Our leading Technology Client are looking for a talented and motivated Technical Writer to work closely with their platform engineering teams to help build and scale their business. You'll define documentation standards including organisation and structure, and assist in developing and editing high-quality, understandable, and accessible documentation. This will be needed for both technical and non-technical audiences, and produced in various forms, including wikis, HTML, and auto-generated documentation, such as self documenting code and configuration. This is an amazing opportunity to work for a world leading organisation in a supportive environment! The following skills/experience is essential: Proven experience as a Technical Writer/Technical Author/Content Manager Familiarity with Infrastructure technology (both on-prem and cloud) Excellent communication skills Salary: Up to £120,000 + bonus + package Location: London (work from home options available too) If you are interested in this position and meet the above requirements please apply immediately.
03/05/2024
Full time
Our leading Technology Client are looking for a talented and motivated Technical Writer to work closely with their platform engineering teams to help build and scale their business. You'll define documentation standards including organisation and structure, and assist in developing and editing high-quality, understandable, and accessible documentation. This will be needed for both technical and non-technical audiences, and produced in various forms, including wikis, HTML, and auto-generated documentation, such as self documenting code and configuration. This is an amazing opportunity to work for a world leading organisation in a supportive environment! The following skills/experience is essential: Proven experience as a Technical Writer/Technical Author/Content Manager Familiarity with Infrastructure technology (both on-prem and cloud) Excellent communication skills Salary: Up to £120,000 + bonus + package Location: London (work from home options available too) If you are interested in this position and meet the above requirements please apply immediately.
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
30/04/2024
Full time
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
30/04/2024
Full time
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
30/04/2024
Full time
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
Technical Writer (f/m/d) - FrameMaker/ Ixiasoft / ST4/ German/international Project: For our customer Roche Diagnostics International AG based in Rotkreuz we are looking for a highly qualified Technical Writer Background: Global Customer Support (GCS) is the global organisation responsible for Technical Services in the Diagnostics Division, which ensures end user success. GCS supports the service organisations of the Roche affiliates and the Lifecycle-Teams. Within the GCS Knowledge & Learning Excellence chapter, we deliver the right content at the right time via the right channels for our customers to enable error-free operation of our products. We use multilingual data to improve the customer experience with our digital service solutions and products. We ensure that internal knowledge is curated and spread across all Customer Areas, and efficiently and properly prepared for our customers. The perfect candidates need to have a professional background as a technical writer with proven experience in technical writing including experience with Adobe FrameMaker (XML-based). Tasks & Responsibilities: . Writes and updates customer-facing and service content in English for Roche instruments and software, while respecting project timelines and documentation standards, guidelines, and templates. . Independently gathers and consolidates the information needed for the technical content creation. Creates content. Works closely with the content manager, project manager, project teams, manufacturer, and subject matter experts in development teams and within GCS (both locally and globally). . Independently creates and modifies multimedia content as required (eg photographs, screenshots, videos, 3D graphics, diagrams) using appropriate software tools, or triggers the creation and integrates them into deliverables while adhering to established guidelines. . Collects input for documentation updates and produces these updates in close coordination with the content manager, subject matter experts, and project teams. . Ensures that quality targets, timelines, and regulatory requirements are respected. . After translation, creates target language versions of deliverables (in all appropriate formats). . Uses knowledge and expertise to proactively contribute to regular updates of content creation tools, processes, and standards, in alignment with other KLE sub-chapters and relevant stakeholders. . Checks documents or topics written by other technical writers, ensuring that terminology and content creation guidelines have been followed. Provides feedback to the author regarding the changes needed. . Contributes to the continuous growth of product terminology in close collaboration with the Terminology & Language Solutions Expert assigned to the product. . In collaboration with the User Experience department and the Terminology & Language Solutions Expert assigned to the project, creates English user interface messages/UI text, and reviews them for translatability, terminological correctness, and adherence to style guidelines. . Actively contributes to the risk assessment process for assigned products, ensuring that all relevant product risks and their mitigations are described in the documentation. . May be responsible for content management tasks, such as organizing the review of the deliverables produced. . May assist the Language Operations sub-chapter with translation-related tasks: communicates with translation vendors to define timelines or clarify questions and coordinates the translation review process with affiliates, if required. Additional tasks: . May act as a Terminology & Language Solutions Expert. Creates and manages English terminology for assigned products and ensures the entry of approved terms and definitions in the Roche terminology database (DIAlex). Provides product terminology to stakeholders. Must Haves: . Min. bachelor's degree in technical writing or similar . Proven experience in technical writing, preferably in a diagnostics business environment . At least 3-5 years' experience of using Adobe FrameMaker (XML-based) or a similar structured authoring tool . Min. first experience with Ixiasoft, Schema ST4, or a similar Component Content Management System . Knowledge of multimedia tools and processes used in state-of-the-art technical documentation . Familiarity with hardware and software development processes . Excellent spoken and written command of English (native/fluent speaker or equivalent level) . Ability to communicate in an international environment with subject matter experts from different functional areas . Willingness to travel Nice to Have: . Familiarity with laboratory systems and environments . Experience in minimalistic and topic-oriented writing . Good command of German Reference Nr.: 923332SGR Role: Technical Writer Industrie: Pharma Workplace: Rotkreuz Pensum: 100% Start: 01.06.2024 Duration: 36 Deadline : 06.05.2024 If you are interested in this position, please send us your complete dossier via the link in this advertisement. About us : ITech Consult is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Swiss company with offices in Germany and Ireland. ITech Consult specialises in the placement of highly qualified candidates for recruitment in the fields of IT, Life Science & Engineering. We offer staff leasing & payroll services. For our candidates this is free of charge, also for Payroll we do not charge you any additional fees.
30/04/2024
Project-based
Technical Writer (f/m/d) - FrameMaker/ Ixiasoft / ST4/ German/international Project: For our customer Roche Diagnostics International AG based in Rotkreuz we are looking for a highly qualified Technical Writer Background: Global Customer Support (GCS) is the global organisation responsible for Technical Services in the Diagnostics Division, which ensures end user success. GCS supports the service organisations of the Roche affiliates and the Lifecycle-Teams. Within the GCS Knowledge & Learning Excellence chapter, we deliver the right content at the right time via the right channels for our customers to enable error-free operation of our products. We use multilingual data to improve the customer experience with our digital service solutions and products. We ensure that internal knowledge is curated and spread across all Customer Areas, and efficiently and properly prepared for our customers. The perfect candidates need to have a professional background as a technical writer with proven experience in technical writing including experience with Adobe FrameMaker (XML-based). Tasks & Responsibilities: . Writes and updates customer-facing and service content in English for Roche instruments and software, while respecting project timelines and documentation standards, guidelines, and templates. . Independently gathers and consolidates the information needed for the technical content creation. Creates content. Works closely with the content manager, project manager, project teams, manufacturer, and subject matter experts in development teams and within GCS (both locally and globally). . Independently creates and modifies multimedia content as required (eg photographs, screenshots, videos, 3D graphics, diagrams) using appropriate software tools, or triggers the creation and integrates them into deliverables while adhering to established guidelines. . Collects input for documentation updates and produces these updates in close coordination with the content manager, subject matter experts, and project teams. . Ensures that quality targets, timelines, and regulatory requirements are respected. . After translation, creates target language versions of deliverables (in all appropriate formats). . Uses knowledge and expertise to proactively contribute to regular updates of content creation tools, processes, and standards, in alignment with other KLE sub-chapters and relevant stakeholders. . Checks documents or topics written by other technical writers, ensuring that terminology and content creation guidelines have been followed. Provides feedback to the author regarding the changes needed. . Contributes to the continuous growth of product terminology in close collaboration with the Terminology & Language Solutions Expert assigned to the product. . In collaboration with the User Experience department and the Terminology & Language Solutions Expert assigned to the project, creates English user interface messages/UI text, and reviews them for translatability, terminological correctness, and adherence to style guidelines. . Actively contributes to the risk assessment process for assigned products, ensuring that all relevant product risks and their mitigations are described in the documentation. . May be responsible for content management tasks, such as organizing the review of the deliverables produced. . May assist the Language Operations sub-chapter with translation-related tasks: communicates with translation vendors to define timelines or clarify questions and coordinates the translation review process with affiliates, if required. Additional tasks: . May act as a Terminology & Language Solutions Expert. Creates and manages English terminology for assigned products and ensures the entry of approved terms and definitions in the Roche terminology database (DIAlex). Provides product terminology to stakeholders. Must Haves: . Min. bachelor's degree in technical writing or similar . Proven experience in technical writing, preferably in a diagnostics business environment . At least 3-5 years' experience of using Adobe FrameMaker (XML-based) or a similar structured authoring tool . Min. first experience with Ixiasoft, Schema ST4, or a similar Component Content Management System . Knowledge of multimedia tools and processes used in state-of-the-art technical documentation . Familiarity with hardware and software development processes . Excellent spoken and written command of English (native/fluent speaker or equivalent level) . Ability to communicate in an international environment with subject matter experts from different functional areas . Willingness to travel Nice to Have: . Familiarity with laboratory systems and environments . Experience in minimalistic and topic-oriented writing . Good command of German Reference Nr.: 923332SGR Role: Technical Writer Industrie: Pharma Workplace: Rotkreuz Pensum: 100% Start: 01.06.2024 Duration: 36 Deadline : 06.05.2024 If you are interested in this position, please send us your complete dossier via the link in this advertisement. About us : ITech Consult is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Swiss company with offices in Germany and Ireland. ITech Consult specialises in the placement of highly qualified candidates for recruitment in the fields of IT, Life Science & Engineering. We offer staff leasing & payroll services. For our candidates this is free of charge, also for Payroll we do not charge you any additional fees.