Tech Writer/Editor Sr Prin II presso BAE Systems
BAE Systems · Washington, Stati Uniti d'America · Onsite
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- Ufficio in Washington
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Join a Team that's Shaping the Future of IT Support
At BAE Systems, we're passionate about delivering innovative IT solutions that enable our customers to achieve their missions. As a Principal Technical Writer, you'll play a critical role in providing exceptional IT support to the customer. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values innovation, teamwork, and customer satisfaction. If you're a motivated and skilled IT professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.
As a Principal Technical Writer, you'll operate, maintain, and continuously update a centralized project management repository accessible to government stakeholders, ensuring all enterprise-level, local-level project documents, and major deployment activities are accurately captured and readily available. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include reviewing, editing, and archiving project documents, managing documentation for major deployment activities, and collaborating with project managers, technical teams, and stakeholders to gather, standardize, and format documents.
By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with a talented team, and make a significant impact on the customer's operations. You'll be expected to conduct regular audits of the repository for accuracy, compliance, and usability, implement improvements, and generate reports on repository usage, document completeness, and project visibility. If you're a motivated and skilled IT professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.
The successful candidate must be located within 50 miles of Washington, DC.
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- Bachelor's degree in Technical Writing, English, Information Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10+ years of experience in technical writing and documentation management, with a focus on project repositories in enterprise or government settings
- Proven expertise operating and maintaining digital repositories for project documents, including hands-on experience with tools like Microsoft SharePoint or Atlassian Confluence
- Active DoD Secret Clearance (must be current and transferable)
- Strong knowledge of federal documentation and project management standards (e.g., PMBOK, ITIL for knowledge management)
- Excellent writing, editing, and organizational skills, with the ability to handle large volumes of technical content under deadlines
- Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness
- Applies and/or develops highly advanced concepts, techniques, and standards
- Viewed as expert in the field
- Often acts independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with long-range goals and objectives
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About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
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Preferred Skills and Education
- Certifications such as Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC) or ITIL 4 Foundation
- Experience supporting DoD or large federal enterprises, including classified document handling and deployment activity documentation
- Background in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira) for integrating documentation workflows
- Familiarity with markup languages (e.g., Markdown, XML) for structured content and version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Master's degree in a relevant field or additional certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+ for secure repository management)
