Technical Editor

Peraton; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks an experienced Technical Editor to join our Fort Meade team, shaping finished intelligence products for accuracy, clarity, and compliance with IC standards. You will collaborate with analysts, editors, and production teams to sharpen narrative structure and ensure proper classification practices.

Required TS/SCI with polygraph, deep IC terminology knowledge, and expert editing skills. This role offers a critical mission impact within the U.S. intelligence community.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is required.
• Minimum years based on degree: 12 years w/o 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 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.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

IC style guides proficiency

IC publication standards knowledge

Review/edit complex intelligenceprodu

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Bachelor's degree + 5 years senior-level experience

Tools

Microsoft Office tools

Job description

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 —ora 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.

#USCCJ2

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

#USCCJ2