About the role

What will you do at Momentum Engineering, Inc.?

Job Summary

Seeking a Technical Writer to work independently to prepare and maintain a range of highly complex documentation (to include operations and programming documentation, user guides, manuals, technical publications, procedures and methods, and internal documentation libraries)

The ideal candidate will support key activities in defense of emerging threats in the cybersecurity domain

The candidate will be part of a team with the common goal to prevent and eradicate threats to critical U.S. systems

Primary Responsibilities

Create documentation for a technical program to include user guides/reference manuals/capability training materials, requirements documents, reports, standard operating procedures (SOPs), briefings etc. for consumption by both technical and non-technical audiences

Create document templates as needed for efficiency

Take ownership of existing documentation to ensure it is continually updated in support of an optimized workflow ensuring knowledge management

Own the process of routing technical documentation to ensure accuracy with technical team members

Work in close partnership with subject matter experts, system and software engineers, test engineers and analysts

Required Qualifications

Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph

Must have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, similar field from an accredited college or university

Seven plus (7+) years’ experience working as a Technical Writer

Four (4) years of additional technical writing experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree

A Master's Degree may be substituted for two (2) years of experience

Experience using Confluence

Experience using tools to create templates for documentation

Background in cybersecurity is helpful but not required

Ability to work across cross-functional teams and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment

Desired Qualifications

No desired qualifications listed at this time

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Which skills does this role require?

Knowledge ManagementSOP DevelopmentDocument TemplatingCross-functional CollaborationTechnical DocumentationTop Secret/SCINSA Full Scope PolygraphSOPUser GuidesInformation SystemsComputer ScienceTechnical PublicationsRequirements Documents

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