Semperis

Technical Writer

Semperis

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Salary

💰 $70,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

Cyber Security

About the role

  • Write, review, and maintain technical product documentation
  • Interview developers and subject matter experts to become familiar with product technology and collect information for documentation purposes
  • Develop and maintain a strong understanding of products and customer usage
  • Ensure usability of documentation by verifying a document’s content against the actual product
  • Adhere to technical documentation standards
  • Identify contradictions, technical omissions, and inaccuracies in documentation
  • Conduct technical reviews of documentation to ensure consistent quality of the documentation set
  • Contribute to setting standards and development procedures for technical product documentation
  • Collaborate with peers to improve the documentation development process to increase efficiency and quality of product documentation
  • Review, edit, and proofread materials, including technical product content such as knowledge base articles and training video transcripts

Requirements

  • 5+ years of technical writing experience documenting software applications
  • Excellent writing and editing skills; strong organization skills
  • Inquiring mind with meticulous attention to detail
  • Ability to comprehend and explain complex content
  • Ability to formulate questions that focus on documentation omissions, inconsistencies, and inadequacies
  • Ability to juggle multiple tasks, tight deadlines, and surprises with ease
  • Ability to use creativity in the preparation of documents while remaining compliant with company standards
  • Demonstrates strong computer skills and use of online documentation and desktop publishing tools
  • Knowledge of agile software development methodologies and source control systems
  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision
  • Excellent oral communication skills, good presentation skills, and good conflict-resolution skills
  • Ability to work with and communicate effectively with a team of developers and SMEs located around the world
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience with an emphasis in English, Technical Communication, or Information Management (preferred)
  • Experience with topic-based authoring (preferred)
  • Experience using help authoring and desktop publishing tools such as MadCap Flare, MadCap Central/Flare Online, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Word (preferred)
  • Experience with source control systems such as Git (preferred)
  • Experience documenting multiple products simultaneously (preferred)
  • Experience writing content for rapid deployment (SaaS releases) (preferred)
  • Knowledge of accessibility requirements (preferred)
  • Experience documenting cybersecurity software products (preferred)