Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Senior Technical Writer / Documentation Specialist to support a mission-focused federal IT program in Washington DC.
Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
Join Everforth ECS Federal to help document and strengthen mission-critical federal IT operations. You will work with engineers, security teams, and program leaders in a collaborative environment supporting national security and law enforcement
systems while helping improve documentation quality, operational consistency, and audit readiness.
The Technical Writer / Documentation Specialist will develop and maintain technical, operational, change/configuration, and audit-ready documentation for federal IT systems. This role works closely with engineers, cybersecurity personnel, service delivery teams, and program leadership to ensure documentation is accurate, usable, current, and aligned with program and customer requirements.
The Technical Writer / Documentation Specialist will write and maintain standard operating procedures, system diagrams, user guides, CMDB and CCB artifacts, release notes, knowledge articles, compliance documentation, and other program materials. This position will support version control, documentation governance, audit readiness, change management activities, and recurring updates to ensure program documentation remains organized, consistent, and mission-ready.
This role requires a detail-oriented professional with experience documenting technical environments, translating complex information into clear and usable materials, maintaining documentation discipline, and collaborating with technical and program teams in a secure federal IT environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong writing skills, attention to detail, customer awareness, and the ability to support documentation needs across classified or sensitive mission systems.
Preferred Qualifications- Minimum 7 years network engineering experience
- Secure network operations experience
- Experience with enterprise routing, switching, and network security.
Skills Required
- Experience documenting technical environments and translating complex technical information into clear, usable materials
- Experience with documentation governance, version control, change management, and audit readiness
- Experience working in secure federal IT environments or with classified/sensitive mission systems
- Ability to write and maintain SOPs, system diagrams, CMDB and CCB artifacts, release notes, knowledge articles, and compliance documentation
- Minimum 7 years network engineering experience
- Secure network operations experience
- Experience with enterprise routing, switching, and network security
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
