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We have an urgent requirement for an *Contract position* based in *Appian Technical Lead*. location *Thousand Oaks, CA*. If you are interested in this position, please contact me / send your updated resume. *Job Role: **Appian Technical Lead* *Duration: Long term Contract * *Location: **Thousand Oaks, CA* *Purpose: * We are looking to improve the user assistance for the applications we support. This requires that we migrate from Adobe Frame Maker to an authoring toolset that will integrate with a component content management system in the future. (We currently output online Help from structured Frame Maker using RoboHelp.) We need a technical expert who has experience setting up and transitioning a team from Frame Maker to a single-source authoring and multi-channel publishing toolset and workflow. *Functions: * · Work with direction of the User Assistance Lead to implement tools and define processes that contribute to departmental goals and success · Assess current state of authoring environment and makes recommendations for next steps · Collect and analyze requirements and define scope · May need to research toolsets in order to provide recommendations based on constraints like budget · Contact and collaborate with chosen toolset companies to schedule demos, discuss requirements, et cetera · Assist User Assistance Lead with writing proposal and plan for future authoring toolset *Qualifications:* · Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, or Technical Writing · Three+ years of experience as a lead for implementing and troubleshooting Help development tools · Three+ years of experience leading teams, implementing improved processes, and researching use of tools best practices · Ability to use interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to persuade and influence others · Customer oriented · Ability to multi-task, organize, and prioritize · Understanding of software development processes and methodology such as Agile and Waterfall *Tools: * · Technical proficiency in migrating Adobe FrameMaker (structured and unstructured) to Help files to a new toolset in order to publish to multiple output types, in addition to troubleshooting any problems that might occur · Experience with component content management systems · Experience using an XML editor such as XMetal · Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript a plus *Shubhangi Sharma United Software Group Inc.. 565 Metro Place South. Suite # 110 Dublin, OH 43017 Phone: 614-495-9222, Ext- 448 Fax: 1-866-764-1148 **shubhang...@usgrpinc.com* <shubhang...@usgrpinc.com> *www.usgrpinc.com* <http://www.usgrpinc.com/> To unsubscribe from this mailing, please reply to this email with the word UNSUBSCRIBE <techsupp...@usgrpinc.com,pan...@usgrpinc.com?subject=UNSUBSCRIBE%E2%80%9D.>in the subject line, or click here. *USG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "US_IT.Groups" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to us_itgroups+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to us_itgroups@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/us_itgroups. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
