teams. The writer will work with internal and external stakeholders and manage a high volume of complex government documentation and regulatory compliance under strict timelines, balancing urgent requests with long-term deliverables.

The position supports the development and maintenance of technical, governance, and programmatic documentation, including installation standards, user guides, configuration plans, standard operating procedures, test sell-off materials, and customer submissions. The writer will maintain the program’s documentation library, support documentation practices across the team, and contribute to system recap and deployment readiness activities.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to pass a polygraph.
• A four-year degree from an accredited college or university and at least 6 years of heavy writing experience working with U.S. Military customers, or at least 8 years in the Intelligence Community with heavy writing experience; a master’s degree may substitute for 2 years of experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including impeccable grammar and spelling.
• Strong editing skills.
• Initiative to expand technical and soft skills.
• Deadline-oriented, self-directed approach, including the ability to determine what needs to be done and by when.
• Adaptability to a fast-paced environment with occasional brief slow periods.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Visio, Excel, Teams, and basic Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Experience using Atlassian project management tools, including Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with Agile and SCRUM methodology.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings and flow charts.
• An eye for layout, design, and color.
• Experience with U.S. government contracts and their constraints.
• Familiarity with military logistics.
• IT or networking experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with each project’s Responsible Engineer to complete System Installation Standards technical volumes, gathering detailed information from engineering files in SharePoint and Confluence.
• Coordinate with Systems Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, and other program teams to update and improve the User Guide and governance documents, including the Configuration Management Plan and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Review and revise programmatic submissions to the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) to ensure they are succinct, coherent, grammatically accurate, and visually appealing.
• Ensure written products have sound structure, clarity, and narrative flow, and uphold writing standards for customer-facing materials.
• Become the program’s classification subject matter expert.
• Coach newer Project Managers on documentation best practices and procedures.
• Develop graphics, tables, and other visual representations of program information.
• Copyedit documents produced by the team and other teams in the matrixed organization.
• Work with the Test Engineer to complete sell-off documentation.
• Participate in the Integrated Product Team (IPT) for each tenant’s system recap or new deployment, helping ensure readiness for customer-witnessed acceptance tests and deployment.
• Maintain the internal documentation library in SharePoint.
• Manage access roles for documentation-sharing websites.

Benefits

• Flexible time off benefit.
• Learning resources and learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior