Senior Technical Writer
- Charleston, SC, United States
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Job details
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience writing, editing, and reviewing technical materials.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Resource Management Concepts, Inc. (RMC) provides high-quality, professional services to government and commercial sectors. Our mission is to deliver exceptional management and technology solutions supporting the protection and preservation of the people and environment of the United States of America. RMC is seeking a Technical Writer to develop and maintain documentation supporting cybersecurity, software development, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise core services. This role will work closely with Government stakeholders and technical teams to turn complex engineering information into clear, accurate materials for developers, administrators, operators, and program leadership. We are looking for someone who can understand technical concepts, ask focused questions, and organize information around the needs of the reader. Strong candidates will be comfortable working from engineering discussions, demonstrations, design documents, and existing technical materials to produce documentation that remains useful as systems evolve. This position is contingent on contract award and position availability. It is a full-time, on-site role at a Government facility in Charleston, SC.
What You’ll Do:
- Create, edit, and review technical materials supporting system development, integration, deployment, operation, and maintenance.
- Work with engineers and subject matter experts to document system capabilities, configurations, interfaces, dependencies, and operational procedures.
- Develop and maintain administration guides, operational user guides, installation instructions, troubleshooting procedures, and training materials.
- Support preparation of software development plans, implementation plans, architecture descriptions, and technical reports.
- Document continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows, deployment configurations, and DevSecOps processes.
- Edit and organize cybersecurity documentation, security testing reports, and authorization package materials in coordination with security personnel.
- Develop diagrams, tables, process descriptions, and other supporting content that explain technical relationships and procedures.
- Review documentation for technical consistency, completeness, readability, and alignment with approved system configurations.
- Coordinate technical reviews, consolidate comments, resolve discrepancies with content owners, and track documents through approval.
- Maintain document templates, terminology, acronym definitions, revision histories, and version-controlled documentation.
- Support preparation and review of Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables.
- Apply appropriate classification markings and handling requirements in coordination with authorized Government and security personnel.
- Update documentation as software releases, infrastructure changes, and operational lessons alter system behavior or procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 10+ years of experience writing, editing, and reviewing technical materials.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a CI polygraph.
- Experience documenting software, IT, cybersecurity, or systems engineering efforts.
- Ability to gather technical information through interviews, discussions, demonstrations, and source reviews.
- Ability to explain complex concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Experience creating procedures, technical reports, user guides, and system administration documentation.
- Experience coordinating document reviews and incorporating feedback from multiple contributors.
- Strong editing and proofreading skills, ensuring accurate terminology, acronyms, references, formatting, and consistency.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word styles, templates, tables of contents, cross-references, and tracked changes.
- Experience managing document versions and organized technical repositories.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
- Understanding of classified documentation handling requirements.
Desired Skills
- Master’s degree.
- Experience supporting DoD, Navy, or Intelligence Community documentation.
- Familiarity with RMF, system authorization documentation, security controls, and assessment reports.
- Experience documenting software workflows, CI/CD pipelines, application interfaces, releases, and automated testing.
- Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, and infrastructure as code.
- Familiarity with ICAM, PKI, and enterprise access controls.
- Experience creating system, data flow, and process diagrams using Visio or similar tools.
- Experience with Git, Markdown, SharePoint, or other collaborative documentation platforms.
- Experience developing training guides, job aids, and system adoption and handover materials.
- Experience preparing Government deliverables to meet data item descriptions, templates, and acceptance criteria.
Benefits
At RMC, we're committed to your career growth! RMC differentiates itself from other firms through its investment in our employees. We invest our resources to train, certify, educate, and build our employees. RMC can offer you a great place to work with a small company feel and give you the experience, tuition assistance, and certifications that will take your career to the next level. This also includes a competitive paid vacation package with 11 paid federal holidays. Additionally, we also offer high-quality, low-deductible healthcare plans, pet insurance, and a competitive 401K package. Salary at RMC is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, a candidate's specific combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific requirements.