Technical Writer

Technical Writer – Information Security (Hybrid | Newark, NJ)

JSR Tech Consulting is seeking an experienced Technical Writer – Information Security for a 3+ month contract supporting a major investment management organization. This is an excellent opportunity for a technical writer with experience documenting information security, infrastructure, or engineering processes who enjoys working closely with technical subject matter experts to create clear, accurate, and maintainable documentation.

This hybrid role is based in Newark, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Information Security, Engineering, and Operations teams to create and maintain technical documentation.
• Work with subject matter experts to translate complex technical concepts into clear, structured documentation.
• Develop, edit, and maintain security procedures, operational runbooks, standards, and technical specifications.
• Update engineering documentation to improve accuracy, consistency, and usability.
• Identify documentation gaps and recommend improvements.
• Standardize document templates, formatting, and content organization.
• Organize and enhance documentation repositories to improve accessibility and knowledge sharing.
• Support onboarding initiatives by creating documentation that enables faster knowledge transfer.
• Ensure documentation remains current as processes and technologies evolve.
• Collaborate across distributed teams to improve documentation quality and governance.

Required Qualifications

• Experience writing technical and procedural documentation within an Information Security, Infrastructure, Engineering, or other highly technical environment.
• Strong ability to work directly with technical subject matter experts.
• Experience documenting technical processes, standards, procedures, and engineering documentation.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience managing documentation within shared repositories or knowledge management platforms.
• Ability to quickly learn technical concepts and communicate them clearly to both technical and operational audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Information Security teams.
• Familiarity with engineering documentation, security standards, or infrastructure documentation.
• Experience improving documentation governance and knowledge management practices.