Technical Writer

Peraton; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Austin, TX is seeking a Technical Writer to develop and maintain technical documentation, engineering procedures, standards, plans, and data center operational materials that support VA programs nationwide. You will edit content for clarity, consistency, and accessibility, enforce style guides, and coordinate publication production from layout to final release.

You will ensure WCAG 2.0 and PDF/UA-1 compliance in every published deliverable, work with IT and engineering teams, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, or related field, plus 2+ years of technical writing/editing experience.
• Education substitutions: Master's ~2 years; in lieu of Bachelor's, 4 additional years; Associate +2 years also acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, engineering procedures, standards, plans, and data center operational documentation.
• Edit engineering content for clarity, consistency, and accessibility; enforce style guide and template conformance.
• Coordinate publication production — layout, artwork, review cycles, and final release.
• Ensure WCAG 2.0 and PDF/UA-1 accessibility compliance in every published deliverable.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's substitution options

Associate degree + 2 years alternative

Tools

Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe Acrobat

MS Word

MS Visio

SharePoint

MadCap Flare

WCAG validation tools

PDF/UA-1 compliance

Job description

Requirements

• Currently possess or be able to obtain VA Public Trust — High Risk (BI High) / Tier 4 background investigation.
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in English, Communications, Technical Writing, or a related field; 2+years of technical writing / editing experience, ideally in IT or engineering.
• Education substitutions (per Peraton Career & Compensation Framework): Master's degree substitutes ~2 years of required experience; In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, 4 additional years of relevant experience is acceptable (Associate's degree + 2 additional years also accepted for equivalent professional levels).

Desired Skills, Tools & Certifications

• Tools: Adobe FrameMaker / Acrobat, MS Word / Visio, SharePoint, MadCap Flare, and accessibility validators for WCAG 2.0 / PDF/UA-1 compliance.
• Processes: ITIL v4 service management, SAFe Agile / Scrum for iterative delivery, NIST 800-53 / RMF, ISO 27001, TIA-942, ASHRAE TC 9.9, VA CRISP alignment, NFPA 70/70E, and OSHA safety practices.; WCAG 2.0 / PDF/UA-1.
• Certifications (desirable): STC Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC), Adobe Certified Professional.

Work location

Austin, VA

Peraton supports the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission to deliver timely, reliable care and benefits to America's Veterans by engineering, operating, and modernizing a nationwide data center portfolio. Our team runs enterprise and regional data centers, telecommunications spaces, and secure network connections that host the systems Veterans depend on — from claims processing and pharmacy fulfillment to appointment scheduling and benefits delivery. We provide full-lifecycle data center and cloud engineering, 24×7×365 operations and monitoring, DCIM platform administration, analytics, and facility infrastructure reporting. If you want your engineering, operations, or analytics work to matter to someone, this is where it does.

Position Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, engineering procedures, standards, plans, and data center operational documentation.
• Edit engineering content for clarity, consistency, and accessibility; enforce style guide and template conformance.
• Coordinate publication production — layout, artwork, review cycles, and final release.
• Ensure WCAG 2.0 and PDF/UA-1 accessibility compliance in every published deliverable.

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