Technical Writer

ARSIEM • National Security • Information Security • Bachelor's Degree • 3 months ago

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Salary

$102k – $114k per year

Location

In office (Columbia)

Seniority

Staff · 8+ years exp

Employment

Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jun 26, 2026. ARSIEM scores D on the Alion truth index.

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ARSIEM

ARSIEM Corporation is a US government contractor that delivers cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, applications development, embedded software development and software test and evaluation services to Department of Defense and intelligence community customers. Founded in 2013 by chief executive R. Chuck Matthews, the company supports several federal agencies, with much of its current work for a government client in Arlington, Virginia, in cyber defence, forensics and lab infrastructure. It hires information systems security engineers, host and network systems analysts, incident handlers, embedded systems researchers, lab managers and cyberspace operations instructors.

arsiem.com • HQ: Baltimore, United States • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • National Security • Custom Software Development • Information Security • 51-200 employees • Est. 2013

Tech stack of ARSIEM

ARSIEM is currently looking for a Technical Writer. This position will support one of our Government clients in Columbia, MD.

Responsibilities

Develop polished executive briefs and infographics while working with senior leadership.
Responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
Writes and edits technical documentation for all of the project's hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how to documentation.
Creates code documentation for software; produces implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities; provides field, data definition, and data flow documentation and formats technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience in either one of the following: security engineering, system/architecture modernization, sensing and monitor, crypto modernization, and threat intelligence.
Eight (8) years of experience as a Technical Writer (TW) in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Four (4) years of additional technical writing experience can be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Demonstrated Capabilities

Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications
Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents
Gather technical information, prepares written text
Maintain a current internal documentation library
Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.
Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications
Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials
Work on all phases of documentation
Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity
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