Technical Writer
Netwrix
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Posted on May 20, 2024
Senior Technical Writer
Description
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY: We are looking for a full-time Senior Technical Writer to document products and solutions and work as part of a talented global team. This writer should have proven experience with technologies and be a true leader and user advocate.
Requirements
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- Works as part of a Technical Documentation team and follows department guidelines and editorial standards
- Participates in both major product releases and minor releases and updates
- Researches, outlines, writes, and edits new and existing content with minimal supervision including online help, solution guides, and others
- Content management within MadCap Flare
- Independently gathers information from subject matter experts
- Provides content review for other team member’s work to ensure accuracy and completeness of content
- Serves as a mentor to other team members
- Works on custom projects or special documentation requests, as needed
- Analyzes the requirements stated in the product management documents, plan, create and manage related Doc tasks in Azure DevOps, keeping them on track
- Communicates closely with the development teams, Quality Control (QC/QA), product management, User Experience (UX), design, and product marketing teams
- Attends meetings and demos, arrange interviews with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), attends virtual meetings with colleagues globally
- Prepares illustrations including screenshots and architecture diagrams
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years’ experience developing technical documentation for a software/technology company
- Fluent in writing and speaking English
PREFERRED SKILLS:
General
- Experience working as a technical writer for a software/technology company
- Superior writing and communication skills
- Good interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to analyze, understand, and advocate for the needs and expectations of the target audiences
- Ability to collect information from various sources, analyze your findings, and organize content in a structured, coherent manner
- Ability to translate complicated technical concepts into user-friendly texts
- A team player and self-motivated quick learner, ready to explore new technologies and solutions
Technical and Technical Writing Skills
- Understanding of software concepts
- Strong working knowledge of content development
- Familiarity with style guides
- Solid usability experience
- Familiarity with using an authoring tool, such as MadCap Flare
- Familiarity with a task management tool, such as Azure DevOps
- Experience gleaning information from subject matter experts
Application Skills
- Authoring tool (specifically MadCap Flare)
- Screen capture tools (such as TechSmith Snagit)
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