Job Type: Technical Writer (US CITIZEN ONLY)
Location: Ft Meade, MD
Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI & Poly
Years of Experience: 6
Work site requirement; 5 days a week in office
Travel: None
Working with SIXGEN
SIXGEN is committed to solving our customers’ hardest problems with eagerness, effectiveness, and efficiency. We reject the status quo and constantly look for new ways to push the boundaries of our field. SIXGEN is a small company that works with the big picture in mind, taking on projects with real significance that grow our capacity to tackle even more fascinating development problems. We’ve earned a reputation for efficiency, effectiveness, and impact since our founding.
SIXGEN recognizes that a company is nothing without well-cared for employees. We cultivate an encouraging and innovative workplace environment and give employees flexibility to work on their own terms. SIXGEN offers industry-leading benefits, including
- Employer-funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Flexible leave policy (Need Vacation - Take It!)
- Flexible hours and opportunities to work from home
- 4% 401(k) contribution, vested immediately
- Reimbursements for training events, gym memberships, cell phone and internet bills, and lunches with coworkers
Why You Matter
At SIXGEN, you’ll provide meaningful support to our federal customers. Your commitment to our customer’s missions, curiosity, and attention to detail will make you a valuable addition to the SIXGEN team.
SIXGEN is looking for a Technical Writer who will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, revising and maintaining technical documentation for software and systems engineering, operations, and testing as well as user documentation. The role also involves writing and editing technical documentation for all of the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation. Additionally, the role includes the following responsibilities: 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.
Required qualifications:
- Six years experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (Four years of additional Technical Writing experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree)
Salary Band; $105,000 - $126,000
At SIXGEN, we embrace people of all backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer.
SIXGEN does not discriminate in employment, services, and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law
Skills Required
- Six years experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (or four additional years of Technical Writing experience in lieu of degree)
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
- Ability to work on-site five days a week at Ft Meade, MD
What We Do
At SIXGEN, we’ve cracked the code on meaningful and innovative ways to support the cyber mission. Our workforce provides incident response, operational and penetration testing, red teaming, tool development, cyber training development and continuous monitoring. Our on-site and remote assessments are used to identify vulnerabilities within the most critical networks. We lead cybersecurity innovation in product development by designing and evolving highly specialized hardware and software focused on Endpoint Detection and Response, Red Team, Data Science, and Threat Intelligence missions. We take pride in our work and the resulting enhanced cybersecurity posture for our customers around the globe.
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