Technical Writer

Themis Insight solves difficult business, IT, and analytic problems by addressing the whole problem – not just the symptoms – using interdisciplinary approaches that are both practical and innovative.

We provide fresh alternatives to ordinary, mainstream consulting firms through small, highly skilled, and hand-picked teams that can meet clients' needs in any industry. Our broad interdisciplinary understanding allows us to provide the right solution, even if it is from outside the industry or traditionally defined problem space. We bring Public and Private, Civilian and Military expertise to every case.

We are hiring a Technical Writer to work in Laurel, MD. Position location is subject to change based on central MD client's needs.

Required: TS/SCI with a Polygraph

The Technical Writer will join a worldwide engineering, operations, and tech refresh contract supporting Enterprise IT (EIT) capabilities and functions for our Intelligence Community (IC) customer. As a team, we will be responsible for operations, future technologies, engineering and Tier 2/3 support, break/fix, and tech refresh activities to develop and maintain agency wide capabilities on a global basis.

• Responsible for creating and writing various types of user documents, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions.
• Explain scientific and technical ideas in simple language.
• Work with customers to translate their functional requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Supports the engineering team with documentation for system components and engineering artifacts.
• Provide overall leadership of the technical writing tasks and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution.
• Process Owner for all technical documentation on the program including documentation produced by professional technical writers under management.
• Writes and edits technical documentation for all of the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation.
• Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing and user documentation.
• Apply writing and grammar skills and delivers accurate documentation under tight deadlines.
• Experience designing and developing developer-oriented documentation and collaborating/working directly with developer teams.
• Use documentation tools to develop templates and create output in various mediums.
• Knowledge and understanding of SDLC, IC ITE, Risk Management Framework (RMF) and/or PWS terminology.
• Manages experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments.

• Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of experience (or equivalent), and a minimum of five years in a technical or lead writing role. 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.
• Ability to distill complex information into clear, concise text.
• Excellent writing and grammar skills and ability to work independently and deliver accurate content under deadline pressure.
• Proven experience designing and delivering developer-oriented documentation as well as working directly with development teams.
• Experienced using multiple tools to develop base templates and manipulate output styles.
• Possess a thorough understanding of software development, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and other key terminology on this contract.

Themis Insight has all the PERKS!

You are our most valuable resource — your ambition, your knowledge, your creativity. We offer an industry-leading set of benefits to supplement your normal salary compensation. Themis Insight has you covered with flexible ways to balance work and home life, full health benefit premium coverage, and generous contributions toward your retirement.

• Competitive health, dental, and vision plans with 100% paid premiums.
• 401k:
  We contribute 6% even if you don't!
• Time Off: 11 standard holidays, and 25 days of…