Senior Technical Writer

Markon, LLC.

$145K — $150K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI W/ Polygraph security clearance
  • Eight (8) years of technical writing experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
  • Master’s degree may reduce experience requirement by two years
  • Experience with Jira is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation and user manuals
  • Write technical copy for various document types and understand basic grammar concepts
  • Gather technical information and prepare written text
  • Maintain an organized internal documentation library
  • Utilize tools like MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio for documentation
  • Collaborate with developers to create quality documentation and training materials
  • Research technical subject matter to create comprehensible documentation for diverse audiences

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance options
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Flexible work schedules available
  • Generous paid time off and holiday policies
Full Job Description
Description

PLEX Solutions, Part of Markon, is looking for a Sr. Technical Writer for our Annapolis Junction, MD Customer. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in creating technical documents and working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities
  • 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
  • Maintain a current internal documentation library
  • 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
Qualifications
  • Active TS/SCI W/ Polygraph
  • Eight (8) years of demonstrated technical writing experience.
  • A Bachelor’s Degree with a technical discipline from an accredited college or university (OR) Four (4) additional years of experience is required.  A Masters degree may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to six (6) years of experience.
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Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Jira is highly desired.

Salary RangeUSD $145,000.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr.The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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