Job Description

Overview:
BigBear.ai is seeking a Senior Technical Writer to join our join our dynamic and fast-paced team, supporting a MD-based government agency. In this role, you will overall be responsible for gathering technical information, and assisting in preparing and maintaining documentation and technical publications.


This is an ideal opportunity to be part of one of the fastest growing AI/ML companies in the industry. At BigBear.ai, we\'re in this business together. We own it, we make it thrive, and we enjoy the challenges of our work. We know that our employees play the largest role in our continual success. That is why we foster an environment of growth and development, with an emphasis on opportunity, recognition, and work-life balance. We give the same high level of commitment to our employees that we give to our clients. If BigBear.ai sounds like the place where you want to be, we\'d enjoy speaking with you. What you will do:

• Gather technical information, prepares written text and maintain a current internal documentation library
• Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications
• Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials
• Work on all phases of documentation
• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences
• Coordinate layout and design of documents
• Research highly technical subject matter, organizes information from multiples sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers
• Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity
• Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources
• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems
• Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information
• Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies
• Apply technical manual standard NSA DS-89 to work products
• Provide expert oversight of technical writing and editing to all phases of acquisition and technical documentation for the Program, Project, or Contract
• Work independently preparing and maintaining highly complex systems, programming and operations documentation, procedures and methods
• Act as project leader for projects with complex or voluminous documentation and may provide or coordinate special documentation services as required
• Review work products of others for compliance with technical manual NSA Data Standard (DS)-89
  
  
  

What you need to have:

• Clearance: Must possess and maintain an active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with Polygraph
• BA/BS degree with 2+ years of experience, or;
  • Associates Degree with 4+ years of experience, or;
  • Advanced Degree (MA/MS) with some professional experience, or;
  • 8+ years of professional experience, with no degree
• Experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Must be well versed with utilizing Microsoft Office Suite and Sharepoint
• Must understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents

What we\'d like you to have:

• Experience with Confluence is highly desired, but not required.

About BigBear.ai:
BigBear.ai delivers AI-powered analytics and cyber engineering solutions to support mission-critical operations and decision-making in complex, real-world environments. BigBear.ai\xe2\x80\x99s customers, which include the US Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, the US Federal Government, as well as customers in manufacturing, healthcare, commercial space, and other sectors, rely on BigBear.ai\xe2\x80\x99s solutions to see and shape their world through reliable, predictive insights and goal-oriented advice. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai is a global, public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, please visit: http://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on Twitter: @BigBearai.