Requirements Technical Writer

Peraton

$104K — $166K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8 years of experience as a Technical Writer in similar programs/contracts
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (or equivalent additional experience)
  • Proficient in preparing and maintaining operations documentation and technical publications
  • Experienced in drafting technical requirements and conducting research
  • Ability to gather technical information and articulate it clearly in writing
  • Skilled in MS Office suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Visio
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, valid within the last 10 years

Responsibilities

  • Support the largest enterprise-wide engineering contract within the Intelligence Community
  • Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents
  • Write and edit operational documentation and user manuals
  • Produce Standard Operating Procedures and policies
  • Research technical subject matter and organize information from multiple sources
  • Convey complex technical information clearly for a broader audience

Benefits

  • Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and dependents
  • 25 days of annual PTO accrued up to a generous cap
  • Eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

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. You will 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 and policies; Researching technical subject matter, organizing information from multiples sources, and expressing technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.#MDFSP #AJCM

Qualifications

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

  • Eight(8) years of experience as a Technical Writer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TW experience 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. Poly must be within the last 10 years.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

  • Must be self-starter capable of working tasks to completion without direct immediate oversight.
  • Basic understanding of SIGINT concepts and terminology.

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

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Target Salary Range$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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