CACI

location-iconCACI

Technical Writer

location-iconRipley, TN, 38063

jobtype-iconPart Time, Full Time

estimated-salary-icon$33.34 per hour

dateposted-iconPosted 6 days ago

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Job Category: Engineering and Technical Support

Time Type: Full-time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: None

Type of Travel: None

The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking a motivated and independent individual to serve as our Technical Writer on a DevOps program. Individuals in this role must be organized, outgoing, and independent.

You will be responsible for supporting program team members with producing technical documentation from their system administration and engineering work.

You will organize, document, and maintain all program artifacts.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals, and technical publications
  • Understand basic concepts (including basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents
  • Gather technical information, prepare written text
  • Maintain a current internal documentation library
  • Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.
  • Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals, and technical publications
  • Work with DevOps engineers and System Administrators to produce quality documentation and training materials
  • Work on all phases of documentation
  • Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity
  • Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences
  • Coordinate layout and design of documents
  • Research highly technical subject matter, organize information from multiple sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers
  • Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity
  • Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources
  • Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems
  • Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, and operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information
  • Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies
  • Apply technical manual standard NSA DS-89 to work products
  • Ability to read scripts and document code
  • Ability to apply 508 compliance standards

Qualifications:

Required:

  • Six (6) years of experience as a technical writer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
  • A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Desired:

  • Scripting: Bash or Python
  • Configuration: Ansible/Puppet/Salt
  • Containerization: Docker or Kubernetes
  • Monitoring: Nagios/Splunk (configuration)

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI takes pride in fostering a diverse and accessible culture where every individual feels supported to chart their own path. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

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A technical writer creates, edits, and organizes technical documentation such as user manuals, guides, and specifications, to help users understand complex products, systems, or processes.

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