Accenture Federal Services
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Technical Writer

Pay
$91,300 – $109,100 per year
Location
San Diego, CA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Experience
2+ years
Listed
30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • Secret clearance
  • technical documentation
  • configuration management
  • MadCap Flare

Also useful

  • GitLab
  • SELinux/Linux
  • CUI handling

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain documentation, including user guides, SOPs, required deliverables, and security-related documents for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Create technical content that is clear, accurate, user-friendly, and meets DoW and project standards.
  • Collaborate with subject-matter experts to gather and verify information.
  • Use an issue tracking system (GitLab) to monitor development progress and provide documentation support as systems evolve.
  • Work with the government Configuration Manager to help track customer deliveries of materials and use revision logs and tracking spreadsheets to maintain version control.
  • Take initiative to spot missing or unclear information and address gaps to ensure documentation is complete and effective.

You have

  • Active Secret clearance or higher
  • At least 2 years of technical writing experience, including demonstrated experience developing technical documentation for DoW (DoD) programs
  • Experience working with engineering or technical teams
  • Ability and willingness to work fully onsite in San Diego, CA

Nice to have

  • Proficiency with MadCap Flare.
  • Familiarity with configuration management, versioning, and documentation standards.
  • Working knowledge of SELinux/Linux, GitLab, VMWare, HTML, image editing tools, and basic programming concepts.
  • Detail-oriented and able to improve and streamline legacy documentation.
  • Familiarity with CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) handling requirements
  • Strong communication skills
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Word.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Strong editing and organizational skills.

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Pay and benefits

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.

Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$91,300—$109,100 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.

This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

About Accenture Federal Services

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

We are seeking a Technical Writer with experience producing clear, accurate documentation for complex software and hardware systems. This role involves working both independently and with engineers, project managers, and other stakeholders to create and maintain a variety of technical documents.

Read the original posting

From Accenture Federal Services's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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