XML/XSLT Publishing Automation Engineer

Extense SARL

United States

Remote

USD 90,000 - 150,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Extense SARL in the United States seeks an experienced XML / XSLT Publishing Automation Developer to build the transformations, validation rules, and automation scripts that move S1000D and other structured content through cleanup, validation, baseline comparison, and publication into IETM, HTML, and PDF outputs.

This hands-on role emphasizes writing XSLT, debugging XPath, and turning messy XML into reliable publishing pipelines for aerospace documentation.

Qualifications

6+ years as an XML/XSLT developer in technical publications or structured content.
Expert XSLT 2.0/3.0 and XPath 2.0/3.1; write, debug, optimize.
Strong knowledge of XSD, DTD, Schematron; experience with publishing toolchains.
Proficiency with Python/Node.js/Bash for batch XML processing.
Experience with DITA-OT, S1000D, and CSDB integrations is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and optimize XSLT transformations for HTML, PDF, and IETM outputs.
Build Schematron rules and validation pipelines including XSD, BREX, and cross-reference checks.
Create automation scripts for XML repository processing and baseline diffs.
Maintain DITA-OT or similar publishing toolchains and ensure output fidelity.
Document toolchains and collaborate with QA and S1000D Architect on content-model changes.