Technical Writer II - Forward Slope
San Diego, CA
About the Job
Would you love to work for a fast-growing company with amazing perks and benefits including educational and professional development and a great Work-Life balance? Then Forward Slope wants you to join our team! We are a fast-paced global engineering company with a great reputation in the Department of Defense industry for over 20 years.
Job Description:
Forward Slope currently has a full-time Technical Writerto join ourTeam. The position is located in San Diego, CA. This position has a 3 dayon-site requirement(client site) and 2 remote days.
Forward Slope is seeking a fast-learning technical writer to provide documentation support for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) program which is comprised of the following systems such as the Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System – Next Generation (NITES-NEXT), Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System – IV (NITES-IV), Meteorological Mobile Facility (Replacement) Next Generation (METMF(R) NEXGEN), and Hazardous Weather Detection and Display Capability (HWDDC).
Responsibilities Include:
- Researching, documenting, and developing detailed operator, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures, checklists, technical specifications, training materials, and other similar documents
- Identifying, creating, reviewing, editing, and formalizing technical documents with requested specifications that will be used by various programs and stakeholders, including users, engineers, analysts, and sponsors.
- Ensure that final documents communicate information and data clearly and effectively
- Correcting technical and editorial errors and participate in rewrites as necessary
- Coordinates technical reviews and approval signatures, which may include appropriate security classification prior to document distribution.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience working in a distributed environment with engineering teams following Agile methodologies
- Have experience developing, editing, and formalizing technical and graphical documentation
- Proficient with presenting information in the clearest and most logical sequence for greatest reader comprehension
- Willing to facilitate team reviews and analyze technical documentation
- Analyze information required for the development or update of policy, procedure, and form documentation
- Review and/or copyedit content developed by other members of the team
- Be knowledgeable and highly proficient with Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
- Must be proficient with working on PDFs
- Can problem-solve independently and stay accountable to team members on different time zones
- High proficiency in communication skills, verbal and written
- Be able to work well under high demands and adapt to deadline changes as well as technical requirements
- Be organized and have the ability to work with several documents at once
Desired Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Atlassian products, such as Confluence and Jira
- Experience with MS Teams, Slack, or similar collaboration tools
Other Requirements:
- Currently hold an active U.S. security clearance or be able to obtain one.
Hourly Range: $33.00 - $37.74 per hour
Job Type: Hourly Full-Time
Why Join Forward Slope?
- Fast-paced global company with a great reputation in the DoD industry for over 20 years
- Flexible working hours based on job needs
- Great and fun work culture
- Amazing benefits package for full time employees (including 90% employer contribution for employee medical benefits)
- 3 weeks of PTO a year
- 11 paid company holidays a year
- Team Building - Continuous appreciation events for our employees
- Education and Professional Development – programs to help you with your educational and professional growth!
- Free coffee/snacks and occasional free food and so much more!
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
*The listed pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this position for the location for which it has been posted and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Other compensation considerations may include, but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other applicable factors.
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