SAIC

Technical Writer

SAIC$80K — $120K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6 years of experience in writing and editing with 2 years in IT Operations or related field.
  • Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, or a related discipline preferred.
  • Proficiency with Office 365 software and experience creating/editing Visio workflows.
  • ITIL Foundations v3 or 4 certification preferred along with some project lifecycle training (waterfall/agile).
  • Detail-oriented with a self-motivated and responsible mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Research, write, and edit a variety of IT-related documentation including manuals and technical publications.
  • Obtain technical data through independent observation and collaboration with technical staff.
  • Revise and recommend changes to align documentation with established standards.
  • Perform final quality assurance checks on all written materials.
  • Interface with users and technical staff to gather background information on technologies and processes.

Benefits

  • 5 days onsite at DOT HQ in Washington D.C.
  • Opportunity to work with cross-functional resources and contribute to IT service management.
  • Potential for a public trust clearance, expanding future career opportunities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

We are seeking an IT Technical Writer responsible for researching, writing, and editing materials for related IT processes, plans, procedures, work instructions, knowledge articles, reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instructional material, catalogs, technical publications, and/or software and hardware documentation. Obtains technical data from independent observation, review with technical staff members, and/or studies of published materials and existing documentation. Interfaces with users, specialists, analysts, programmers, etc., to obtain background information of technologies, methods, and standards. Revises text and recommend changes in scope, format, and content to ensure conformance with established standards. May edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers. Performs final quality assurance on all materials.

Note that this role is 5 days onsite (DOT HQ in Washington D.C.).

Desired Skills:
  • Able to facilitate IT service management, project lifecycle, and business process related discussions with peers and customers.
  • Skilled with typical Office 365 software, ability to create/edit Visio workflows.
  • ITIL Foundations v3 or 4 and some project lifecycle (waterfall/agile) training preferred.
  • Desire 3-4 years of experience creating/editing IT project lifecycle-based documentation and/or documentation supporting IT service management related documentation changes for IT engineering, operations, support, and program management.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
  • Highly motivated, self-directed and responsible.
  • Effective communicator, relationship builder, writer, and editor.
  • Ability to ascertain information about current organizational processes and how to go about organizing and capturing IT Service Management practices and Technical Operations procedures.
  • Identify concept solutions and work with cross-functional resources to analyze program information, quality check artifacts, and deliver agreed to client requirements on time.
  • Detail-oriented.
  • Ability to understand technical conversations, ask appropriate questions to uncover gaps, and lay out logical ordering of steps to achieve smooth completion or modification of the documentation.
  • Ability to document and/or quality check operational processes, procedures, knowledge, and client deliverables.
  • Familiarity with Google Workspace tools is highly preferred.
Education and Training Requirements:
  • 6 Years of experience and proficiency in writing and editing documents. At least 2 of those years supporting IT Operations or IT related content.
  • Highly prefer a bachelor's degree in English, Literature, or other related discipline.
  • Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain a public trust.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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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