Technical Editor (Technical Writing Maintenance)

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Technical Documentation

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Documentations, Microsoft Office, Technical Writing

Certifications:

None

Experience:

2 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Technical Editor

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Technical Editor supporting the New York State Department of Heath Medicaid Management Information System. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Technical Editor you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Technical Editor joining our team to support the eMedNY Systems Development team; you will be trusted to collaborate closely with technical teams to maintain technical documentation. This position is based at the GDIT’s office at Riverview Center in Menands, NY.

HOW A TECHNICAL EDITOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Researches, updates, and edits technical documents
• Reviews and edits systems development artifacts for punctuation, grammar, and content
• Identifies, reorganizes content, and edits graphics, tables, and illustrations.
• Collaborates closely with technical teams to deliver appropriate artifacts to the New York State Department of Health
• Works with Adobe Pro to change word documents to PDFs and place signatures and check boxes where needed
• Recommends and provides MS Office Suite and Outlook templates which maximize consistency and team members’ use of time
• Flexibility in work schedule to meet team requirements
• Performs other tasks, as requested

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, English or a related discipline
• Required Experience: The position requires two+ (2+) years of experience in technical writing
• Required Technical Skills:
  • Strong experience with MS Office Suite, Outlook, SharePoint, Web Conferencing tools like Microsoft Teams,  Zoom, and Adobe Pro

• Required Skills and Abilities:
  • Experience working with industry writing style such as grammar, sentence format, and structure
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Strong organization and time management skills while working in a rapid information technology environment
  • Must be organized, detail orientated, and able to work independently or as part of a team
  • Ability to integrate and become a collaborative team member
  • Ability to multitask

• Location: Hybrid

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $54,704 - $71,300. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA NY Menands

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees ar