What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Technical Writer position at BAE Systems?
Job Description
Join a Team that's Shaping the Future of IT Support
At BAE Systems, we're passionate about delivering innovative IT solutions that enable our customers to achieve their missions. As a Principal Technical Writer, you'll play a critical role in providing exceptional IT support to the customer. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values innovation, teamwork, and customer satisfaction. If you're a motivated and skilled IT professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.
As a Principal Technical Writer, you'll operate, maintain, and continuously update a centralized project management repository accessible to government stakeholders, ensuring all enterprise-level, local-level project documents, and major deployment activities are accurately captured and readily available. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include reviewing, editing, and archiving project documents, managing documentation for major deployment activities, and collaborating with project managers, technical teams, and stakeholders to gather, standardize, and format documents.
By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with a talented team, and make a significant impact on the customer's operations. You'll be expected to conduct regular audits of the repository for accuracy, compliance, and usability, implement improvements, and generate reports on repository usage, document completeness, and project visibility. If you're a motivated and skilled IT professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.
The successful candidate must be located within 50 miles of Washington, DC.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Technical Writing, English, Information Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10 years of experience in technical writing and documentation management, with a focus on project repositories in enterprise or government settings
- Proven expertise operating and maintaining digital repositories for project documents, including hands-on experience with tools like Microsoft SharePoint or Atlassian Confluence
- Active DoD Secret Clearance (must be current and transferable)
- Strong knowledge of federal documentation and project management standards (e.g., PMBOK, ITIL for knowledge management)
- Excellent writing, editing, and organizational skills, with the ability to handle large volumes of technical content under deadlines
- Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness
- Applies and/or develops highly advanced concepts, techniques, and standards
- Viewed as expert in the field
- Often acts independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with long-range goals and objectives
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- Certifications such as Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC) or ITIL 4 Foundation
- Experience supporting DoD or large federal enterprises, including classified document handling and deployment activity documentation
- Background in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira) for integrating documentation workflows
- Familiarity with markup languages (e.g., Markdown, XML) for structured content and version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Master's degree in a relevant field or additional certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security for secure repository management)
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $132000 - $224400
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Salary : $132,000 - $224,400