AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Technical Writer II

AMERICAN SYSTEMS$80K — $105K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
  • Secret Clearance or ability to obtain a Secret clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in technical writing and documentation analysis.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with Arbortext Editor, Adobe CC, HTML, and XML preferred.
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with technical teams to determine documentation requirements.
  • Create and submit compliance documentation for the Quality Management System.
  • Enhance standardization and simplification of technical writing processes.
  • Contribute to improvements in documentation development lifecycle.
  • Update legacy documents to comply with current formatting and style guidelines.
  • Develop documentation using standardized templates.
  • Analyze content for stylistic continuity and accuracy.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
  • Paid leave policies.
  • Retirement plans.
  • Insurance programs.
  • Education and training assistance.
Full Job Description
Overview

Responsibilities

As a Technical Writer II with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

  • Work with the technical implementation teams to understand the product document requirements.
  • Assist in the creation and submission of documentation required for compliance with our Quality Management System.
  • Assist in establishing and continuously improving the standardization and simplification of technical writing processes, procedures, and style guidelines.
  • Contribute to documentation development lifecycle improvements
  • Convert legacy/previous formatting to latest formatting/style guidelines.
  • Create documentation based on standardized templates.
  • Analyze and edit content to maintain continuity of style and content.
  • Assess the audience needs for whom the technical and procedural documentation is intended.
  • Conduct document reviews and collect input from stakeholders.
  • Create data flow diagrams, component diagrams, and similar technical illustrations.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
  • Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret clearance (US citizenship required).
  • At least 2 (two) years of experience in: Writing technical reports, analyzing technical literature, writing descriptive copy, and verifying documentation with appropriate sources.
  • Ability to use various word-processing and desktop publishing software applications.  Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required.  Familiarity with Arbortext Editor, Adobe CC, Adobe Acrobat, HTML, and XML.S1000D specification to produce technical publications preferred.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Active SECRET Clearance and US Citizenship
Pay Transparency StatementAMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $80,000.00/Yr. - USD $105,000/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

About AMERICAN SYSTEMS

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a government IT solutions provider. The Company provides solutions in national security, healthcare, and public sector markets. Its services include acquisition and lifecycle support, enterprise IT, healthcare IT, intelligence analysis, and training and simulation. The Company's customers include the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Justice, and Department of Homeland Security. AMERICAN SYSTEMS was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.
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Size
1,500 employees
Industry
Founded
1975

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