Requirements Technical Writer
Peraton•Fort Meade, MD
•Onsite
About The Position
Peraton is hiring a Requirements Technical Writer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a Technical Writer on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. You will provide dedicated assistance in the preparation, review, revision and maintenance of technical documents to support the unit’s mission.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university and six (6) years of experience as a technical writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
- Four (4) years of additional technical writer experience and a HS Diploma or GED may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
- Understanding of basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), ability to be responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.
- Experience in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.
- Experience conducting research and drafting technical requirements.
- Ability to gather technical information and prepare written text.
- Skilled in use of multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.
- Must understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
- Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Nice To Haves
- Must be self-starter capable of working tasks to completion without direct immediate oversight.
- Basic understanding of SIGINT concepts and terminology.
Responsibilities
- Write and edit technical documentation for all supported organizations activities
- Create documentation for operations
- Produce implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities – Standard Operating Procedures
- Provide data definitions and data flow documentation
- Format technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources
Benefits
- Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents
- 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
- Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
