Technical Writer

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Job Description:

No two career paths will ever look the same. At Leidos, we know the most talented and diverse IT and engineering professionals will always have a multitude of career choices; your time at Leidos will be a wise investment in your career and in yourself.
 
Our Civil business is helping to modernize and manage infrastructure, systems and controls, and cybersecurity for civilian agencies and commercial clients around the globe. With core competencies in information technology, energy and environment, complex logistics, and specialized engineering, we solve technical challenges and implement newfound efficiencies on a number of programs!
 
Protect yourself and your family, with the benefits of working for a world-class employer.  When you join Leidos, you join a Fortune 500 company and one of Ethisphere Institute’s “World's Most Ethical Companies”  Leidos...We strive to make the complex clear.
 
The Technical Writer is responsible for working with the development team to write and edit technical documentation while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. The Technical Writer creates, manages and oversees the generation of technical documents in support of Operations, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Testing, and data entry activities. The Technical Writer works on assignments that are complex in nature where analysis of processes and data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities


Support the revision of documents as the need arises e.g. changes to functional requirements documents, changes to system design documents, etc.

Support the development and creation of documents and procedures for the Development Team by providing technical writing skills commensurate with current business practices (plain language) and continuous process improvement methodologies

Support the testing and documentation of software in accordance with application specific testing plans

Support groups in the participation of meeting and providing technical writing input for documentation needs

Support the group by documenting meeting and teleconference minutes


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Excellent analysis, communication, organization, planning, problem-solving and follow-up skills.

Experience working in an Agile Environment.

Ability to work effectively as a team player in a diverse work group.

Demonstrated ability to research, organize, and develop writing projects for technical and regulatory content/literature for both technical/scientific and general public audiences

Ability to accurately convey information in both spoken and written form.

Strong command of the English language is essential (Plain Language).

Experience in creating multi-media training materials and/or maintaining web content are/is preferred

Bachelor’s degree in English or relevant field with two to four or more years of experience.

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500^® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 38,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

Securing Your Data

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [email protected].

Commitment to Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.