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Sr. Technical Editor/Writer

General Dynamics Information Technology • Washington, DC • 6h ago

Req ID: RQ201451

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: Technical Documentation

Skills:

Deliverables Management,Process Mapping,Technical Writing

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Technical Editor Senior supporting Technology Shared Services (TSS). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Technical Editor Senior, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Technical Editor Senior joining our team to research, prepare, and edit technical and graphic documentation for a variety of systems and platforms.

HOW A TECHNICAL EDITOR SENIOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Writing & Editing Support

Produce high-quality documentation that meets applicable standards and conforms to client-specific style, tone, and document layout standards.

Reviews and edits material for punctuation, grammar, and content.

Identifies and modifies @contextual errors, reorganizes content, and edits graphics, tables, and illustrations.

Create standardized stylesheets and templates with uniform fonts, tables, figures/graphics to establish common programmatic deliverables.

Writes and updates material such as reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instruction books, catalogs, and related technical and administrative publications concerned with work methods and procedures, and installation, operation, and maintenance.

Process Documentation & Improvement

Develop process, procedure, and work instruction documentation for projects while collaborating with project leads and management.

Develops the process for crafting and refining ideas, cultivating sources, and developing highly articulate deliverables.

Review existing processes and offer recommendations for process improvements, streamlined workflows, and simplified procedures.

Capture requirements for workflow automation and/or software development.

Deliverable Management

Collaborate with stakeholders to obtain an in-depth understanding of products or services and documentation requirements.

Clearly define documentation project scope and monitor project schedule until completion and approval.

Create custom frameworks that define how business processes are designed, executed, monitored, and improved.

Participates in special projects as required.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in English, Business Administration, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or equivalent

Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience

Required Technical Skills: MS Suite, MS Visio

Required Skills and Abilities: Extremely proficient writing and critical thinking skills, experience writing a variety of deliverable @types for multiple audiences, experience with managing multiple tasks and prioritizing workload, minimal managerial oversight required, provide training and guidance to lesser experienced team members, demonstrate leadership and ownership of projects/tasks, excellent communication and customer interface experience.

Preferred Skills: ITIL v4 Foundations, experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, 508 Compliance, Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), experience with XML Editor, Visio, SharePoint, ServiceNow, and Confluence

Location: On-site in Washington, DC

US Citizenship Required

Security Clearance Level: Secret required.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness packages

Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $80,750 - $109,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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