Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 17 years of support to stakeholders across the federal government, with established and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission Support, and Communications disciplines. Founded in 2008, our mission is to transform the way our customers approach constantly changing and complex problem sets by bringing to bear the latest in technology and the highest caliber of talent.
Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, Bedford, IN, and Dayton, OH, with team members across the United States and around the world. As a leader in our space, we partner with firms in the private sector, academic institutions, and industry associations with a goal of continually building our expertise and capabilities for the benefit of our employees and the customers we support. Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation. Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges. Join our team.
Barbaricum is seeking a Technical Writer to provide technical writing, editing, and document management support for Department of Defense (DoD) programs. The successful candidate will develop, edit, and maintain a wide range of technical and operational documentation, including reports, briefings, manuals, standard operating procedures, and training materials. This role requires exceptional writing and editing skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting aggressive deadlines in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. Experience working with classified information and Security Classification Guides (SCGs) is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Develop, edit, and review technical documentation, reports, briefings, presentations, white papers, manuals, and other program deliverables to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, and compliance with Government standards.
- Edit and prepare classified and unclassified documents in accordance with applicable Security Classification Guides (SCGs), marking requirements, and document handling procedures.
- Collaborate with engineers, scientists, program managers, and subject matter experts to translate complex technical information into clear, concise, and professional documentation for diverse audiences.
- Assist in the preparation and maintenance of project plans, schedules, requirements documents, test plans, technical manuals, training curricula, and operational documentation.
- Prepare executive-level briefings, memorandums, reports, and correspondence using existing technical content while ensuring consistency in messaging and presentation.
- Review and edit Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), policies, and process documentation to improve clarity, standardization, and organizational knowledge transfer.
- Develop, maintain, and improve document templates, style guides, and formatting standards to promote consistency across program documentation.
- Create professional graphics, diagrams, charts, illustrations, and visual aids that enhance technical reports, presentations, briefings, and informational materials.
- Coordinate document review, approval, and release processes to support distribution to authorized Government organizations, partner agencies, and other approved stakeholders.
- Maintain document repositories, knowledge management portals, and libraries of approved products, ensuring documents are properly version-controlled, archived, and readily accessible.
- Apply standardized metadata, keywords, taxonomy, and tagging to improve document organization, searchability, and information retrieval.
- Track document development, review status, approvals, publication metrics, and product delivery schedules to ensure timely completion of assignments.
- Ensure all documentation complies with applicable organizational standards, formatting requirements, branding guidelines, and Government publishing requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve technical writing processes, document workflows, and product development efficiencies through the use of best practices and collaborative tools.
- Perform additional technical writing, editing, documentation, and knowledge management duties as assigned in support of Government mission objectives.
Required Qualifications:
- Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance
- Minimum level of experience: 2 years
EEO Commitment
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Skills Required
- Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
- Exceptional writing and editing skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet aggressive deadlines
- Experience working with classified information and Security Classification Guides (SCGs)
- Experience with document management, version control, metadata, and knowledge repositories
- Ability to create professional graphics, diagrams, charts, and visual aids
What We Do
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Barbaricum is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business. At our core, you’ll find people who love to explore and innovate. Our team has a uniquely complementary skill set. Together we’ve built a hands-on, all-inclusive contracting firm that develops innovative strategies & uses the best of emerging technologies to support our clients’ long-term goals. Our growth has been fueled by repeat business and long-term partnerships with key clients. We are an ISO 9001: 2015-certified and CMMI Level 3-appraised company that supports a host of government clients with Integrated Communications, Mission Support, Research and Analysis, Cyber Security/Intelligence, and Technology-Enabled Services. Our mission is to transform U.S. Government approaches to problem sets of increasing complexity by delivering innovative solutions, especially in support of National Security missions. Barbaricum is one of the fastest growing companies in our market. The company is routinely recognized by institutions like Inc. Magazine, GovCon, AMEC, PRSA, and SmartCEO for corporate growth, capabilities, and award-winning client work. Our team is dynamic and agile, providing global support to current missions across five continents. We are also focused on developing and maintaining our vibrant corporate culture, having most recently been named a Best Workplace for 2017 by Inc. Magazine.
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