The Role
Updates, develops, reviews, revises, and maintains programmatic and acquisition documentation for intelligence programs. Produces materials such as program management plans, acquisition strategies, capability statements, requirements documents, test plans, cybersecurity strategies, and sustainment plans using approved government templates. Requires strong technical writing and editing skills, familiarity with acquisition terminology, organization, initiative, and the ability to work independently with customer-specific terminology.
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Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2026!
Belay Technologies is seeking a Technical Writer to join our intel team. Will update all of our operations documents, and update/develop follow-on acquisition documentation. The ideal candidate is someone advanced and experienced, with a possible acquisition background to understand the terminology and with excellent writing skills. The candidate will need to be someone proactive, organized, a good writer/editor, and understands enough of the customer 'inside terminology' that they can work independently.
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
Responsibilities:
Perks and Benefits:
At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.
Salary Range: $168,000 to $240,000
Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Belay Technologies is seeking a Technical Writer to join our intel team. Will update all of our operations documents, and update/develop follow-on acquisition documentation. The ideal candidate is someone advanced and experienced, with a possible acquisition background to understand the terminology and with excellent writing skills. The candidate will need to be someone proactive, organized, a good writer/editor, and understands enough of the customer 'inside terminology' that they can work independently.
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
- TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
- Eight (8) years of demonstrated combined experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
OR - Bachelor’s degree in a technical or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
OR - A Master’s degree may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to six (6) years of experience.
OR - Four (4) years of additional Technical Writer experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of programmatic documentation including: Program Management Plan (PMP), Program Acquisition Strategy (PAS), Operational Capabilities Statement (OCS) / Statement of Capability (SOC), Functional Requirements Document (FRD), Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), Systems Engineering Plan (SEP), Program Protection Plan (PPP), Cybersecurity Strategy (CSS), and Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP). Writes and edits programmatic documentation using the approved Government templates/formats.
Perks and Benefits:
- 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program
- 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
- $5,000 annual training/tuition
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- 100% company-funded HSA
- Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
- Dental coverage including orthodontia
- Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
- Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
- Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!
At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.
Salary Range: $168,000 to $240,000
Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Skills Required
- TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- Eight years of demonstrated combined experience as a Technical Writer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or related discipline from an accredited college or university
- A Master's degree may substitute for two years of experience, reducing the experience requirement to six years
- Four additional years of Technical Writer experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Understanding of customer-specific terminology and ability to work independently
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The Company
What We Do
Belay Technologies, Inc. is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) located in the Baltimore-Washington area providing technology and engineering services to the Department of Defense (DoD) and expanding into the commercial market. Belay Technologies specializes in technical IT services including; software development, virtualization, systems administration, networking, and testing. Belay continues to expand, and we are always seeking top talent. Belay is more than just a company.....It's a culture. With our work hard, play hard edge and a family-like feel, our employees feel at home with Belay. We are a laid back, fun, innovative team that gets together monthly for lunches, enjoys company parties, bbq's and fun adventures together, and joins in volunteer and charity events as a socially aware company.
