What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Writer position at Leidos?
Description
The C4ISR Operation at Leidos currently has an opening for a Technical Writer in support of our Multi-Domain Solutions Division. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to help the Department of the Air Force (DAF) establish and maintain the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Digital Infrastructure (DI) and Deployable DI (DDI). ABMS is a top modernization priority for the Department of the Air Force and will be the backbone of a network-centric approach to battle network. In this role you will work closely counterparts from other ABMS DI Consortium teams to author, edit, and proof technical documents such as Strategy Documents, Technical Design Packages, Implementation Plans and other technical documentation. He/she will ensure that documents conform to program standards and Data Item Description (DID) requirements and will work with the DI and/or DDI Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to define the content of the documents. He/she will have primary responsibility for authorship and work in collaboration with other team members in document development. The selected individual will gather requirements from users/stakeholders and prepare user and program documentation. He/she work closely with technical staff and will be responsible for managing multiple documentation assignments simultaneously.
Primary Responsibilities
The selected candidate will oversee the collection and organization of information, and the preparation, editing, and revision of numerous documents required in support of DI and/or DDI systems and networks, to include user manuals, training materials, installation guides, and other reports and deliverables. He/she will work in concert with multiple technical professions including cybersecurity engineers, software developers, system engineers, and test engineers in capturing data to support technical documentation generation. In this role you will be responsible for and in work in collaboration with other writers to deliver strategy documents to be delivered to senior executive DAF staff. The individual will edit functional descriptions, system specifications, user manuals, special reports, and other customer deliverables and documents. He/she will work closely with program staff to ensure document configuration management (CM) and version control for all deliverables.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with 12 yrs or Masters with 10 yrs relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
- Experience effectively formatting and editing technical publications and proposals, including writing, editing, and illustrating using the MS Office Suite.
- Experience working with system engineers, software engineers, and program management to translate technical information into clear, concise documentation to include user manuals.
- Must be able to plan and prioritize personal tasking and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team, in a fast-moving environment.
- US citizenship with ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
- Ability to travel when needed by the program.
Preferred Qualifications
- Recent experience on a system/software development program compiling, editing, and publishing CDRL documentation.
- Sound understanding of DID formats.
- Experience working in an Agile environment.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $94,250.00 - $170,375.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Salary : $94,250 - $170,375
