Technical Writer T4
About The Position
CACI is seeking a creative, collaborative Technical Writer with strong writing and editing skills and an interest in military hardware. The role supports a multi-tenant system for which CACI produces hardware and software. The position may be based in CACI’s Sterling, Virginia, or Sarasota, Florida, office. It involves working independently for approximately two-thirds of the time and collaborating for the remainder with Systems Engineers and other team members, many of whom are located in Sarasota. The writer manages complex government documentation and regulatory compliance under strict deadlines, balancing urgent short-notice tasks with longer-term deliverables and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. The Technical Writer works with engineering and program teams to develop and maintain system installation, user, governance, test, and other program documentation; review customer submissions; create visual representations of program information; and maintain documentation resources and access. The role also serves as the program’s classification subject-matter expert and coaches newer Project Managers on documentation practices. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to pass a polygraph, as well as substantial writing experience supporting US Military customers or the Intelligence Community.
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 while working with US 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 and ability to determine what needs to be done and when.
- Adaptability to a fast-paced environment with occasional brief slow periods.
- Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, especially Word and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using Atlassian project management tools, including Jira and Confluence.
- Knowledge of Agile and SCRUM methodology.
- Familiarity with engineering drawings and flow charts.
- An eye for layout, design, and color.
- Experience with US Government contracts and their constraints.
- Familiarity with military logistics.
- IT or networking experience.
- Knowledge of Visio, Excel, Teams, and basic Adobe Acrobat Pro skills.
Responsibilities
- Work with each project’s Responsible Engineer to complete System Installation Standards technical volumes by 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) for concision, coherence, grammatical accuracy, and visual presentation.
- Ensure written products have sound structure, clarity, and narrative flow, and uphold writing standards for customer-facing documents.
- Serve as 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 programmatic 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 for each tenant system recap or new deployment and help 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.
- Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
- Competitive compensation and benefits options designed to support and protect employees and their families.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
