Senior Technical Writer-Security & Networking (Remote, EST)

Cisco; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 188,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Isovalent, now part of Cisco, seeks a senior Technical Writer to lead end-to-end documentation for Hypershield and related security/networking products. You will partner with engineers, solution architects, and product managers to translate complex concepts into accessible docs for security engineers, network teams, and cloud-native users.

You will develop content spanning developer and user documentation, validate workflows in real environments, and help evolve our information

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Technical Writer supporting enterprise software products.
• Experience providing technical leadership for documentation initiatives across the product lifecycle.
• Experience with networking or cloud-native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Mesos).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical documentation efforts for Hypershield and related technologies.
• Collaborate with engineers, solution architects, product management to translate complex concepts into clear docs.
• Validate workflows by working directly with products and environments to identify gaps.
• Develop content for audiences with varying technical backgrounds (security engineers, ops, developers).
• Help evolve documentation practices and information architecture.
• Collaborate across a distributed team with overlap during East Coast business hours.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Security concepts

Networking concepts

Cloud-native concepts

Kubernetes concepts

Collaboration with engineers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub / Git workflows

Job description

Cisco Isovalent, now part of Cisco, seeks a senior Technical Writer to lead end-to-end documentation for Hypershield and related security/networking products. You will partner with engineers, solution architects, and product managers to translate complex concepts into accessible docs for security engineers, network teams, and cloud-native users.

You will develop content spanning developer and user documentation, validate workflows in real environments, and help evolve our information