Technical Writer (Permanent Or Contract)

CPL

Dublin/Athlone, Nationwide

Great opportunity for a Technical Writer to join an exciting software development team. The role will be based in either Athlone or in Dublin with travel to Athlone, and can be either a permanent or contract role. You will work in an Agile development environment and will be responsible for creating and editing technical documentation for the next generation of products across a number of projects. Create and update existing documentation including installation and upgrade guides, user guides, SDKs and online help. Create standard documentation templates based on existing corporate standards. Collaborate with Scrum teams to gather required information for technical documentation. Maintain content for and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Learn the products and work as an integral part of the product team. Coordinate document reviews with the appropriate development and test teams. Manage and close documentation bugs in a timely manner. Experience Required. Fluent in written and spoken English. 4 + years experience in technical writing, preferably within the software sector. Experience with DITA or other topic-based writing methodology. Experience with XML authoring tools required. Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly with other team members. Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to work within team deadlines. Experience with Confluence and Jira tool set desirable. Linux experience or knowledge desirable. Degree in related field desirable. For more information contact Aisling on aisling.kelly@cpl.ie or on 0861016719. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

2164 days ago