Technical Writer

Job Details:

Industry: Healthcare

Location: Barrington, IL 

Job Title: Technical Writer

Duration: 3+ Months (Strong possibility of extension)

Overview:

Main job duty will be to draft, edit, and publish technical documents using DITA and Arbortext.

Description:

· The Technical Writer creates software product and service documentation for end users and service engineers.

· Develop and manage all documentations requirements.

· Review, edit and test documentation

· Adhere to technical publications standards

· Track and fix documentation defects

· Assist in the development and implementation of the user documentation strategy

· Crete work breakdown structures, document product plans and documentation staffing/resourcing plans.

· Manage work plans through the entire software development process

· The technical writer may be asked the coordinate the work of other technical writers.

· Coordinate amongst design engineers to gather/edit system requirements and product design statements

· Publish system requirements and product design documents

· Generate, edit, and publish trace matrices.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience working with global development sites

· Experience managing software documentation projects and staff

· Experience in an Agile software environment

· Previous supervisory experience, including global and/or virtual team

· Experience in a health-care related field.

· Experience with  ALM

Qualifications:

· Bachelor's Degree in English, Technical Writing, Journalism or a similar field or Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of Technical Writing or Journalism or equivalent (defined as High School Diploma/GED and 4 years progressive experience as Technical Writer or Journalism)

· 5+ years’ experience writing and editing software documentation

· Demonstrated proficiency in the following: Arbortext and DITA - Must have!

· Proven ability to work independently and in teams

· Experience with user interface design and usability testing

· Strong interpersonal, verbal communication, presentation skills and technical communication skills.

· Previous project or team leadership experience; demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

If interested please contact:

Ujjwal Mane

973-805-7557

 ujjwal.mane(@)collabera.com