Senior Technical Writer

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Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND
In-Office
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
The Senior Technical Writer will develop high-quality documentation for software products, define standards, mentor junior writers, and enhance documentation processes.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Description SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Writer to lead the development of high-quality technical documentation for complex enterprise software products and release materials. This role requires strong expertise in structured authoring, documentation strategy, and cross-functional collaboration. The Senior Technical Writer will own documentation deliverables, define standards, mentor junior writers, and help improve documentation processes across teams.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Own the creation, review, and maintenance of advanced technical documentation including user guides, deployment guides, troubleshooting content, architecture overviews, and release notes.
• Partner with engineering, product management, QA, support, and other stakeholders to gather technical details and translate them into clear, accurate documentation.
• Lead documentation planning for product releases and Agile sprints.
• Define and maintain documentation standards, templates, style guides, and information architecture.
• Use structured authoring tools and content management systems to produce scalable, reusable documentation.
• Review and improve existing documentation for clarity, consistency, and completeness.
• Mentor junior technical writers and provide feedback on writing quality, process, and documentation practices.
• Improve documentation workflows, publishing processes, and version control practices.
• Contribute to documentation strategy, content governance, and cross-product consistency.
• Support customer-facing documentation updates, and internal knowledge management initiatives as needed.

Required Skills

• Strong technical writing experience in software, enterprise, or technical product environments
• Excellent written communication and editorial skills
• Hands-on experience with DITA, XML, and structured authoring tools such as Oxygen Author
• Experience with Git/GitHub, version control, Azure Devops (ADO) and collaboration workflows
• Familiarity with documentation publishing systems, CMS platforms, and CI/CD-based publishing processes
• Strong ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Proven experience collaborating with engineering and product teams
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum documentation processes and release cycles

Good to have Skills

• Experience documenting APIs, deployment processes, cloud platforms, or enterprise software
• Familiarity with ADO, Confluence, or similar tools
• Experience improving documentation systems, workflows, or content governance
• Ability to mentor or lead other writers
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and technical product architecture

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Computer Science, or a related field
• 6+ years of technical writing experience, preferably in software or enterprise environments

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Skills Required

  • Strong technical writing experience in software, enterprise, or technical product environments
  • Excellent written communication and editorial skills
  • Hands-on experience with DITA, XML, and structured authoring tools such as Oxygen Author
  • Experience with Git/GitHub, version control, Azure DevOps and collaboration workflows
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum documentation processes and release cycles
  • Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Computer Science, or a related field
  • 6+ years of technical writing experience

GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.

  • Retirement Support The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.

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The Company
HQ: , Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

Why Work With Us

Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.

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