Senior Technical Writer - Full Remote

• Work with product managers, technical leads, and developers to produce and maintain world-class documentation, including system design, architecture diagrams, requirement documents, user guides, integration guides, API developer guides, system embedded documentation (tooltips, welcome instructions, and tutorials);
  
• Work closely with the team in NY to obtain precise information on the developed/deployed systems, tools, and APIs;
  
• Using direct access to the source code, verify the validity of technical documentation;
  
• Be responsible for writing, updating, and proof-reading existing technical documentation, compiling all technical documentation through professional and standard layouts;
  
• Ensure that existing guidelines on document accessibility in the UN are followed;
  
• Set up and implement the standardized process, document repository, and visual layout for internal technical documentation across systems;
  

• Bachelor or Master degree;
  
• +5 years of hands-on experience with Technical Writing with a proven track record of creating written documentation, tutorials, and other training materials;
  
• Strong resource management skills with the ability to distribute resources across multiple assignments based on priority and availability;
  
• An ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and systems, communicating them in writing in a clear manner suitable for audiences of all degrees of technical ability;
  
• Motivated self-starter, who independently takes projects through to completion;
  
• Experience creating and maintaining technical documents including system and software architectures, workflow details, API requirement documents, and infrastructure diagrams;
  
• Excellent skills in producing documents with MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint;
  
• Experience accessing source code on GitLab and MS Team Foundation Server;
  
• Experience with MS SharePoint Online and MS Teams;
  
• Experience working with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, YAML, JSON;
  
• Experience working with screen recorders and video tools would be an advantage;
  
• Experience in creating C4 diagrams is desirable;
  
• Experience in documenting accessibility-related content is a plus;
  
• Experience in documenting for multilingual projects is desirable;
  
• Experience in doing technical documentation for AWS related projects is desirable;
  
• Certification in Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC) or equivalent is a plus;
  

• A challenging role for an international organization in New York;
  
• Attractive salary package
  

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