Senior Technical Writer

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Salary Range:

$115,500.00 - $192,500.00

This pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation that the position offers, and final compensation can vary within the range depending on work location, job experience, skills, and relevant educational attainment and/or training. 

Job Title: Senior Technical Writer

Location: Lake Forest (Hybrid)

Type: Full Time Permanent

As a part of the R&D Operations - We are looking for a Senior Technical Writer with a passion for writing and technology, strong communication skills, and a progressive outlook. You will be creative and innovative, curious and willing to learn, and wanting to make a difference. You will work directly with senior management to help us research and transform complex technical concepts, specifications, and procedures into user-oriented information for non-technical and technical audiences for developing high-quality software documentation that meets user needs. You will collaborate with various functions and closely work with the Chief Technology Office, Development, Product SME and Specialists, Test, Dev Services, Product Quality and Security, Program Management, Release Train Management, UX Design, and Cloud DevOps teams.

Job Responsibilities:

• Learn complex technologies from self-learning, training, and mentors.

• Design, develop, review, and publish high-quality technical documentation

• Improve the quality of content, adhere to the established standards and guidelines, and deliver on time

• Demonstrate new learning to mentor, lead, and manager

• Work under minimal supervision on advanced, unstructured, and complex work

• Work with global teams in a fast, dynamic, and collaborative environment

• Seek limited guidance for improving collaboration and delivering in sync with multiple teams.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or English (or equivalent experience)

• 8-10 years of experience in technical writing and documentation development

• Knowledge of software product development and cloud computing services

• Knowledge of concepts, processes, and tools of technical writing and information development

• Experience using productivity tools from Microsoft and content management tools from Adobe, or equivalent

• Experience with DITA, structured authoring, and component content management systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with:

• Products and solutions in industrial software

• Global agile and DevOps teams

• Author-it Cloud and Microsoft Azure

• Tools for screen capturing and recording and audio and video editing

R&D at AVEVA 

Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.

Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us.

We take pride in our core values and the diversity of our people, valuing the unique experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we take pride in the diversity of our employees, valuing the special experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  The ability to develop ground-breaking technologies is one of our key assets and our people make it happen.

Come and join AVEVA to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/r-and-d-careers/

USA Benefits include:

Flex work hours, 20 days PTO rising to 25 with service, three paid volunteering days, primary and secondary parental leave, well-being support, medical, dental, vision, and 401K.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.