**Introduction** A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions. Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career. IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive. IBM is looking for a Sr. Technical Writer who is a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting Risk and Compliance within our Government services and ensuring that cloud environments meet the required security standards. You will be responsible for working with internal security, technology, legal, and business stakeholders as well as with third party auditors to communicate compliance mandates and maintain compliance against published standards. You will be leading small and large technical document development efforts requiring you to ask questions others don’t. As a technical writer you’ll bring your technical and analytical background to work. You’ll develop and review documentation and presentations for our teams. You’ll help identify, analyze, and evaluate complex systems, policies, processes to ensure documentation follows the appropriate formats and content for its purpose. **Your role and responsibilities** · Knowledge of multiple writing style guides and requirements using Microsoft (MS) Office product suite, including designing and developing in PowerPoint · Ability to develop and lead FedRAMP documentations such as the System Security Plan (SSP) and all its associated documentations such as the incident response plan (IRP), the Configuration Management Plan (CMP) etc., and the various policies and procedures. · Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences · Work with other writers to improve how we write and evolve how we approach technical documentation as a team. · Partner cross-functionally across the organization to support the implementation of technical, management, and operational controls, with a focus on controls required to deliver and operate regulated environments. · Contribute to the development and adherence of FedRAMP policies and controls **Required technical and professional expertise** · 5+ years of experience in IT security audit, compliance, or relevant Federal regulatory experience · Excellent writing, documenting, and communications skills · Experience with leading the development of artifacts through FedRAMP (Moderate, High) ATO · Comprehensive working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 concerning cloud technologies, architectures, and services · Ability to translate technical and security requirements into common language. · Experience with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure Experience. · Have an industry certification such as CISSP, CCSP, CISA, and CISM **Preferred technical and professional experience** · Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience. · Experience in identification, management, and reporting of risks and POA&Ms · Experience evaluating the design and effectiveness of IT controls · In depth technical knowledge of Cloud systems or IT operations. · Experience leading broad projects, making decisions that impact multiple departments, and influencing others both inside and outside of team · Broad IT background with technical understanding of networks, protocols, security configurations, cryptography, identity and access management, and the systems development life cycle