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Technical Writer

Columbia, MD

Job Type: Tech Writer

Location: Columbia, MD

Clearance Requirements: TS with ability to pass CI polygraph

Years of Experience: 4+

Work site requirement; 5 days a week in office

Travel: None

 

Working with SIXGEN

SIXGEN is committed to solving our customers’ hardest problems with eagerness, effectiveness, and efficiency. We reject the status quo and constantly look for new ways to push the boundaries of our field. SIXGEN is a small company that works with the big picture in mind, taking on projects with real significance that grow our capacity to tackle even more fascinating development problems.  We’ve earned a reputation for efficiency, effectiveness, and impact since our founding.

 

SIXGEN recognizes that a company is nothing without well-cared for employees. We cultivate an encouraging and innovative workplace environment and give employees flexibility to work on their own terms. SIXGEN offers industry-leading benefits, including

  • Employer-funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Flexible leave policy (Need Vacation - Take It!)
  • Flexible hours and opportunities to work from home
  • 4% 401(k) contribution, vested immediately
  • Reimbursements for training events, gym memberships, cell phone and internet bills, and lunches with coworkers

 

Why You Matter

At SIXGEN, you’ll provide meaningful support to our federal customers. Your commitment to our customer’s missions, curiosity, and attention to detail will make you a valuable addition to the SIXGEN team.

 

SIXGEN is looking for a Tech Writer with a diverse set of skills and technical knowledge with the ability to respond and adapt to unique requirements. Our ideal candidate has strong technical knowledge of IT systems and can independently create reports describing complex system networking/architecture, network traffic analysis, and device image analysis. Additionally, this candidate will interact regularly with leadership so strong communication skills are essential. This role will support documentation generation for a highly skilled team of software developers and analysts. Ideally, the candidate has a innate, strong interest in technology and stays up to date on latest technology trends and capabilities.

 

Required Skills: Candidates are expected to have technical knowledge/skills in the following areas and are able to generate reports, documents, and deliverables associated with these technical areas:

  • Familiarity with computer network / IT systems and how they function cohesively
  • Understanding of general operating system functionality and directory structures of Linux, Windows, and MacOS
  • Can execute basic CLI commands within a Linux environment (Move, copy, navigate directories, search, launch programs, etc.)
  • Basic knowledge of virtualization platforms, Kubernetes, and containerization, and how they function/operate.
  • Basic knowledge of network management and configuration including VLAN, VPN, SSH tunneling, firewalls, Linux-based routing.
  • Scripting and IT automation including bash, python, and/or PowerShell is not a hard requirement, but good to have.

At SIXGEN, we embrace people of all backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer.

SIXGEN does not discriminate in employment, services, and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law

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