Technical Writer
About The Position
Peraton is hiring a Technical Writer for its Cyber Mission business unit in Fort Meade, Maryland. The role supports a large enterprise-wide engineering contract within the Intelligence Community and requires 1,880 hours of support per year. Work is performed at a customer location. The Technical Writer prepares, reviews, revises, and maintains technical documents supporting the unit’s mission. The writer documents supported organizations’ activities, including operations; develops implementation and end-user guides and Standard Operating Procedures; produces field, data-definition, and data-flow documentation; and formats technical publications using pamphlets, technical drawings, consultations with technical personnel, and other available resources. The position also tracks and monitors tasking and uses automated data systems and research tools to meet deadlines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university and six years of experience as a Technical Writer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity; four additional years of Technical Writing experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree.
- Experience gathering, preparing, and maintaining operations documentation, user guides, manuals, technical publications, reports, responses, and briefings.
- Proficiency with multiple word processing and presentation tools in the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Project and Visio.
- Understanding of basic concepts, including grammar.
- Ability to gather technical information and prepare written text.
- Ability to work independently as a self-starter and complete tasks without immediate oversight.
- Ability to create pages and upload documents in Confluence and Jira.
- Experience working with developers, engineers, and subject matter experts to document findings and requirements and present information for broader audiences.
- Experience applying technical writing concepts based on engineering drawings, engineering documentation, and operational procedures.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
- Must meet government investigation and eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Nice To Haves
- Experience producing documentation for end users of Department of Defense electronic equipment and systems.
- Experience producing technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies.
- Experience applying the customer’s technical manual standard.
- Familiarity with systems engineering documentation, including requirements-related materials, interface documentation, and other engineering work products.
- Ability to work effectively in a systems engineering environment and support documentation derived from technical and engineering processes.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents supporting the unit’s mission.
- Write and edit technical documentation for activities across supported organizations.
- Create operational documentation, implementation guides, end-user guides, and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Produce field, data-definition, and data-flow documentation.
- Format technical publications using pamphlets, technical drawings, consultations with technical personnel, and other available resources.
- Track and monitor tasking and use automated data systems and research tools to meet deadlines.
- Gather, prepare, and maintain operations documentation, user guides, manuals, technical publications, reports, responses, and briefings.
- Coordinate document layout and design and maintain a current internal documentation library.
- Create pages and upload documents in Confluence and Jira.
- Work with developers, engineers, and subject matter experts to document findings and requirements and present information for broader audiences.
Benefits
- Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and their dependents.
- 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
- Eligibility to participate in a bonus plan.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Health savings account.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
- Parental leave.
- 401(k).
- Paid time off for vacation.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
