Technical Writer

Description

You will work with Parsons colleagues and partners and the U.S. Space Force to support the framework that hosts applications critical to the defense of our country.

As part of our team, you'll get to leverage your Technical Writing Skills (while continuing to learn and improve your skills alongside our subject matter experts), to perform comprehensive technical writing tasks within a team of Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, and Infrastructure Analysts supporting USSF activities.

Technical writers get matrixed into Project Teams to perform multi-faceted roles to engage you directly with interactive experience.

Our team maintains a strong focus on our people first, mission-focused culture, while ensuring we also maximize your work life balance.

We sponsor regular engagement events, including monthly tech talks, monthly technical leadership training), access to free online video training in a variety of technical topics, and more!

What You'll Be Doing :

• Creative writing and document design, communicating how-to , next steps and in-depth configuration and operational state manuals
• Maintain the current draft(s) on the systems' SharePoint Page
• Work with the IV&T team to validate operational steps are easy to understand and use
• Ensure technical document deliverables are developed using the most current documentation standards
• Serve as a documentation SME to the project team
• Communicate status, dependencies, risks and issues daily / weekly to the Team Lead
• Keep internal Confluence page and log updated with the latest revision and location of documents

What Required Skills You'll Bring :

• Bachelors degree and 8+ (10+ highly preferred) years of experiences
• 10 years experience in production and / or editing of technical documents to include specific experience in writing for non-technical audiences
• Experience providing Technical Writing support within Engineering teams
• Experienced user of the latest release of Microsoft Office (or equivalent) products
• Additionally, in accordance with any particular task, the candidate shall have a combination of the following skills :
• Ability to consolidate technical inputs and analyses, and produce a logical, understandable document
• Ability to read and translate engineering drawings / specifications
• Ability to interpret, absorb, and synthesize large quantities of engineering or technical information for non-technical readers
• Ability to enter technical studies, metadata, and data into relational databases
• Ability to upload content onto websites using COTS web authoring tools (Confluence)
• Ability to create supporting graphics (Figma, Adobe Creative, Lucid Charts, MS Visio, etc.)
• Ability to integrate existing graphics into documents using various COTS tools
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with latest release of Microsoft Office
• Top Secret Clearance

What Desired Skills You'll Bring :

• 10 years’ experience providing Technical Writing support within System Engineering teams developing system vulnerability assessments and evaluations
• Media development for interactive communications and presentations

Minimum Clearance Required to Start :

Top SecretThis position is part of our Federal Solutions team.Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe.

Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental.

We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace.

Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range :

$96,400.00 - $168,700.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest APPLY TODAY!