Principal Technical Writer

Following are the key responsibilities and requirements for this role:

• Ensure that RA technical documentation is created and updated in accordance with the most current industry and DoD documentation and applicable program standards.
• Lead the creation, updating, and delivery of RA ART documentation, including Algorithm Design Documentation (ADD),
  
  Functional Area
  
  Design Documentation (FADDs), applicable Appendices to other program documentation, Program Plans, Procedures, and Processes that fall under the RA ART's responsibility.
• Track documentation due dates, develop plans to complete documentation, collate inputs from RA product teams to prepare draft and final versions, coordinate across RA product teams to track progress, identify risks and dependencies, and provide updates to RA leadership as requested.
• Collaborate with RA Engineers, Leadership, and other stakeholders to gather feedback on draft documents for incorporation into final versions.
• Seek out detailed software design and architecture information from existing documentation and development projects as source material for documentation being created or modified.
• Update information repositories such as Confluence, Jira, and SharePoint.
• Track and meet scheduled deadlines for documentation deliverables.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Communications, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree.
• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application.
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs.
• Must be an effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills, and be proficient with Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Visio drawing tools.
• Must be highly skilled in organization and presentation.
• Must be able to conduct in-depth technical research to create content on new technologies and to keep existing documentation accurate and up to date.
• Experienced in writing and editing High-Level Designs, Detailed Designs, Standard Operating Procedures, installation instructions, and other documentation.