Technical Writer

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring a 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.

As a Technical Writer on our team you will:

Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation
Write and edit technical documentation for all of the projects' hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation
Produce implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities
Provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation; and format technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources.

Qualifications

Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional Technical Writer experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
Six (6) years of experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Experience Desired:

Understand basic concepts to include basic grammar concepts, responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents. Assist with preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications
Gather technical information, prepare written text. Maintain an internal documentation library
Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, Adobe InDesign/Acrobat Professional
Understand basic concepts and technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity. Work on all phases of documentation
Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manual and technical publications
Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences
Produce user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems. Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information
Maintain documentation databases such as Sharepoint, Confluence, JIRA, and ServiceNow

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.