Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience (8-12 years)
7+ years of professional technical writing experience in complex technology
Experience documenting software, systems, and DevSecOps environments
Hands-on experience with Confluence and Jira
Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills
Strong attention to detail and technical accuracy
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain high-quality technical documentation for GEOINT systems
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, audience-appropriate content
Collaborate with engineers and subject-matter experts to gather information
Create and maintain user guides, technical manuals, and standard operating procedures
Establish documentation standards and content-development processes
Review existing documentation for accuracy and clarity
Manage multiple documentation efforts while meeting deadlines
Benefits
Work on sophisticated technical programs supporting national-security missions
Collaborate with a diverse team of engineers and experts
Opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement of technical communication practices
Engage in a controlled and potentially classified environment
Potential for professional growth in a high-stakes field
Full Job Description
4556 Senior Technical Writer 4556 | TS/SCI
Job Description:
OVERVIEW:
We are seeking a Senior Technical Writer who will own and drive documentation efforts for sophisticated technical programs supporting national-security missions. Work closely with software engineers, systems engineers, program leadership, subject-matter experts, and customer stakeholders to gather information, understand complex technologies, and produce polished, mission-ready documentation.
GENERAL DUTIES:
Develop, write, edit, and maintain high-quality technical documentation for complex GEOINT systems, software, and mission capabilities.
Translate highly technical concepts into clear, concise, audience-appropriate content.
Collaborate directly with engineers, developers, architects, analysts, and subject-matter experts to gather and validate information.
Create and maintain system documentation, user guides, technical manuals, standard operating procedures, release documentation, architecture descriptions, and other program deliverables.
Establish and maintain documentation standards, templates, style guides, and content-development processes.
Review existing documentation for accuracy, consistency, clarity, and completeness.
Manage multiple documentation efforts and priorities while meeting demanding deadlines.
Interview technical and mission personnel and synthesize complex information into accessible written content.
Work within controlled and potentially classified environments while adhering to program security and documentation requirements.
Contribute to continuous improvement of the organization's technical communication practices.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in English, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Technical Communication or 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience, or 8-12+ years of prior relevant experience in lieu of degree.
7+ years of professional technical writing experience, preferably supporting complex technology, software, systems engineering, defense, or intelligence programs.
Experience documenting complex software, systems, cloud, or DevSecOps environments.
Experience creating system documentation, architecture documents, SOPs, user guides, and release documentation.
Hands-on experience with Confluence and Jira or similar tools.
Ability to work directly with engineers and independently understand complex technical systems.
Demonstrated ability to understand and document complex technical systems and concepts.
Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and information-organization skills.
Ability to independently research unfamiliar technologies and quickly develop subject-matter proficiency.
Strong attention to detail and a commitment to technical accuracy.
Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Familiarity with documentation tools and content-development workflows.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the confidence to interview technical experts and ask thoughtful questions.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience supporting an Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, or other federal customers.
Experience working in a classified environment.
Certified Professional Technical Communicator.
Familiarity with software development, cloud technologies, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, data systems, or systems engineering.
Experience with Markdown, XML, DITA, Git or similar documentation/content-management tools.
Experience in creating documentation for Agile or DevSecOps development teams.
CLEARANCE:
Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.
Job Details
City : Gaithersburg
State : MD
About Affinity
Affinity’s patented technology structures and analyzes millions of data points across emails, calendars, and third-party sources to offer users the tools they need to automatically manage their most valuable relationships, prioritize important connections, and discover untapped opportunities. Affinity uses artificial intelligence to analyze relationship strength and illuminate the best paths to warm introductions. The platform also offers a holistic view of users’ networks in a centralized, automatically updated database without any manual upkeep. Founded in 2014, Affinity is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Affinity has raised $120M to date and is backed by leading investors including Menlo Ventures, Advance Venture Partners, 8VC and MassMutual Ventures.
It has over 2,700 customers in 70 countries, including venture capital firms such as Bain Capital Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, private equity firms such as SoftBank Group, investment bankers such as Woodside Capital Partners, financial services firms such as Fidelity Investments, real estate companies such as Tishman Speyer, insurers such as American Family Insurance and enterprises such as Nike, Qualcomm and Twilio.
Affinity has been named in Fortune Magazine's Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and editor's number one pick, the Data Breakthrough Award, BIG Innovation Award and others.
