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IT - Tech Writing
Elkridge, MD (On-Site/Office)
Job Description:
TELECOMMUTE: No - On site
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
WORK SHIFT: Hours may vary between 15 - 20 hours per week.
TRAVEL: No
BILL RATE MAX: Max- ***-*** for a band 2/3 Editor.
***This position is for a Technical Editor.***
Description
*** Mission Systems seeks an experienced Technical Editor. The successful candidate will join our high performing team to develop technical documentation for advanced military sensors and systems, integrated on platforms.
Responsibilities:
• Edit technical documents to ensure compliance with spelling, grammar and punctuation, style, layout and specification requirements.
• Collaborate with task/team leads, writers, engineers, and instructors, to publish and deliver documents.
• Develop templates based on style guides to adhere to military specifications and standards of technical writing.
• Perform Desktop Publishing tasks for all program technical data products and publish materials in hardcopy and electronic formats.
Basic Qualifications for level 2:
• Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field, 2-5 years' technical editing experience.
• Minimum 1-2 years' experience in creating and modifying templates, style sheets, and formats.
• Experience with structured (HTML, SGML, or XML, and S1000 or DITA) content.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• Knowledge of Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE 100) specification.
• Self-motivated with good problem solving and organization skills.
• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance (or higher).
Basic Qualifications for level 3:
• Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field, 5-10 years' technical editing experience, 3 years' experience with Master's.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in creating and modifying templates, style sheets, and formats.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience editing page-based and structured (HTML, SGML, and XML, and S1000D and DITA) content.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience with structured technical data.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent problem solving and organization skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance (or higher).
Preferred Qualifications:
• Minimum of 2 years' experience with structured authoring applications, such as: MadCap, FrameMaker, or Arbortext.
• Experience with Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE 100).
• Member of the Society for Technical Communicators (STC).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
TELECOMMUTE: No - On site
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
WORK SHIFT: Hours may vary between 15 - 20 hours per week.
TRAVEL: No
BILL RATE MAX: Max- ***-*** for a band 2/3 Editor.
***This position is for a Technical Editor.***
Description
*** Mission Systems seeks an experienced Technical Editor. The successful candidate will join our high performing team to develop technical documentation for advanced military sensors and systems, integrated on platforms.
Responsibilities:
• Edit technical documents to ensure compliance with spelling, grammar and punctuation, style, layout and specification requirements.
• Collaborate with task/team leads, writers, engineers, and instructors, to publish and deliver documents.
• Develop templates based on style guides to adhere to military specifications and standards of technical writing.
• Perform Desktop Publishing tasks for all program technical data products and publish materials in hardcopy and electronic formats.
Basic Qualifications for level 2:
• Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field, 2-5 years' technical editing experience.
• Minimum 1-2 years' experience in creating and modifying templates, style sheets, and formats.
• Experience with structured (HTML, SGML, or XML, and S1000 or DITA) content.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• Knowledge of Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE 100) specification.
• Self-motivated with good problem solving and organization skills.
• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance (or higher).
Basic Qualifications for level 3:
• Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field, 5-10 years' technical editing experience, 3 years' experience with Master's.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in creating and modifying templates, style sheets, and formats.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience editing page-based and structured (HTML, SGML, and XML, and S1000D and DITA) content.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience with structured technical data.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent problem solving and organization skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance (or higher).
Preferred Qualifications:
• Minimum of 2 years' experience with structured authoring applications, such as: MadCap, FrameMaker, or Arbortext.
• Experience with Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE 100).
• Member of the Society for Technical Communicators (STC).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
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