About the job:
The Red Hat Customer Content Services team seeks a Senior Technical Writer to join our OpenShift product documentation team. In this role, you will be part of a team developing and delivering content promoting Red Hat’s customer success. Drawing from your passion for technology and communication, you will create and be responsible for customer-facing technical documentation for Red Hat products.
What you will do?
Work closely with content strategists, DPMs, engineering teams, support teams, and other stakeholders to create and maintain accurate, high-quality documentation for desired audiences within the scheduled timeline.
Actively participate in feature meetings to stay on top of developments and to advocate for the user
Respond to customer feedback to address content gaps and promote continuous improvement of the documentation experience
Collaborate across various writing teams to help improve processes for content creation, delivery, and maintenance
Provide feedback and mentor other technical writers to improve the quality and consistency of our content
Keep up to date on changes to our toolchain, versioning systems, customer use cases, support issues, and business strategy
Devote time to research and increase your understanding of your product area, including related trends and topics in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and machine learning operations (MLOps)
What you will bring?
5+ years of experience as a Technical Writer
Experience with DITA
Ability to independently conduct research and collaborate with technical and subject matter experts to produce and improve documentation
Ability to understand and explain complex technical concepts concisely
Proficiency in modular authoring and version control systems
Experience with software and documentation development life cycles
Experience writing documentation to meet accessibility and usability requirements
Experience using a writing style guide
Familiarity with structured, topic-based authoring and information architecture
Knowledge of AI, ML, and MLOps concepts and technologies
The following are considered a plus:
Knowledge of open source philosophies and Red Hat products
Hands-on experience with Linux
Hands-on experience with Git
Experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in the context of product documentation
Experience in leading cross-team init
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Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.
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