Position : Technical Writer Location : Herndon,VA Duration : 3Months Technical Writer is responsible for creating, standardizing, and maintaining documentation. This includes designing and writing training guides and user manuals under supervision of senior technical writers.
Position Purpose Plan, develop, write, and edit technical manuals, guides, and publications for paper or electronic media for use by technical audience(s). Document specifications and/or procedures for applications and other programmed products. May interview developers, analysts, or subject matter experts to ensure accuracy and utility of finished product. Update publications as technical or programming changes require. May translate technical specifications or procedures into language that can be understood by application operations staff as well as a non-technical audience. Key Job Functions Develop and publish technology technical support solutions, including, process maps, troubleshooting guides, for larger or more complex systems and applications. Research appropriate sources in order to create, update, and review process documentation for an assigned business unit or corporate office. Confer with operations team, developers, and technical leads in order to produce requirements and design documentation for larger or more complex applications or systems. May analyze IT/IS application, actual business, or operational sequence to spec out steps that can be documented. Job Function Descripton : Work is generally high in scope and complexity. Work may be performed without direction. Typically participates in determining objectives of and approaches to assignments. Education Required Preferred Level Bachelor Degree or Equivalent Master or Other Advanced Degree Area of Study Communications, English or IT/IS Certifications Minimum Experience: 4-6 years of related experience Specialized Knowledge & Skills - Work requires a BA/BS in Journalism, English, Technical Communications, Computer Science or related field. - Work requires a minimum of three years writing experience, preferably in a technical field with an emphasis on technical documentation. Prefer that one of the three years of experience be in information systems or information technology • Must have knowledge and understanding of UNIX, XML and Java • Must understand and perform content management functions such as document organization using SharePoint and other central stores for documentation • Can communicate written documentation to respective audience, train, and maintain with organizational changes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KNOW.IT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/know_it_az?hl=en.
