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Technical Writer

The Contingent Plan is actively recruiting an experienced technical writer for a government agency. This is a temporary assignment that is expected to last 12 months. The role is fully remote to begin, but is expected to be onsite in January 2023. So, the client will only consider candidates that are local or will be local. Compensation is competitive and depends on experience. Sorry, no sponsorship available at this time.

Responsibilities:

• A strong understanding of the documentation development process, the software development process, and product life cycles
• Documentation of current & future procedures and processes
• Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience and business information to a technical audience
• Technical Writing knowledge of HTML, Java Script and SQL coding
• Ability to successfully apply complex knowledge of fundamental concepts practices, and procedures of technical writing
• Prepare charts, graphs, or forms to go along with business and technical requirements
• Candidate must have a clear understanding of how to translate and organize complex technical information into an array of readable formats
• Translate stakeholder requests into formal requirements
• Deliver high-quality technical documentation for technical manuals, new development, training manuals, user guide, and system guide

Requirements:

• Must be able to collaborate with Project Manager, Architect, Functional Leads and developers to ensure requirements are communicated, accepted, and meet expectations
• Able to start remotely and to begin onsite work when it is required (expected January 2023)
• Must be able to translate and simplify requirements from stakeholders into written requirement documents for development team
• Documents include but are not limited to: Formal Requirements Document, Functional Design Document, Technical Design Document, Technical Use Cases, Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Must be able to write in explanatory and procedural styles for multiple audiences
• Must be able to create diagrams, flowcharts, and workflows of business processes and data flow through system
• Must be familiar with software and database development concepts
• Technical Business Analyst work on a software/application development team
• Must have experience developing technical documentation for enterprise software users, system administrators, and other technical audiences
• Experience in creating and maintaining a comprehensive library of technical terminology and documentation
• Analyze documents to maintain continuity of style of content
• Strong experience in mapping business processes into technical documentation
• Strong experience in creating operational procedures and manuals

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision