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Technical Writer Job at Collabera in Barrington

Technical Writer Job at Collabera in Barrington

CollaberaBarrington, IL, United States
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About Collabera :

Established in 1991, Collabera is one of the fastest growing end-to-end information technology services and solutions companies globally. As a half a billion dollar IT company, Collabera's client-centric business model, commitment to service excellence and Global Delivery Model enables its global 2000 and leading mid-market clients to deliver successfully in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

With over 8200 IT professionals globally, Collabera provides value-added onsite, offsite and offshore technology services and solutions to premier corporations. Over the past few years, Collabera has been awarded numerous accolades and Industry recognitions including.

  • Collabera awarded Best Staffing Company to work for in 2012 by SIA. (hyperlink here)
  • Collabera listed in GS 100 - recognized for excellence and maturity
  • Collabera named among the Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses
  • Collabera listed in GS 100 & ranked among top 10 service providers
  • Collabera was ranked :
  • 32 in the Top 100 Large Businesses in the U.S
  • 18 in Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S
  • 3 in the Top 100 Diversity Owned Businesses in New Jersey
  • 3 in the Top 100 Privately-held Businesses in New Jersey
  • 66th on FinTech 100
  • 35th among top private companies in New Jersey

Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Collabera offers a full range of benefits to its employees including paid vacations, holidays, personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance.

Job Description

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

    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

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