SCA Technical Writer III

Job ID: 2618680

Location: Bedford, IN, US

Date Posted: 2026-11-10

Category: Wage Determination (SCA)

Subcategory: Service Contract Act

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Interim_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE


Description


SAIC is looking for a Technical Writer III in Bedford, IN to support the U.S. Navy. This position is perfect for someone that is organized and willing to work in small teams and with management/government oversight.

This is a senior-level technical writer role with leadership responsibilities. Technical Writer III will serve as the lead for all F3113 technical writing efforts, owning documentation standards, schedules, and deliverables across the contract. This position works on-site at the SAIC Eastgate facility in Bedford, Indiana, five days per week, and closely partners with engineers, technicians, project leads, and government customers to understand systems, equipment, and processes, and to translate that information into high-quality technical documentation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary technical writing lead for the F3113 contract, responsible for all documentation across supported programs.
• Oversee documentation schedules and deadlines; track progress and ensure all technical writing deliverables are completed on time and to quality standards.
• Attend and represent SAIC at all technical writing meetings with government customers, capturing requirements, feedback, and action items.
• Coordinating with project and program leads to align documentation priorities with overall program milestones and customer expectations.
• Provide training, guidance, and mentoring to lower-level technical writers, including:
  • Teaching templates, standards, FrameMaker and style guides.
  • Reviewing and providing feedback on draft documents.
  • Helping junior writers improve clarity, accuracy, and consistency.
• Help define and maintain documentation standards, templates, and style guides for F3113.
• Act as the central point of contact for technical writing questions and issues across the contract.

Qualifications


REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

• High school diploma or equivalent and 5+ years of experience in technical writing, documentation, or related technical communication support (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Hands-on experience with Adobe FrameMaker creating and maintaining technical manuals or similar structured documentation.
• Demonstrated experience developing technical documentation from engineering source data (drawings, schematics, parts lists, etc.) and/or direct observation of systems and equipment.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical information in a clear, concise, and user-friendly format.
• Interim secret is required to start with the ability to obtain secret clearance. SAIC will sponsor the clearance process.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with project leads, engineers, writers, and the customer.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, English, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with additional documentation tools (e.g., Arbortext, Adobe Acrobat, Visio, SnagIt, or similar).
• Experience with configuration management/version control for documentation.
• Experience working with MIL-STDs, government documentation requirements, or similar standards.
• Prior experience training or mentoring junior technical writers.

Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .