Technical Writer

The Technical Writer will receive reviewed and completed technical orders and time compliance technical orders from the TO/TCTO editors and complete publishing tasks. Publish all TOs and TCTOs within performance standards ranging from annual reviews of TOs to 30-day TCTOs and also includes 2-day compliance windows for IAVA TCTOs. Attend and/or host TO guidance conferences, IPRs, and the certification & validation events.

SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity.

SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers' missions for more than 45 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com.

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Work directly with the organizations TO Manager, Technical Order Management Agent (TOMA), and TO Development Integrated Product Team (IPT).
• Attend and/or host the following:
  • TO Guidance Conferences
  • IPRs
  • TO Certifications
  • TO Validations

• Comply with all timelines given for TOs and TCTOs:
  • TO annual revisions
  • 30 day TCTOs
  • 2 and 3 day IAVA TCTOs

• Work with IA/Cyber Security for IAVA TCTOs

• Update and maintain a running TCTO/IAVA cross reference matrix

• Maintain TCTO compliance matrix reporting completions of TCTOs by organization

• 3-5 years of experience working with and publishing technical orders and publications
• 1-3 years of experience writing and editing technical orders and publications
• Experience with MIL-SPEC-TRA-DOC
• Experience attending and hosting TO Guidance Conferences (TOGC)
• Experience attending and hosting IPRs
• Experience with TO certification
• Experience with TO validation
• Experience utilizing ArborText publication
• Experience assisting with 3rd Party doc CRM reviews

Certification

• Qualified candidates must have an active IAT II certification.

Clearance

• Position requires an active DoD Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain an Interim Secret clearance.

SMS is a dynamic systems integrator established in 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers' missions for more than 47 years. Our ability to hire and retain quality people in a rapidly evolving IT market is proven through our employee retention rate averaging over 3 years. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices, resulting in CMMI Level 3 certification and ISO registrations including 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States.

SMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.