Tuesday, February 1, 2011

[KITlist-Tech] CONTR: Technical Writer (Scotssdale, AZ)

Please direct your responses to: sparam@us-buxton.com

Technical Writer
Terms: 6 Months – 1 year Contract
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Availability: Immediate
Key Skills: Technical Writing (data sheets, programmer's references, application notes, test specifications, user's guides, and white papers), eCommerce site Architecture documents, MS Office (MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Visio), Framemaker is being used

OVERVIEW
The Technical Writer position is responsible for developing and delivering the technical documentation for the ecommerce or facing website Architecture. Technical documents include Architecture Diagram, data sheets, programmer's references, application notes, test specifications, user's guides, and white papers. Documents range in size from 1-2 pages to thorough treatments of a product in 100-200 pages.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conduct interviews with various users and technical staff to gather data for documentation
• Research and translate technical information into production documentation
• Document ownership includes planning, researching, authoring, and editing Site Architecture technical documentation
• Responsible for writing technical documentation for data centers, Infrastructure, Release Engineering and Application Development
• Manage and drive documents through the review and approval processes
• Deliver and release quality documents
• Perform ongoing change tracking, editing, and updates
• Recommend documentation formats and procedures responsive to technical and customer requirements. Responsibility will grow to encompass standard setting for document preparation methods, layout and format, and for standards of thoroughness
SKILLS
Excellent writing skills and good communication skills.
Minimum of 5 years professional experience in technical writing and the authoring of technical documentation
• Proficient in large document management with Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Experience with documenting Application and Systems Architecture
• Experience with document file management, including change management, access control, and archiving.
• Thoroughness in detail.
• Additional experience in large document preparation with tools such desirable.
• Bachelor´s degree or equivalency to that

Contact
Sudha Parameswaran
Buxton Consulting
6140 Stoneridge Mall Rd, Ste # 100
Pleasanton, CA 94588

Phone :(O) 925 467 0725 , (c) 925 200 7954
Fax: 925.271.8760


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