Senior Technical Writer (m/f/x)
at Dynatrace
Linz, OÖ, Austria -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 06 Nov, 2024 | USD 54000 Weekly | 09 Aug, 2024 | 6 year(s) or above | User Documentation,Software,English,Technical Communication,Communication Skills,Writing,Statistics,Markdown,Jira,Git,Powershell,Data Analysis,It | No | No |
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Description:
Company Description
Dynatrace exists to make software work perfectly. Our platform combines broad and deep observability and continuous runtime application security with advanced AIOps to provide answers and intelligent automation from data. This enables innovators to modernize and automate cloud operations, deliver software faster and more securely, and ensure flawless digital experiences.
We’re an equal opportunity employer and embrace all applicants. Dynatrace wants YOU—your diverse background, talents, values, ideas, and expertise. These qualities are what make our global team stronger and more seasoned. We’re fueled by the diversity of our talented employees.
Job Description
Dynatrace Documentation is a critical asset in driving user adoption of our unified observability, security, and business platform, providing navigation through the multi-faceted functionality Dynatrace offers and helping users extract the most value out of Dynatrace. Our team develops the Documentation and enables other Dynatracers to contribute to it.
As a Senior Technical Writer, you’ll own documentation for several product areas and work closely with development teams to deliver the documentation for them.
- You’ll create concise, clear, and accurate product explanations that can be easily grasped by non-technical users.
- Serve as an editor for fellow technical writers and documentation contributors.
- Be the first adopter of Dynatrace.
- Use your technical knowledge to navigate complex use cases and document them in an easy-consumable way.
- Be a user advocate, connecting the perspectives of developers and users together.
- Provide guidance for documentation contributors to enable them to work autonomously.
- Share your knowledge and expertise and mentor fellow technical writers.
- Work in the docs-as-code process using a markdown-based static site, VSCode, and Git.
- Work within a truly global R&D team with a presence across multiple continents.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Technical degree paired with writing experience OR a linguistic degree paired with technology-related experience.
- 6+ years of experience in technical communication, with a focus on creating user documentation for software.
- Experience in editing other writer’s content.
- Understanding of different content types in the documentation and their purpose.
- Superb level of English.
- Ability to produce clear, precise, and conversational copy for the web.
- Ability to learn quickly and drive to learn constantly.
- Ability to understand both developers and users of software.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in agile software development environment.
- Proficiency in Markdown, Git, Jira, and PowerShell.
The following technical proficiencies will benefit you:
- Knowledge of any programming language and experience of using it.
- Knowledge of any query language and experience of using it.
- Knowledge of statistics and data analysis.
- Knowledge of cloud technologies.
Adding a portfolio of your writing examples will benefit your application.
Additional Information
Responsibilities:
- You’ll create concise, clear, and accurate product explanations that can be easily grasped by non-technical users.
- Serve as an editor for fellow technical writers and documentation contributors.
- Be the first adopter of Dynatrace.
- Use your technical knowledge to navigate complex use cases and document them in an easy-consumable way.
- Be a user advocate, connecting the perspectives of developers and users together.
- Provide guidance for documentation contributors to enable them to work autonomously.
- Share your knowledge and expertise and mentor fellow technical writers.
- Work in the docs-as-code process using a markdown-based static site, VSCode, and Git.
- Work within a truly global R&D team with a presence across multiple continents
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:6.0Max:11.0 year(s)
Computer Software/Engineering
IT Software - Application Programming / Maintenance
Content, Journalism
Graduate
Proficient
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Linz, OÖ, Austria