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Technical Author (Permanent)
Location: Staines, Surrey, England Country: UK Rate: £50k - 55k per year
 

Technical Author

You will be responsible for creating and maintaining high quality software documentation for multiple products. You will be experienced in producing a variety of documents including API specifications and swagger documents, user manuals & release notes.

As an experienced Technical Author, you will excel at writing clear, simple documentation in a style suited to the intended audience. You will be experienced at working in an agile environment, working with project teams to ensure software documentation activities align with sprint and release schedules, and using JIRA to monitor progress.

Key requirements

Demonstrable experience of technical writing for software systems

Experience working with REST APIs and swagger documents

Strong working knowledge of JSON programming language

Experience writing documentation for technical audiences such as software developers, as well as non-technical users

Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear and concise documentation

Experience writing documentation for business-to-business systems

An understanding of the documentation needs of developers who build against API specifications

Experience working in Agile environments and following the Scrum development framework

Ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced, changing environment

Experience supporting multiple agile development teams simultaneously

Desirable skills

Familiarity with ReadMe developer hub

Previous experience using JIRA

Benefits

Full private health insurance through our healthcare partner, Vitality Health

Group Life Insurance and Income Protection

BUPA Dental Insurance

23 days holiday, rising to 26 days per years' service + all UK Bank Holidays

Employer pension contributions up to 10%

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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Posted Date: 20 May 2024 Reference: JS10443SR Employment Agency: Proactive Appointments Contact: Resource12
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