IT Technical Author

Jobwise Ltd; New Ferry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment agency is seeking an IT Technical Author or Draughtsperson in New Ferry, England. This position offers a salary of up to £50,000, along with bonuses, 25 days holiday, and professional growth opportunities. Responsibilities include creating technical documentation and collaborating with engineers. Ideal candidates will have strong technical writing skills and a degree, with experience in IT or cyber security environments. This role promises superb career prospects in a specialist sector.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension with Death in Service benefits

Free onsite car parking

Bonus based on company performance

Qualifications

• Experience in IT Technical Author or similar role required.
• Ability to create clear, concise documentation is essential.
• Educated to degree standard.

Responsibilities

• Create and edit technical drawings for projects.
• Work with engineers to produce necessary publications.
• Develop various documents like user guides and technical manuals.
• Enhance documentation management processes.
• Receive training to understand business products.

Skills

Technical writing skills

General IT skills

Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat

Experience with AutoCAD LT

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Do you have experience as an IT Technical Author or IT Draughtsperson within a technical communications, IT implementation or cyber security environment? Are you looking for an excellent employer in a specialist IT/communications sector offering superb career prospects? If so, this is just the role for you. The role comes with a salary of up to £50,000, a bonus based on company performance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays free parking, a company pension with DIS benefits, and brilliant prospects for professional development and progression.

Responsibilities

• Creating and editing of technical drawings during the business tender phases, system design, manufacture, installation and support throughout the life of the systems.
• Working closely with systems and project engineers to provide necessary technical publications to meet specific requirements for each project.
• Creating a variety of documents including user guides, technical manuals and project management plans such as system configuration and through life support.
• Identifying and influencing enhancements to the processes used to manage documentation created by the business.
• Developing your skills with training to understand systems architecture and the business products and applications in the user environment.

Qualifications

• A background in a similar Technical Author role, in a technical communications, IT implementation or possibly cyber security environment.
• Strong technical writing skills with the ability to create clear, concise and well-structured documentation.
• Educated to degree standard.
• Good general IT skills with Word, Excel and ideally PowerPoint.
• Good knowledge and experience of Adobe Acrobat and publishing applications.
• A knowledge and experience of AutoCAD LT would be beneficial.

Benefits

• A salary of £40,000 to £50,000 depending on experience (with the option for £30,000 to £35,000 for a relevant graduate with the right skills).
• Bonus based on company performance.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Free onsite car parking.
• Company pension scheme with Death in Service benefits.
• Superb career prospects.

To Apply

If this sounds like an IT Technical Author or Technical Draughtsperson role you will LOVE, please send your CV today. Apply now by sending your CV. We aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 days. If you haven't been contacted within 2 days your application has been unsuccessful. Please check our website and apply directly for any other suitable positions you see. We apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest.

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