Senior Technical Writer
Are you passionate about technical documentation?
Would you like to translate software processes into user procedures?
Join our Software Development Team
Our Oilfield-Services-Digital-Team works with our business to provide intelligent, connected technologies. We develop and maintain applications and tools for our customers for data acquisition, data processing, and visualization. We collaborate with development teams in science, mechanical and electrical engineering, physics, and geoscience, to develop innovative firmware and application software.
Partner with the best
As part of the software development team, you will produce high-quality documentation. You will be responsible for working independently on information development projects. Moreover, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams in a scrum environment.
As a Senior Technical Writer, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the information development projects with team members and collaborating with cross-functional teams to plan and produce high-quality content.
- Providing input towards building information development strategies on a high level.
- Making documentation more efficient, collaborative, and scalable through tools, workflows, and processes.
- Improving processes by influencing, defining, and leading strategic content initiatives.
- Providing recommendations on technology adoption, processes, and tools to create high quality product documentation and videos.
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- Have a progressive career trajectory as Senior Technical Writer with 5-15 years of experience writing customer-facing documentation for complex enterprise software products.
- BE an expert proficiency in English language and excellent comprehension skills; reliable editorial skills and the ability to identify opportunities for improvement of product deliverables.
- Be Familiar with technical writing best practices (content reuse, using conditional content, DITA concepts, etc.) and style guides such as the Microsoft Style Guide and Chicago Manual of Style.
- Have experience using DITA/XML-based authoring tools (preferably MadCap Flare, or tools such as Oxygen XML, Arbortext Editor, etc.) and video creation tools (such as Camtasia).
- Have strong project management skills; the ability to estimate the scope of documentation projects, collaborate with stakeholders to create schedules, identify, understand, and fine-tune content for the end user, and work towards deadlines.
- Have understanding of the SDLC, DDLC, the Agile methodology of software development, and how to collaborate in an Agile environment to create high quality product deliverables.
- Have basic understanding of the Oil and Gas domain and its product line(s) and associated industries is a plus.
- Have understanding of how Information Development contributes towards the company’s overall business strategy and brings value to its customers.
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working pattern:
Working flexible hours—Flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and well-being activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
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