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Sr. Technical Writer

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You Are Great At:

  • Producing high-quality, clear, accurate, and complete documentation with no errors, within established deadlines.
  • Organizing and prioritizing tasks and have exceptional analytical skills.
  • Managing multiple projects and deliverables.
  • Working in an agile development environment and having the ability to gather information for a writing assignment from a variety of sources, including development, QA, UXD, and product management.
  • Researching and learning new technologies in Technical Communications.

 

What It Takes:

  • University degree or college diploma (BA or MA), preferably in English, Computer Science, Technical Writing, or Instructional Design, with 5 to 8 years of technical writing experience. 
  • Exceptional English and communication skills. Experience writing using a corporate style guide and following documentation processes.
  • Excellent knowledge of content/help authoring tools, such as Arbortext Epic Editor, Adobe FrameMaker, MadCap Flare, and WebWorks ePublisher. Sound knowledge of XML and HTML and various help formats.
  • Excellent knowledge of Configuration Management tools, such as Perforce, and bug tracking tools, such as JIRA.
  • Experience writing in a structured authoring environment and creating single-source and minimalist content. Familiarity with DITA/DocBook and topic-based writing methodologies.
  • Knowledge of documentation localization processes as well as software usability principles.
  • Ability to create high quality graphics using tools, such as Microsoft Visio.
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Company

Opentext

Job Posted

a year ago

Job Type

Full-time

WorkMode

On-site

Experience Level

3-7 years

Category

Software Engineering

Locations

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Qualification

Bachelor

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