Technical Author - Information Developer

at  Arm

JOB OVERVIEW:

Are you a technical author bursting with creativity, ready to take on the world of computing technology? Or are you looking to move into technical authoring in computing, from a related field such as computer science, English or linguistics, or electronic or software engineering? Do you have a talent for transforming complex technical concepts into well-designed information for a wide technical audience?
If yes, then let’s discuss you joining our friendly, diverse authoring team in Arm’s Architecture Information Group (AIG), to work with us on building the future of computing on Arm!
We hire outstanding, versatile people from a broad range of backgrounds, because diversity brings the multiple skills and different points of view that we need, and because we truly believe that diversity drives creativity and innovation.
Flexible and hybrid working considered.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

You will be pro-active, an excellent organiser and communicator, with a proven track record of teamworking. In addition, you will:

• Have excellent writing skills and be willing to engage with technical subject matter.
• Be able to analyse, dissect, and reorganise content into an optimal order.
• Be curious to learn about how the technology works, seeking out information, then using your newly gained knowledge to write clear content that technical audiences will find easy to understand.
• Be able to recognise and solve problems such as inconsistencies and missing or incorrect information.
• Be able to produce, follow, and update plans and timelines, accurately reporting progress and any problems to the project manager.

We are open-minded about degree subject areas as we have found strong candidates from a variety of backgrounds, including:

• Comparative linguistics.
• Computer science.
• Electronic engineering.
• English.
• Mathematics.
• Physics.
• Software engineering.

“NICE TO HAVE” SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Knowledge of CPU architectures is helpful

• Crafting and maintaining customer-facing technical content in collaboration with Arm’s architects and other technical authors.
• Acquiring source information, primarily from internal project documentation and discussions with Arm’s architects, but also from your own self-led investigations and learning.
• Ensuring your output is high quality, including being correct, complete, unambiguous, with consistent terminology, while improving ease of use.
• Working in accordance with processes and policies.

We primarily deliver our specifications in pdf and XML formats, using a variety of tools to produce them, including:

• MarkDown.