Technical Writer II

This position is contingent upon contract award

Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.

Amentum is seeking a cleared Technical Writer to support an upcoming opportunity in Annapolis Junction, MD .

• 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, prepares written text
• Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.
• 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 copy 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, 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 Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies
• Apply technical manual standard to work products
• Must possess a U.S government Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a polygraph (TS / SCI w / polygraph)
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. (Four (4) years of additional technical writing experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree)
• Minimum six (6) years experience as a Technical Writer supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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