Technical Writer

Adecco; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Technical Writer for a 6-month hybrid contract in London. The ideal candidate will produce high-quality technical documents for software applications, guiding programmers and management on business requirements and internal procedures. Key skills include proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to analyze complex data. This role is essential for supporting the software development life cycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in producing high-quality technical documents.
• Ability to produce requirement specifications and user guides.
• Experience with process documentation and technical manuals.

Responsibilities

• Produce technical documents for applications developed by the team.
• Guide the team on business requirements and application architectures.
• Develop various documents across the software development life cycle.

Skills

Technical writing

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Flexibility in technical environments

Object-Oriented programming understanding

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Overview

My Financial Services client is seeking to recruit a Technical Writer on an initial 6 month contract based in London. It is hybrid and will require 3x days onsite per week.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for producing technical documents for applications developed by the development team. This includes guiding the team in understanding business requirements, application architectures, UI design concepts, business data, legal requirements and internal procedures by working closely with programmers and management.

This position covers all documents across the software development life cycle (i.e. business specification, technical specification, system details, database object (table) descriptions, test support manuals, system operation manuals, system maintenance details, system support history record, knowledge encyclopedia, general internal procedure manuals).

Qualifications

• You will have proven experience in producing high-quality technical documents, including requirement specifications, user guides, process documentation, and various technical manuals.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio for documentation and presentations.
• Ability to analyse data, code and translate complex information into clear documentation.
• Understanding of Object-Oriented programming.
• Quality-oriented and self-motivated.
• Flexibility in technical environments including C# and SQL.