Platform Aerospace is hiring an IT Technical Writer to develop clear, consistent, and user‑ready documentation supporting IT Operations, Systems Administration, Engineering, and Cybersecurity functions. This role plays a critical part in producing and maintaining documentation that supports cybersecurity and compliance initiatives, including CMMC, NIST, and Cyber Essentials.
What You'll Do
- Draft, edit, and maintain a wide range of cross‑functional documentation, including policies, procedures, plans, standards, templates, and supporting artifacts.
- Partner with senior technical, operational, and compliance leadership to translate intent, requirements, and practices into clear, usable, and well‑structured documentation.
- Review existing documentation for completeness, clarity, consistency, and alignment with organizational standards and relevant frameworks.
- Develop and refine documentation for cybersecurity and compliance initiatives, ensuring materials meet organizational expectations and are audit‑ready.
- Manage documentation hygiene, including version control, formatting standards, naming conventions, and scheduled review cycles.
- Support assessment and audit readiness by preparing and organizing documentation packages, mapping artifacts to requirements, and incorporating feedback.
- Create or update diagrams, process flows, and executive‑ready visual materials as needed.
- Maintain documentation repositories to ensure controlled access, organization, and traceability.
- Track action items, document review status, and required updates; proactively follow up with owners to keep deliverables on schedule.
What We're Looking For
- High School diploma or GED and a minimum of 5+ years of professional technical writing experience.
- 1+ year of experience authoring formal policies, procedures, standards, or governance documentation.
- Experience working in federal, government‑adjacent, or other regulated compliance environments.
- Strong ability to quickly learn new technical, operational, and regulatory concepts and accurately translate them into clear written materials.
- Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail and version‑control discipline.
- Must possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting cybersecurity or compliance frameworks such as CMMC, NIST, Cyber Essentials, FedRAMP, FISMA, or similar.
- Background in IT, cybersecurity, systems engineering, or compliance‑adjacent roles.
- Experience producing and maintaining documentation in SharePoint environments.
Team & Environment
You will be part of the IT & Systems Department reporting directly to the Senior IT & Systems Manager.
