Technical Writer, Senior - Secret

DCS has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Writer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/HBD), Theater Battle Control Division. The Theater Battle Control Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Tactical Air Control, Air/Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air/Missile Defense, and Mobile/Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities.

This is a full time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.

Essential Job Functions: 

Obtaining, analyzing, and selecting the pertinent information.

Determining the most logical and effective sequence of the narrative.

Determining the overall length and tone based on the objectives, the medium, and the audience.

Writing the material.

Consulting on or selecting illustrative material

Preparing the material for publication.

Write technical direction on product announcements, marketing brochures, advertisements, and marketing specifications.

Meet with customer representatives, vendors, system engineers, and program managers to establish technical specifications.

Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples.

Create  user  documentation  for  a  variety  of  material,  including  how-to  guides  and instruction manual.

Prepare charts, graphs, or forms to go along with rough drafts.

Ensure document contents follow required formats.

Write clear and concise policies and procedures.

Ensure consistency of wording among multiple documents.

Create table of contents and cite sources.

Required Skills: 

Must have and be able to maintain a Secret level clearance.

BA/BS degree.

10+ years of experience, with at least five years supporting DoD programs.

Technical writing experience within the DoD relative to information and/or business systems environment.

Ability to work on technical content for learning about, getting started, using, configuring, deploying, integrating, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting software systems, products, tools, and services. 

Ability to use and learn to use different authoring, development, and design tools such as GitLab, Website maintenance, Markdown, Javascript, Figma, and Lucid. 

Additionally, knowledge management, information architecture, and content design and content strategy skills are all relevant and applicable to contributing to the mission.

Strong attention to detail

Ability to work well with other organizations and personnel with disparate backgrounds

Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task

Strong technical, analytical and interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently and with a team

Salary Range:$94,306-$105,000

At DCS, we pride ourselves on providing flexibility that allows employees to balance meaningful work with their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for learning and development.

Our broad and competitive mix of benefits is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Our robust benefit offerings include medical, dental, 401k, ESOP, PTO, education reimbursement, work/life balance, parental and other leave programs.

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