Sr Technical Writer

Job description

3481984
Additional Cities

Bengaluru
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Healthcare
Business Segment

Healthcare Digital
Function

Digital Technology
Country/Territory

India
Postal Code

560 066
Role Summary/Purpose

As a Sr Technical Writer, you will be responsible for working independently on technical writing projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality documentation. Also, you will contribute to larger team on projects as needed. Responsible for working independently on information development projects. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality content. Contributes to larger team on projects as needed.
Essential Responsibilities

• Outstanding writing skills, namely a command of grammar, syntax, diction, and the conventions and best practices of writing a variety of technical documents.
• Strong collaboration skills: ability to work with a variety of other writers and cross-functional peers easily.
• Strong knowledge of core technical communication concepts, such as topic-based authoring, minimalism, task-oriented design, single-sourcing.
• Understanding of core information development processes: content planning, content creation, and content review.
• Strong skills in the process of breaking down software processes into tasks necessary to the targeted user and effectively explaining those tasks to the user.
• Ability to understand user profiles and to create content targeted appropriately to meet user goals. Basic skills in editing (QA for documentation) - ability to recognize errors and opportunities for improvement in a variety of information deliverables.
• Strong ability to collaborate with subject matter experts to research a software product, determine functionality and design features, then communicate those effectively to the user.
• Strong skills with the authoring tools used by the information development teams.
• Ability to understand and follow established information patterns to create a wide variety of information deliverables.
• Fundamental project management skills: ability to broadly estimate scope, ability to work to deadlines.
• Fundamental understanding of Lean/Agile/XP software development processes, their application to GE projects, and how to follow processes for information development.
• Basic awareness of the major aspects of software design, development, and QA and ability to leverage this understanding to inform execution for information development projects.
• Basic domain and product knowledge, including appropriate terminology, with an awareness of GE
• Digital product line(s) and offerings. Awareness of how GE Digital drives value to its customers and how the information development function fits into GE Digital’s overall business strategy.
Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in technical writing or Master’s degree with 4 years of experience with technical writing
Proficiency on Dita Framework architecture .
Strong Experience in Oxygen, X metal or any industry standard authoring tools.
Good Hands on experience on Snag it or any industry standard image editing tools
Exposure to Perforce
Desired Characteristics

Authoring Product Documentation for Healthcare products.
About Us

GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com
Primary Country

India
Primary State/Province

Karnataka
Primary City

Bengaluru