Technical Writer Jobs

We are currently looking for aTechnical Writerto join our team inOttawa, Canada.This person is to join engineering team and produce text for technical/product documentation.Primarily, the individual writes technical documents but has a secondary responsibility to assist with the quality assurance process.This individual works with engineering managers, product owners and product development staff; as schedule and time permits, this individual also assists with other teams.

Position requirements:

• Reliable transportation for working is required
• Required to work in Ottawa office. This is an on-premise job, not remote
• Speaks and write English fluently that can be easily understand

Key Responsibilities:

• Taking screenshots and creating graphical assets
• Produce the written contents of documentation as assigned
• Organize Document reviews for draft material and incorporate comments from reviews
• Integrate translated text in multi-language documentation
• Produce final version of documentation
• Creating User guides, Posters, Help files
• Interview software developers and other knowledgeable staff to collect relevant information; some hands-on experience on the product may be required
• Review User Guides, and other duties as assigned
• Organize format and layout of documentation to match the branding specification
• Collect strings for translation and create localization projects

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience creating organized and effective written documents
• Experience in in the high-technology industry; software, hardware, crypto-firmware and/or system design and/or development; with digital security and cryptographic protocols and domain knowledge; and optionally with cloud solutions.
• Experience with TFS and DevOps methodology
• Experience with documentation creation tools such as Adobe FrameMaker, InDesign, Madcap Flare, etc.
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or other photo editing application, and SnagIt or similar screen capture tool
• Ability to convey technical information in a concise, effective manner appropriate for its intended audience
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proficiency in English, possessing excellent grammatical and editorial skills

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Able to organize information to be most effective from the perspective of the intended reader
• Experience creating documentation for document scanners would be an asset
• Able to present ideas and concepts to a group of people
• Able to collect and disseminate requirements and ideas from an engineering team