Technical Writer

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Penang, Daerah Timor Laut, Penang, MYS
In-Office
Mid level
Hardware • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
Create and maintain user guides, administrator manuals, release notes, and knowledge-base content for an enterprise resilience platform. Collaborate with SMEs, structure documentation for usability and searchability, enforce content standards, monitor feedback and analytics, and update materials to reduce support volume.
Summary Generated by Built In
Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.


Department Overview
Noggin is a recognised global leader in resilience management, offering a next-generation, integrated platform that helps organisations navigate risk, disruption, and crisis with confidence. Our award-winning technology brings together operational resilience, business continuity, emergency response, safety, and security operations into one unified system.
The Product team is a dynamic, cross-functional group responsible for planning, designing, and delivering high-quality solutions that are intuitive, powerful, and human-centred. We work closely with stakeholders–including customers, engineering, marketing, and sales–to analyse market trends, synthesise feedback, and prioritise features. We play a vital role in shaping experiences that drive real business outcomes while delighting users.
Job Description
  • Create and Maintain Core Documentation: Draft, edit, and update comprehensive user guides, administrator manuals, and onboarding materials for our platform and solutions. (e.g., Risk Management, Incident Response, Crisis Communication).

  • Produce Release Notes: Partner with Product Management to document new features, product updates, and bug fixes in clear, user-friendly release notes tailored to enterprise administrators.

  • Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs): Interview software engineers, product managers, and security experts to understand deeply technical features and translate them into accessible content.

  • Manage the Knowledge Base: Organize and structure the customer-facing documentation portal to ensure high searchability, logical navigation, and a seamless user experience.

  • Standardize Content: Establish and enforce consistent style, tone, and formatting guidelines across all technical documentation to align with our brand voice.

  • Gather User Feedback: Monitor documentation analytics and user feedback to identify knowledge gaps, proactively updating resources to reduce support ticket volume.


Basic Requirements
Required Qualifications
  • Experience: 3+ years of technical writing experience, preferably in B2B enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, or IT infrastructure.
     

  • Technical Aptitude: Proven ability to quickly learn and understand complex enterprise software, platform architecture, solution architecture, and security protocols.
     

  • Writing & Editing: Exceptional written communication skills with a keen eye for detail, grammar, and user-centric design.
     

  • Tools Proficiency: Experience working with documentation and authoring tools (e.g., Markdown, Git/GitHub, MadCap Flare, Paligo, Zendesk, or Confluence) and familiarity with technical writing style guides.
     

  • Project Management: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple documentation projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, Agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Domain Expertise: Background or familiarity with business continuity, disaster recovery, risk management, or compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 22301, SOC 2).
     

  • Multimedia Skills: Ability to create simple diagrams, flowcharts, or instructional videos to supplement written documentation.
     

  • UX Writing Experience: Experience crafting in-app copy, tooltips, and microcopy to guide users directly within the software interface


Travel Requirements
None
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced

Referral Payment PlanNo

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

Skills Required

  • 3+ years of technical writing experience
  • Experience in B2B enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, or IT infrastructure
  • Ability to quickly learn and explain complex enterprise software, platform and solution architecture, and security protocols
  • Exceptional written communication, editing, grammar, and user-centric design skills
  • Experience with documentation and authoring tools: Markdown, Git/GitHub, MadCap Flare, Paligo, Zendesk, Confluence
  • Strong organizational and project management skills; ability to manage multiple documentation projects in an Agile environment
  • Background or familiarity with business continuity, disaster recovery, risk management, or compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 22301, SOC 2)
  • Ability to create simple diagrams, flowcharts, or instructional videos to supplement documentation
  • Experience with UX writing: in-app copy, tooltips, and microcopy

Motorola Solutions, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is effective from day one with multiple national carrier options and bundled prescription coverage. Offerings also include mental health benefits and Flexible Spending Accounts, with optional pet insurance.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes generous PTO with 9–10 paid holidays, and many salaried roles use a Flex Time Off or unlimited PTO approach. Paid parental and family leave plus adoption assistance expand support.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement benefits feature a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. Additional financial programs like an employee stock purchase plan, performance bonuses, and company equity bolster long-term value.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
21,000 Employees

What We Do

Motorola Solutions is a global technology company that provides mission-critical communications, video security, and command center software to help protect people, property, and places for public safety agencies and enterprises.

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