Cybersecurity Technical Writer 2

JOB TITLE: Cybersecurity Technical Writer 2

LOCATION: Austin TX (remote work allowed this is a remote position)

CLIENT: State of Tx

DURATION: 12 Months contract

VISA: USC GC EADGC and H4

INTERVIEW: Video

JOB DESCRIPTION/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

TWCs Governance Risk and Compliance team is in need of a Technical Writer Level 2 to perform technical writing assistance with updating Cybersecurity documentation. General duties shall include but are not limited to the following:

Develop and maintain standard operating policies and procedures (SOPs) and other technical documents

Responsible for all phases of document generation including research writing customer verification incorporating updates and delivery

Coordinate meetings and collaborate with internal subject matter experts to collect and interpret input

Receives requests plans and organizes work and reports progress to management

Ensures compliance with all Federal State and agency laws rules policies and procedures

Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Years

Skills/Experience

47

Producing high level documentation in a technology environment

47

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Visio and SharePoint) and Adobe Acrobat Pro

47

Knowledge of and familiarity with Cybersecurity concepts

47

Skill writing and/or editing technical or business documents

47

Skill communicating with professional staff to develop positive effective working relationships and establish credibility trust and confidence

47

Experience conducting highlevel research with significant independence

47

Ability to deliver highquality documentation paying attention to detail

47

Ability to quickly grasp complex concepts and make them easier to understand in text and graphics integrity and profiling source data

47

Ability to produce appropriate documentation for the intended audience

47

Ability to write user friendly operating procedures

47

Ability to work under pressure and successfully manage multiple overlapping deadlines

47

Ability to be selfmotivated proactive work independently and effectively manage your time

47

Ability to communicate effectively orally in writing and on the telephone

47

Skilled at building strong customer relationships with excellent customer service

47

Knowledge of Texas State Government structure and the Texas Legislative process

47

Writing in a standard writing style such as APA MLA or CMS.

47

Writing for style preferences such as gerunds active voice etc.

Preferred:

Years

Skills/Experience

35

Knowledge and familiarity with NIST SP 80053

35

Knowledge and familiarity with Texas Cybersecurity Framework Texas Administrative Code 202 or the Texas Controls Standards Catalog

Graduation from an accredited fouryear college or university with major course work in business English education or a related field is required plus one year of fulltime experience in technical writing journalism or communications work. One year of fulltime qualifying experience may be substituted for each year (30 semester hours) of education.