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| JOB DESCRIPTION The Technical Documentation Specialist II will support multiple Cancer Research projects in support of a wide range of bioinformatics tools geared toward supporting the most urgent and challenging research and development needs of the National Cancer Institute Will be responsible for documenting and organizing full lifecycle design development and deployment information for a suite of mission critical software applications Should be an expert communicator capable of taking inputs from multiple sources and organizing them into documentation to meet the needs of varying stakeholders Must be a selfstarter willing to take the initiative to capture business case business process and technical information Will be expected to learn the teams implementation process and the organizations Enterprise Performance Lifecycle (EPLC) documentation requirements The focus of the position is on technical documentation though some participation in development of user documentation and training is expected as well Will be expected to become proficient in team and organizational tools including Confluence Wiki Subversion Sharepoint Visio and Enterprise Architect Microsoft Office proficiency is a requirement as well As this is a new position the documentation specialist will create an environment which will enable the team to better document their work by providing them with the framework necessary to easily organize archive and search for the information they most need Will also be responsible for creating formatting editorial and content standards for the department The Technical Documentation Specialist will Determine documentation requirements and enable the team to meet those needs Plan scope and lead documentation projects in support of business requirements development testing and deployment needs and enterprise EPLC requirements Interview programmers business owners developers and other personnel Reads previous documentation and design notes and identifies gaps Ensure documents and materials adhere to established enterprise standards and guidelines develops project standards and guidelines Create compile and deliver systemsoftware developmental documentation packages including but not limited to narratives logic diagrams use cases business cases and requirements and help documentation based on technical project team inputs system requirements analysis system design specifications technical system design technical procedures test and training specifications and programming notes Help manage and grow the companys development knowledge base wiki BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Possession of an Associates degree from an accredited college or university in communications journalism technical writing or related field or two (2) years of experience in lieu of a degree Foreign degrees must be evaluated for US equivalency In addition to educational requirements a minimum of three (3) years of experience in technical documentation are required The candidate must be able to create engaging content in a clear and concise manner with limited supervision must have exceptional interpersonal and communications skills including the ability to convert technical knowledge into easily understood terms The candidate must have strong editing and proofreading skills The candidate must be able to manage multiple short and long term assignments follow a standard process and ensure ontime delivery of documentation products and have the ability to work independently and as part of a team The candidate must have experience with the teams tools or equivalents including Confluence Wiki Subversion Sharepoint Enterprise Architect Visio and Microsoft Office The candidate must have experience creating artifacts including documenting database schema domain models UML models processes how to guides and other technical content This position is subject to obtaining a Public Trust Clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Familiarity with desktop publishing tools such as InDesign Photoshop and Illustrator Direct experience with 508 Compliance |
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