Technical Writer/$35 - 45/hr/Visio Experience

Highly-stable and reputable company has an immediate need for Technical Writer for a five-month contract. The is an excellent company that is known for hiring top people. Their employees love working there. People are long-tenured and are extremely sharp. This is a great opportunity to work for a stable company that invests A LOT in their technology. The have tremendous resources and are always looking for ways to run the department as efficiently as possible.

Responsibilities:

- Interview, Observe, and Document current practices across various teams (Network, Applications Support, Systems Operations, etc.) into formal procedure documents.
- Own current draft policies including Incident Response Policy and IT Department Security Policy, update or re-write as needed, and submit for management approvals.
- Use existing and create new templates to develop formal security related policies as needed for HIPAA, ISO 27001, and other client requirements.
- Solicit input and feedback, incorporate changes, and submit for management approval.
- Analyze Security Questionnaires and Requests for Proposals from current and perspective clients to develop audit check lists for teams responsible for performing audit controls.
- Work with project teams to develop and finalize support procedures, operations manuals, and other documentation related to various internal projects as needed.

Requirements:

- Must have an excellent command of the English language, including rules and usage in order to write in a clear manner.
- Skilled with MS Office applications, specifically Word and Visio.
- Convey information to a variety of audiences - technical and non-technical.
- Technical Skills - Must understand how to develop Information Security Policies, Practices, Process Flows, and Guidelines. Should be familiar with standards like HIPAA, PCI, ISO 27001, NIST, etc.
- Experience developing technical policies and procedures for IT to follow as well as end user policies. Familiarity with basic IT Networking, Database, and Application Development terms and practices.
- Strong research skills; comfortable working with SMEs to capture and analyze information to develop required documents.
- Excellent listening skills, worth ethic, attention to detail.