Senior Specialist, Technical Writer

Job Title: Senior Specialist Technical Writer
Job Code: 33648
Job Location: Sterling VA or Palm Bay FL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:
L3Harris Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Specialist Technical Writer with a strong knowledge of technical writing and broad knowledge of project management to be responsible for planning developing and delivering technical documentation such as O&M manuals user guides and instructional materials for paper multimedia or web-based publication. The candidate must possess the ability to manage complex projects or processes with general oversight. The candidate will communicate within and outside of their own function to gain cooperation on operational processes practices and procedures. Candidate must also possess excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to maintain focus on complex tasks.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development teams product managers and subject matter experts to gather information and understand complex technical concepts
• Develop organize and deliver technical information (e.g. user guides training materials installation manuals) for non-technical and technical users in structured (markup language) and unstructured (Word) environments
• Ability to read technical drawings and convert the information into easy-to-understand procedures
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly concisely and accurately and be comfortable asking questions to ensure accuracy
• Possess advanced skills in using Excel including a strong command of formulas functions VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and macros
• Identify and fill documentation gaps by conducting independent research interviews and hands-on exploration of the equipment
• A hands-on approach to understanding the technology and products being documented with a keen ability to learn new technologies quickly and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Responsible for reviews of documentation for style design layout accuracy and editorial aspects
• Ensure best practices and style guides are adhered to while maintaining a consistent tone structure and format across all technical documentation
• Manage tasks and information flow using collaboration software (e.g. JIRA Confluence etc.)
• Proactively engage with development teams to ensure timely updates and revisions to the documentation based on equipment changes and enhancements
• Stay up to date with industry standards and trends in technical documentation and recommend improvements and new approaches for enhancing the documentation process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate high-quality documentation
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and manage complex projects
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly required
  
  

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with creating documentation in HTML (Dreamweaver Confluence FrameMaker etc.) and Microsoft Office (Excel Word and PowerPoint)
• Experience working with the Atlassian Suite (JIRA Confluence etc.)
• Experience creating companion information such as illustrations using photography or illustration software (Photoshop) or flowcharts/graphs using Visio
• Experience in training curriculum development
  Understanding of Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

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