What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Writer position at Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)?
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Technical Writer to join our team in Hanscom, Massachusetts. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. To start, they must have an active SECRET clearance.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including system of systems architecture and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
- Writes and edits technical documentation for all the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation.
- Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.
- Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.
- Gather technical information and prepare written text.
- Maintain a current internal documentation library.
- Use multiple word processing and presentation tools (e.g.,MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
- Maintain configuration management of all technical writing products
- Collaborate with Knowledge Management and maintain appropriate metadata to keep all technical writing in a discoverable Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
- Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.
- Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
- Work on all phases of documentation.
- Understand basic concepts and write technical copies for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
- Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
- Coordinate layout and design of documents.
- Research highly technical subject matter and organizes information from multiples sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.
- Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
- Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources.
- Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.
- Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information.
- Produce technical documentation for C3BM programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies
- Apply technical manual standards to work products
- Review work products of others for compliance with technical manuals.
- Provide expert oversight of technical writing and editing to all phases of acquisition and technical documentation for the Program, Project, or Contract
- Work independently preparing and maintaining highly complex systems, programming and operations documentation, procedures and methods
- Act as project leader for projects with complex or voluminous documentation and may provide or coordinate special documentation services as required
- 5 years of experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
- Prior experience working in a SAP Facility or SCIF environment is required.
- An Associate’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required;. 2 years of additional Technical Writer experience may be substituted for an Associate’s degree.
- Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Must currently hold at least an active SECRET clearance.