Technical Writer

Make complex technology make sense. As a Technical Writer at Varada Defense, you'll work with engineers and developers to turn their expertise into clear, useful documentation. From getting started to exploring advanced capabilities, you'll help customers understand what our technology can do and how to put it to work.

You'll ask questions, explore how things work, and bring the user's perspective into the conversation. It's a chance to combine technical curiosity with a talent for clear communication, creating guides people actually want to use.

Apply to be considered for future Technical Writer opportunities with our team.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain user guides, installation instructions, administration manuals, and operational procedures.
• Gather information through interviews, demonstrations, and reviews of technical materials.
• Organize complex information for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Validate instructions with subject-matter experts and confirm that procedures reflect actual system behavior.
• Update documentation to reflect software releases, configuration changes, and user feedback.
• Coordinate document reviews and maintain consistent terminology, formatting, and version control.

Required Qualifications

• Experience writing and editing documentation for software, IT systems, or other technical products.
• Ability to explain technical concepts and procedures in clear, concise language.
• Experience gathering information from subject-matter experts and resolving questions about accuracy.
• Strong editing, proofreading, and information organization skills.
• Ability to manage document revisions, review cycles, and concurrent deliverables.
• Proficiency with document authoring, collaboration, and publishing tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting defense, government, or other regulated customer environments.
• Experience documenting APIs, software interfaces, or deployment and administration workflows.
• Familiarity with Markdown, Git, documentation repositories, or docs-as-code workflows.
• Experience creating diagrams, illustrations, or training materials that support technical instructions.
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle, release documentation, or structured authoring tools.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid employee premiums for base health plans.
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 4% of salary and full vesting from day one.
• 160+ hours of annual PTO and 11 paid holidays.
• Company-paid LinkedIn Learning and up to $1,500 annually for training and certification reimbursement.

About Varada Defense

Varada Defense delivers mission platforms that make existing systems interoperable, automate infrastructure deployment, continuously modernize software, and turn operational data into decision advantage. Our team brings together veterans, operators, engineers, and strategists to advance U.S. and allied missions from enterprise to tactical edge.

Additional Information

Location, work arrangement, travel, and security clearance requirements will vary by opportunity and will be communicated when a specific position is discussed.

Submit your resume to be considered for future Technical Writer opportunities.

Varada Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.