Technical Writer - Military veterans preferred

Description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? 

Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place. This starts with helping our customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. Our dedicated Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success.  We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.  

Are you ready for your next career challenge? 

The Integrated Defensive Cyber Systems, part of the Defense Sector at Leidos, currently has an opening for a cleared Technical Writer to work in our San Antonio, Texas office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (HNCD), Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, and other DoD missions. Your role will be to support our diverse portfolio of programs through a combination of software design and development, hardware interfacing and integration, laboratory experimentation, ground and flight testing to deploy cutting edge, next generation solutions. 

Leidos is seeking a talented and experienced Information Technology Technical Writer to join our team. As an IT Technical Writer, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining high-quality technical documentation for our software products, IT systems, and processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in information technology, excellent writing skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear and concise documentation. 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Documenting Software and Systems: Produce clear, concise, and comprehensive technical documentation for software applications, IT systems, and processes, ensuring accessibility and ease of understanding for users and stakeholders alike.  
• User Guides and Manuals: Produce user-friendly guides, manuals, and tutorials to empower users in efficiently navigating and leveraging our products and services to their fullest potential.  
• Technical Specifications: Collaborate closely with software developers, engineers, and stakeholders to gather precise technical specifications and requirements, ensuring accuracy and relevance in documentation projects.  
• Continuous Improvement: Remain abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in information technology and technical writing, driving continuous enhancement of documentation processes and standards to uphold excellence and relevance.  

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related discipline with 4+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 2 years of experience. 
• Strong desire to grow and learn new technologies. 
• Demonstrated experience writing and editing government documentation. 
• Experience writing, editing, producing, and overseeing reports, presentations, and/or similar documentation; experience editing technical journal articles, research papers, manuscripts, and/or books; knowledge of the end-to-end documentation process, from intake to printed and electronic output and distribution. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate and advocate discipline-related knowledge, services, and programs. 
• Capable of transforming complicated subject matter and diverse source material into accurate, coherent, and engaging content for a variety of audiences. 
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a collaborative team in a highly flexible work environment. 
• Demonstrated creative and technical initiative and resourcefulness. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Microsoft Suite, SharePoint, Jira, Confluence.
• Must be a US citizen and possess a minimum of a Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance. 
• Proven experience in managing and delivering projects on time and within budget, with a strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall). 
• Basic understanding of technical concepts relating to software development, engineering, and networking. 

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level 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.