Cybersecurity Technical Writer

Technical Writer drafts, edits, and maintains a repository of security policies, procedures, guidelines, handbooks, and best practices.  Proactively manages timelines and meets all deadlines. Collaborates daily with the Doc/Policy team and participates in team level document reviews and revisions. Collaborates with security subject matter experts to gather accurate and up-to-date information. Translates complex cybersecurity concepts into clear and concise language for a diverse audience (technical and non-technical). Ensures documentation is well-organized, easy to navigate, and adheres to organizational style guides. Develops and maintains user guides, training materials, and other communication pieces related to security policies. Keeps existing policies up-to-date and is responsible for reviewing, updating, and maintaining security policies as regulations change.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Writer drafts, edits, and maintains a repository of security policies, procedures, guidelines, handbooks, and best practices. 
• Proactively manages timelines and meets all deadlines.
• Collaborates daily and participates in team level document reviews and revisions.
• Collaborates with security subject matter experts to gather accurate and up-to-date information.
• Translates complex cybersecurity concepts into clear and concise language for a diverse audience (technical and non-technical).
• Ensures documentation is well-organized, easy to navigate, and adheres to style guides.
• Develops and maintains user guides, training materials, and other communication pieces related to security policies.
• Keeps existing policies up-to-date and is responsible for reviewing, updating, and maintaining policies as regulations change.

Technical Skills:

• Highly adept and proficient with MS Office products. 
• Possesses excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Capability to adapt to a fast-paced work environment with high attention to detail.
• Collaborates with security subject matter experts to gather accurate and up-to-date information.
• Translates complex cybersecurity concepts into clear and concise language for a diverse audience (technical and non-technical).
• Evaluate the user feedback to retrieve information on documentation and use it to enhance usability.
• Experience with technical writer and documentation concepts and standards (e.g., accessibility standards).
• Knowledge with RMF, NIST, and other federal cybersecurity policies.

Skills:

• Ability to work cooperatively at technical and professional level with developers, engineers, and managers on system teams.
• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple tasks and duties simultaneously while effectively coordinating and ensuring that scheduled delivery dates and milestones are achieved.
• Able to communicate effectively in an accurate and concise manner through written and verbal means to project leadership and teams.
•  Ability to take initiative on assigned tasks and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work and collaborate as part of an integrated team with diverse backgrounds.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in English, Communications, Technical Communication, Science or Engineering, Business/Professional Writing
• 5+ years of relevant experience

Preferred certifications: Sec+, CGRC, GSEC, SSCP