Technical Writer

About the Role

Be part of our exciting team supporting a robust, world-wide communications network, providing office automation packages; document and information management tools; and collaboration, voice, and video tools in a secure, flexible, distributed architecture supporting a classified DoD IT system. Peraton is seeking a Technical Writer to set guidelines and standard procedures for producing documentation, establishing documentation schedules, and serve as the editing authority for final documents.

Responsibilities

• Creates and manages detailed program and project plans that map directly to larger team goals.
• Identifies resource requirements, task owners, milestones, dependencies, and key risks.
• Leads cross-functional internal teams through program milestones, serving as central coordination point.
• Ensures new and existing publications follow established documentation procedures.
• Leads internal process documentation.
• Evaluates existing publications for quality, relevancy, and accuracy.
• Responsible for creating documents from technical information provided by technical staff or ensuring documents produced by technical staff are consistent with formats and standards.
• Develops custom programs for web sites that will attract and appeal to users and provide desired information.
• Creates web applications and components from the requirements stage, through design, through production deployment.
• Possesses a thorough knowledge of programming and server software operations.
• Develops new web applications through packaged and customized applications.
• Creates web front-end user interface to new or existing databases using a combination of HTML, SQL, C, VB, or other languages to make business applications accessible.
• Designs and implements user-driven templates, databases, and interfaces for ease of use.
• May create company-wide Intranet.
• Develops database-driven Web interfaces for rapid, real-time information sharing.
• Develops external web portals allowing users to input and retrieve accurate information.
• Experienced in graphics, layout, scripting, programming, as well as development involving compatibility and seamless integration with various technologies such as Java and Cold Fusion.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD; will consider 4 additional years experience in lieu of Bachelors degree
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required
• Experience creating and editing technical documents
• Ability to understand functional and technical specifications of IT systems
• Must have a solid background in technical terminology for complex, enterprise level systems
• Experience with translating technical details into user-friendly verbiage in the form of technical documentation.
• Must have excellent communication and written skills
• Must demonstrate ability to work independently