Accenture

Technical Writer

Accenture$91K — $109K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship required
  • 2 years of technical writing experience for DoW programs
  • Bachelor's in English, communications, technical writing, or STEM with writing experience, or 4 years equivalent experience
  • Experience collaborating with engineering or technical teams
  • Must work 100% on-site

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain various technical documentation
  • Create clear and user-friendly technical content
  • Collaborate with experts to gather and verify information
  • Use GitLab for tracking and supporting documentation
  • Work with Configuration Manager to ensure material delivery tracking
  • Identify and address gaps in documentation proactively

Benefits

  • Wide variety of benefits offered
  • Opportunities for ongoing applications without a fixed deadline
  • Clearance opportunities for candidates with existing government security clearance
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Technical Writer with experience producing clear, accurate documentation for complex software and hardware systems. This role involves working both independently and with engineers, project managers, and other stakeholders to create and maintain a variety of technical documents.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain documentation, including user guides, SOPs, required deliverables, and security-related documents for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Create technical content that is clear, accurate, user-friendly, and meets DoW and project standards.
  • Collaborate with subject-matter experts to gather and verify information.
  • Use an issue tracking system (GitLab) to monitor development progress and provide documentation support as systems evolve.
  • Work with the government Configuration Manager to help track customer deliveries of materials and use revision logs and tracking spreadsheets to maintain version control.
  • Take initiative to spot missing or unclear information and address gaps to ensure documentation is complete and effective.

You have:
  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • 2 years of technical writing experience, ideally for DoW programs
  • Bachelor's degree in English, communications, technical writing, or a STEM field with writing experience or 4 years of equivalent experience.
  • Experience working with engineering or technical teams.
  • 100% on site role

Nice to have:
  • Proficiency with MadCap Flare.
  • Familiarity with configuration management, versioning, and documentation standards.
  • Working knowledge of SELinux/Linux, GitLab, VMWare, HTML, image editing tools, and basic programming concepts.
  • Detail-oriented and able to improve and streamline legacy documentation.
  • Familiarity with CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) handling requirements
  • Strong communication skills
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Word.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Strong editing and organizational skills.

Clearance:
  • An active secret federal security clearance is required


As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$91,300-$109,100 USD

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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Size
624,000 employees
Market Cap
$173.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$44.7 billion
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