SAIC

Senior Documentation Specialist

SAIC$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 10+ years' experience; or Master's with 8+ years; or PhD/JD with 5+ years.
  • Active Secret Clearance required.
  • Strong technical writing skills with proficiency in creating detailed documentation.
  • Experience with data-informed documentation and analytics platforms.
  • Leadership skills to manage a team of Documentation Specialists.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the IPMO Document Management System.
  • Develop comprehensive and data-driven documentation.
  • Utilize LLMs like REVA for creating informed documentation and plans.
  • Lead and coordinate the Documentation Specialist team.
  • Prepare and maintain the Project Management Plan (PMP).
  • Document detailed Trip Reports with insights gained during travel.
  • Write various technical materials, including manuals and operating instructions.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements with potential for remote work approval.
  • Opportunity to work on a cutting-edge data and AI project.
  • Engagement in a team environment with leadership opportunities.
  • Involvement in high-impact projects for enterprise-scale mission objectives.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking qualified applicants to support a cutting-edge data, analytics, and AI platform. Roles include managing customer relationships, service portfolio and catalog management, software engineering & development, data/AI engineering, IT systems operations, and use case intake and analytics for DoW enterprise-scale mission objectives expected in Spring/Summer 2026.

Positions are contingent pending contract award.

The work will be performed in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area (WDCMA). Some work may be performed remotely, subject to Government approval.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Manage the IPMO Document Management System.
  • Develop clear, comprehensive, data-informed documentation.
  • Leverage large language models (LLMs) such as the RetrievalAugmented, Generation Enabled Virtual Assistant (REVA) to provide clear, comprehensive, and relevant documentation and Plans informed by repository data and user-uploaded files.
  • Leads team of Documentation Specialist; may assist in layout work.
  • Prepare, maintain, and update the Project Management Plan (PMP).
  • Prepare Trip Reports, including a detailed description of the purpose of the trip and any knowledge gained.
  • Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions.

Qualifications
  • Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.
  • Active Secret Clearance is required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and competencies
  • Ability to write and update material for reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instruction books, catalogs, and related technical and administrative publications.
  • Ability to create documents that describe or explain work methods, procedures, installation, operation, and maintenance.
  • Knowledge of the application of basic principles, theories, and concepts and Industry practices and standards.
  • Skills to refine the work of writers.
  • Skills to lead and coordinate the activities of writers engaged in preparing technical, scientific, medical, or other material for publication.
  • Skills to work in conjunction with or independent from manufacturing, research, and related activities.
  • Ability to leverage large language models (LLMs) for analysis and programmatic documentation creation.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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