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Technical Writer
Location: Aurora, CO (Relocation assistance is available)
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Active TS/SCI Clearance
More about your role:
At NASK, we’re growing, building great teams, and doing exciting work – we’re seeking a passionate and driven Technical Writer to join our Colorado office, supporting our mission-critical programs. The candidate will be responsible for documentation requirements, reports, brochures, manuals, and training material documentation for systems that are in continuous development and integration (CI/CD, “DevOps”) at customer sites. The ideal candidate will be experienced in working with software and systems engineering teams with a high level of technical acuity. The candidate needs to be well organized and proficient at keeping on schedule for critical program deliverables.
Technical Writer Responsibilities:
NASK is seeking a motivated candidate to fulfill this full-time and onsite role in our Aurora facility. This role is best suited for an individual who is organized, self-motivated, and independent. The ideal candidate will enjoy independently gathering information from subject matter experts to create, organize, and refine technical specifications, interface control documents, and system data flow documentation. You will develop documentation that contains a consistent and cohesive voice and will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, revising, and maintaining technical documents, including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation. You will write and edit technical documentation for all of the project's hardware and software, including installation, configuration, and how-to documentation. You will provide expert oversight of technical writing and editing to all phases of acquisition and technical documentation for the program, project, or contract.
Required Qualifications:
- must be willing to take a poly
- Minimum of 5 years technical writing experience
- Previous experience documenting system specifications and interfaces
- Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Adobe, and Excel.
- Experience developing and maintaining web-based content in Confluence
- Ability to translate technical information from a subject matter expert into technical documentation that is clear and concise
- Effective organizational skills with strong attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Desire to work in a mission-focused environment
- Classification knowledge for documents, diagrams, technical reports, and presentations
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field (or additional 2-4 years of on-the-job experience substituted in place of degree)
- Experience working with small software development teams.
- Experience working with teams maintaining complex SIGINT processing systems
- Experience supporting proposal development and working with Business Development and Engineering teams.
Who we are:
Our people are the core of who we are and what we do. NASK has two decades of experience delivering innovative solutions to the tough technical challenges facing our partners in the Intelligence and Defense communities. Our subject matter experts collaborate with junior developers and analysts, bringing fresh approaches to solve the toughest mission problems.
Benefits:
At NASK, our employees are the backbone of our company, so we provide unsurpassed benefits and work-life balance. Employees are provided with individual offices and collaboration spaces to foster individual and team success. We have a casual yet professional work environment – Employees work hard, and NASK offers a competitive benefits package that equates to 50% on top of your annual base salary. This is split between a tax-qualified profit-sharing retirement plan that NASK contributes to (up to allowable IRS limits) and a cafeteria plan for benefits. For a comprehensive overview of our benefits, visit the benefits tab under our careers page: https://nask.world/company/careers/
Compensation:
NASK considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and responsibilities, work experience, education, training, certifications, geographic location, and market data. These are general guidelines and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
Please be aware that many of our positions require the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
EEO Statement:
**NASK provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfers, leaves of absence, as well as compensation and training.**
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