Senior Technical Writer

Red Hat

Senior Technical Writer developing customer-facing technical documentation for Red Hat products. Collaborating with Agile teams to create high-quality content that aligns with customer needs.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeRaleigh • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $94,550 - $151,170 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudOpenShiftOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Proactively apply knowledge of content standards to build modular, reusable content that promotes AI consumption.
Evaluate technical documentation to ensure quality (content is clear, concise, user-focused, and easy to navigate by users).
Lead AI-assisted content gap analysis initiatives and use results to drive curation of content and retirement of content that is no longer current.
Proactively create content ecosystems that bridge the gap between technical complexity and customer goals, taking a portfolio view.
Use AI for drafting and then validate output with product expertise.
Manage multiple concurrent project workstreams with minimal supervision, developing and executing tactical plans to meet objectives, scope, and sprint goals.
Prepare and present project status updates, maintain appropriate currency in work items, clearly identify risks and provide recommendations to mitigate them.
Advise and support junior team members.
Support senior staff to guide, inspire, and support transitions with tools, processes or other areas.
Lead by example with regard to change agility.
Work closely with content strategists, documentation program managers, engineering teams, support teams, and other stakeholders to create and maintain accurate, high-quality documentation for target audiences within scheduled timelines.
Devote time to research to increase your understanding of your product area and explore and experiment with emerging AI technologies relevant to your role, proactively identifying opportunities to incorporate new AI capabilities into existing workflows and tooling.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to independently conduct research and collaborate with technical and subject matter experts to produce and improve documentation
Ability to understand and explain complex technical concepts concisely
Proficiency in modular authoring and version control systems
Familiarity with structured, topic-based authoring and information architecture that adheres to publishing standards
Experience with software and documentation development life cycles
Ability to collaborate in a global team environment and follow through on commitments
Demonstrated success being accountable for project prioritization, execution, and completion
Experience with DITA and Adobe Guides (considered a plus)
Knowledge of open source philosophies and Red Hat products (considered a plus)
Hands-on experience with OpenShift or cloud services (considered a plus)
Experience leading cross-team initiatives and mentoring writers (considered a plus)
Familiarity with Agile software development (considered a plus)
Experience with metadata management (considered a plus)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Paid time off and holidays
Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

modular authoringversion control systemsstructured authoringtopic-based authoringinformation architecturesoftware development life cycleDITAAdobe GuidesOpenShiftmetadata management

Soft Skills

collaborationproject prioritizationexecutionaccountabilitychange agilitymentoringcommunicationresearchpresentationrisk identification