Senior Technical Writer – Medicare System Documentation

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton Health, State and Local Sector seeks a Senior Associate Technical Writer to lead the creation, organization, and maintenance of Medicare Part A, Part B, and DME contract documentation. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely publication across a complex system.

Collaborating with architects, developers, engineers, and operations teams, you will translate complex concepts into clear artifacts, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, user guides, SOPs, release notes,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, IT, CS, English, or related field with 2 years of relevant experience; or HS diploma with 6+ years of directly relevant experience.
• 2–5 years of experience developing and maintaining technical documentation within IT, software development, or systems engineering environments.
• Experience creating system-level documentation such as architecture diagrams, interface specifications, data dictionaries, and user guides.
• Ability to translate technical information from SMEs, engineers, and artifacts into clear, accurate documentation.
• Experience managing a documentation repository using Confluence, SharePoint, Git-based platforms or similar systems.
• Proficiency with documentation, diagramming, and collaboration tools including Microsoft Office, Visio, Lucidchart, Confluence, and Jira.

Responsibilities

• Develops, updates, and maintains comprehensive technical documentation for the DME program (architectures, interface catalogs, data dictionaries, user guides, SOPs, runbooks).
• Ensures documentation is revised and published within 10 business days of updates, in line with PWS requirements.
• Establishes and enforces documentation standards, templates, version controls, and style guidelines.
• Maintains a centralized document repository, with proper tagging, archiving, and controlled access.
• Collaborates with architects, developers, engineers, analysts, and ops staff to collect accurate information and reflect current system state.
• Translates complex technical concepts into clear, user-friendly documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Conducts periodic audits to identify gaps and coordinate updates with relevant teams.
• Supports creation of onboarding materials, training materials, release notes, and knowledge-base articles.
• Assists with compliance documentation and artifact preparation for audits and program deliverables.
• Participates in Agile ceremonies and release planning to anticipate documentation needs.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation management

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication

Tools

Confluence

SharePoint

Git-based platforms

Visio

Jira

Lucidchart

Microsoft Office

Job description

Peraton Health, State and Local Sector seeks a Senior Associate Technical Writer to lead the creation, organization, and maintenance of Medicare Part A, Part B, and DME contract documentation. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely publication across a complex system.

Collaborating with architects, developers, engineers, and operations teams, you will translate complex concepts into clear artifacts, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, user guides, SOPs, release notes,