Technical Editor

Peraton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is hiring a Technical Editor at Fort Meade to serve as the last line of quality assurance for intelligence products. The role ensures accuracy, clear writing, proper classification, and IC publication standard compliance before reaching decision-makers.

You will work with analysts and production teams to sharpen narrative structure, apply IC standards, and elevate product quality across the J2 enterprise in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Minimum of 12 years w/o a degree or 10 years with AS/AA or 8 years with BS/BA or 6 years with MS/MA or 3 years with PhD.
• Proficiency with IC style guides and standards — ICD 206, 209, 501, and 710 — with deep familiarity with intelligence and cyber terminology.
• Working knowledge of IC publication standards, classification marking requirements, and editorial best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to review and edit complex intelligence products for accuracy, clarity, and compliance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Exceptional grammar, punctuation, and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Review intelligence products for grammar, punctuation, syntax, logic, clarity, and internal consistency.
• Ensure style and format conform to IC publication standards and style guides.
• Verify language aligns with intelligence vocabulary and IC guidance.
• Amend draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to support text.
• Enforce classification markings per IC guidance (ICD 710).
• Collaborate with authors to revise products for narrative organization and coherence; negotiate revisions as needed.
• Assist in managing J2 finished intelligence products approved for external dissemination.
• Analyze, interpret, cross-check, and edit for accuracy and IC standards compliance.
• Assist in determining and supervising the production process for completed materials.
• Author and maintain Operating Instructions (OIs) for Command-wide programs and initiatives.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI clearance

12+ years experience

IC terminology familiarity

Editorial writing skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

Every intelligence product that leaves USCYBERCOM J2 carries the credibility of the command behind it. Peraton is looking for aTechnical Editorto be the last line of quality assurance — ensuring that finished intelligence products are analytically sound, clearly written, properly classified, and fully compliant with IC publication standards before they reach decision-makers.

This isn't just proofreading. You'll work directly with analysts and production teams to sharpen narrative structure, enforce IC tradecraft standards, and elevate the overall quality of one of the most consequential intelligence enterprises in the U.S. government at Fort Meade, MD.

What You'll Do

• Review intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, syntax, logic, clarity, and internal consistency
• Ensure style and format conform to agency publication standards and prescribed IC style guides
• Verify that language presentation aligns with specialized intelligence vocabulary and IC guidance
• Amend draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure visual content supports and reinforces accompanying text
• Enforce proper classification markings in strict accordance with IC guidance (ICD 710)
• Collaborate with authors to revise products for narrative organization and analytical coherence; negotiate further revisions as needed
• Assist in managing all J2 finished intelligence products approved for external dissemination
• Analyze, interpret, cross-check, and edit intelligence products for accuracy and compliance with IC standards
• Assist in determining and supervising the production process for completed materials
• Author and maintain Operating Instructions (OIs) for Command-wide programs and initiatives

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Qualifications

What You Bring

Required:

• ActiveTop Secret/SCI (TS/SCI)clearance with Polygraph
• Minimum of 12 years w/o a degree or 10 years with AS/AA or 8 years with BS/BA or 6 years with MS/MA or 3 years with PhD
• Proficiency with IC style guides and standards —ICD 206, 209, 501, and 710— with deep familiarity with intelligence and cyber terminology
• Working knowledge of IC publication standards, classification marking requirements, and editorial best practices
• Demonstrated ability to review and edit complex intelligence products for accuracy, clarity, and compliance
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
• Exceptional grammar, punctuation, and writing skills

Preferred:

• Background in intelligence product editing, technical writing, or IC publication management
• Experience managing finished intelligence product workflows and dissemination processes
• Knowledge of classification marking systems and IC dissemination policies (ICD 501, ICD 710)
• 12+ yearsof relevant experience, including work within the last 2 years
• Master's degreein a related field —or a Bachelor's degree plus 5 additional years of senior-level experience (17 years total)

Peraton drives missions of consequence — protecting and promoting U.S. national security at the highest levels. As part of our team, you'll work alongside some of the most skilled professionals in the intelligence community, tackling complex problems that matter. We offer a culture that values your expertise and invests in your growth.

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Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that 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, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. 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.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.