Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2019, runner up in 2020 and a finalist in 2021! 

Belay Technologies seeks a Quality Assurance Specialist/Senior Technical Writer for our intel team. The selected individual will be responsible for preparation, review, revision, and quality assurance of all activities required to successfully develop and publish program deliverables in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) and Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL). The individual will ensure documents conform to program standards and Data Item Description (DID) requirements. The ideal candidate will have recent in-depth experience creating templates using styles and formats in MS Word, handling multiple documentation efforts simultaneously, and will have a passion for quality. Unrelenting self-motivation is essential, and strong focus and attention on detail and task completion is critical! The selected individual will be responsible for formatting documentation to adhere to program template and deliverable requirements, performing quality assurance reviews on contractual documentation, and reviewing and submitting contract deliverables and reports. She/he must work harmoniously with deliverable authors to ensure customer comments are addressed and the end product is of the utmost quality.

Basic Qualifications

• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Must be exceptionally proficient with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, & Project).
• Must have impeccable technical writing and grammar skills (punctuation, spelling, usage).
• Must have at least four (4) years of experience preparing in-depth technical publications to include writing, editing, illustration, and quality assurance review.
• Must have experience working on a large, technical program in a QA, Technical Writer, or technical role (System Engineer, Software Engineer, Test Engineer, etc.).
• Must have current or recent experience within a technical/cyber security operational organization.
• Must have experience successfully establishing positive and productive working relationships with technical staff across all levels.
• Must be comfortable working with multiple sets of complex technical documentation simultaneously, in a fast-moving environment.

• Must be creative and have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be exceptionally organized and have effective planning, prioritizing, time management, and multi-tasking skills.

• Must have strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices.
• Must be capable of performing high quality work both independently and with a team. ​ 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a Technical, Writing, or related discipline, and at least 12 years of relevant experience.

• Multi-year experience writing/reviewing technical documentation following DoD standards.

• Current, extensive experience with advanced features of MS Word.
• Experience in graphic design.
• Direct, in-depth experience working with multi-disciplinary technical development teams.
• Experience working on an Agile program and team.

Perks and Benefits: 

• 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program 
• 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one 
• $5,000 annual training/tuition 
• Student Loan Repayment Program 
• 100% company-funded HSA 
• Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance) 
• Dental coverage including orthodontia 
• Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded 
• Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes 
• Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more! 

Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.