Senior Technical Writer — TS/SCI Systems Documentation

Peraton; Fort Meade (FL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized benefits coverage

25 days PTO per year

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Technical Writer to provide enterprise-focused engineering support to a government customer. The writer will prepare, review, revision, and maintain technical documents covering software and systems engineering, operations, testing, and user documentation.

Responsibilities include writing and editing documentation for hardware and software, including installation, configuration, and how-to guides.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline plus six years of experience as a Technical Writer in programs/contracts of similar scope.
• Experience documenting systems and systems of systems per systems engineering standards.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
• Write and edit technical documentation for hardware and software, including installation, configuration, and how-to guides.
• Create code documentation, implementation guides, and end-user guides for capabilities.
• Provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation and format publications from various sources.

Skills

Technical writing

Systems engineering standards

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Technical Writer to provide enterprise-focused engineering support to a government customer. The writer will prepare, review, revision, and maintain technical documents covering software and systems engineering, operations, testing, and user documentation.

Responsibilities include writing and editing documentation for hardware and software, including installation, configuration, and how-to guides.