Senior Tech Writer - DITA tool (Static Analysis / SAST)

Brief about the role:

Are you adept with developer-facing documentation and DITA? We’re looking for a senior technical writer who can be part of the effort to rethink and refresh documentation for Coverity, a static analysis security testing tool. This is a chance to have a big impact by improving content practices while contributing to the documentation.

Job location       : Black Duck, Prestige Blue Chip Park, Near Dairy Circle, Bangalore

Work mode        : Hybrid, 3 days WFO.

Experience         : 5 - 8 Years

Primary qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a technical writer
• Experience with at least one programming language – Java / C / C++ / RUST OR so on..
• Comfortable in the command-line or (even better) familiar with Bash scripting
• Familiarity with source control with Git and GitLab (or something similar)
• Experience working with DITA. For example, creating ditamaps, tasks, concepts, and reference topics from scratch; using keys; using a Ditaval for conditional processing
• Advanced knowledge of DITA best practices, content strategy, and CCMS systems​ are highly desirable
  What we value
• Experience with API documentation, including the ability to test API examples with tools like Postman, curl, or something similar.
• Experience with other developer-facing documentation, like SDKs and command-line tools
• Docs-as-code workflows and tools (Git for SCM, reviewing changes through GitHub pull requests or something similar, and OAS3 specs).
• Proven ability to take the lead on a small team of writers
• Ability to take technical concepts and translate them into documentation to be consumed by non-technical users
• Experience with Atlassian JIRA and Confluence
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Experience with SaaS-based integrated product documentation and help pages
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced team environment
• Keen attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to think about and improve the user experience, whether advocating for the user in the Agile process or writing documentation that is easy for customers to use
• Familiarity with application security software