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Designation: Technical Writer

Position Type: Permanent

Positions available: 2

Hours: 40 hrs/ week

Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Benefits

Keep your hands on technology no matter what position you hold!

  1. Competitive Salaries & Bonus (including performance based incentives)
  2. Health Insurance Plans
  3. Competitive Paid Time Off
  4. Expense reimbursement opportunities for Training & Certifications
  5. Team building & social activities
  6. Modern facilities & working environment

Job Description:

We need you to:

  1. Work closely with developers and system administrators to understand the capabilities of the system
  2. Review, collect and analyze the IT technical requirements in order to document the processes, procedures, policies and work instructions
  3. Format and enhance documents with creative writing involving computer technologies specifications, visual elements (graphics, images, and charts) if needed
  4. Review documentation standards and the existing documentation, create and/or improve documentation templates
  5. Use word-processing, desktop publishing and graphics software packages to produce final documents
  6. Prepare any required illustrations and diagrams for IT specifications and project requirements
  7. Develop a table of content for each document/manual and write or edit the required content
  8. Maintain historical records by documenting program development and revisions
  9. Maintain client confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential

Seeking dynamic individuals who are excited about technology and always looking to expand their horizons working on variety of challenging projects with other talented people.

Requirements, Skills & Qualifications:

  1. 2+ years in IT technical writing
  2. Excellent English technical writing skills
  3. Office Suite; Adobe/Microsoft
  4. Working knowledge of technical matters should dovetail with the company’s technical expertise

Previous experience working on projects for customers in the USA, Canada, Europe and/ or Australia will be a very valuable asset to the applicant.

Professional Characteristics

  1. Passion for creating great products and solving unique problems
  2. Successful track record of implementing and/or supporting enterprise applications
  3. Strong oral and written communication skills
  4. Experience working for clients in different time zones
  5. Ability to work independently and within a team environment, including the mentorship of less experienced team members

Successful completion of a technical and a language test is required for consideration.