RQ09549 - Sr. Technical Writer

Source Code - 114 Jobs
Toronto, ON
Posted 3 days ago
Job Details:
Remote
Full-time
Experienced

RQ09549 - Sr. Technical Writer

Downtown, Toronto

Hybrid - 3 days onsite and 2 days remote

Contract (7-8 months)

Responsibilities:

Creates professional technical project and user documentation, including systems and operational procedures

General Skills Experience in the creation of technical project and user documentation, including procedures at the specified experience level

Experience with a wide range of technical writing methods, tools and techniques and knowledge of industry standards and best practices

Knowledge and experience in developing on-line documentation

Knowledge and experience with at least one platform

Knowledge and experience with communications protocols

Knowledge and experience with tools for the creation, distribution and maintenance of project and user documentation

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; presentation skills; and interpersonal skills

Ability to communicate with cross functional teams (development, business, testers) and a wide range of audiences

Ability to create a quick start guide covering the main steps a user will follow

Ability to create a detailed configuration/administrative guide to users covering all details required

Experience and ability to create a glossary or list of terms and definitions

Experience with office automation suites, presentation tools, and at least one authoring package

A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

Proficiency in English Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Skilled at using standard technical writing tools such as Microsoft Office and/or Adobe Technical Communication Suite

Must-Haves:

  • Strong knowledge and experience with documentation tasks for Azure cloud architecture and infrastructure design, familiar with networking, firewall, storage, backup and disaster recovery design.
  • Experience in the creation and editing of technical project documents including architecture artefacts based on existing systems or design concepts from senior team members.
  • Skilled at using standard technical writing tools such as Power Designer, Microsoft Visio, UML and/or Adobe Technical Communication Suite
  • Public sector experience

Nice-to-Have:

  • Proficiency in French

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