Technical Writer

DeWinter Group; Palo Alto (CA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Technical Writer in a fully remote role! With a focus on creating high-quality technical content, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure documentation accuracy and clarity. This position offers the chance to work on exciting cloud products, utilizing your extensive experience in technical writing and tools like Oxygen XML Author and Git. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and have a passion for clear communication, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact in the software development industry.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in writing technical content.
• Excellent English writing skills required.

Responsibilities

• Update documentation to reflect new features and changes.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure accuracy in technical documentation.

Skills

Technical Writing

Cloud Product Documentation

Oxygen XML Author

Git

CLI Experience

Linux OS

Education

BA in Technical Writing

BA in English

BA in Journalism

Tools

GitHub

Oxygen XML Author

Job description

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THIS IS FULLY REMOTE
6+ Months
W2 Contract Only

• Update existing documentation to reflect new features, enhancements, and changes to the platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering and Product Management, to ensure accuracy and completeness in technical documentation.
• Work closely with other members of the writing team to ensure consistency in detail, style, and presentation.
• Write high-quality technical content that effectively communicates complex information clearly, concisely, and without jargon.

Experience and qualifications

• BA degree in Technical Writing, English, Journalism, or a related writing-oriented field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 10 years of experience writing technical content.
• Excellent English writing skills.
• Experience documenting public cloud products, Oracle, and Kubernetes.
• Skill using Oxygen XML Author or similar products to create documentation in DITA.
• Ability to manage documentation using Git and GitHub.
• Experience working with CLI and Linux-like OS is a plus.

DeWinter Group and Maris Consulting are equal opportunity employers, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Pay scales are based on client ranges, and requirements may be modified, affecting pay ranges.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Writing/Editing

Industries

• Software Development

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