Senior Technical Writer
Job Summary
Key Responsibilities
Own the creation review and maintenance of advanced technical documentation including user guides deployment guides troubleshooting content architecture overviews and release notes.
Partner with engineering product management QA support and other stakeholders to gather technical details and translate them into clear accurate documentation.
Lead documentation planning for product releases and Agile sprints.
Define and maintain documentation standards templates style guides and information architecture.
Use structured authoring tools and content management systems to produce scalable reusable documentation.
Review and improve existing documentation for clarity consistency and completeness.
Mentor junior technical writers and provide feedback on writing quality process and documentation practices.
Improve documentation workflows publishing processes and version control practices.
Contribute to documentation strategy content governance and cross-product consistency.
Support customer-facing documentation updates and internal knowledge management initiatives as needed.
Required Skills
Strong technical writing experience in software enterprise or technical product environments
Excellent written communication and editorial skills
Hands-on experience with DITA XML and structured authoring tools such as Oxygen Author
Experience with Git/GitHub version control Azure Devops (ADO) and collaboration workflows
Familiarity with documentation publishing systems CMS platforms and CI/CD-based publishing processes
Strong ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
Proven experience collaborating with engineering and product teams
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum documentation processes and release cycles
Good to have Skills
Experience documenting APIs deployment processes cloud platforms or enterprise software
Familiarity with ADO Confluence or similar tools
Experience improving documentation systems workflows or content governance
Ability to mentor or lead other writers
Understanding of software development lifecycle and technical product architecture
Education and Experience
Bachelors degree in English Communications Computer Science or a related field
6 years of technical writing experience preferably in software or enterprise environments
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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