Technical Editor

Job description for Technical Editor

Looking to leapfrog your career? We are looking for innovative, accomplished, and passionately motivated team members for collaborating towards the growth of eQ's softwares that can rival the best in the world. You will contribute to our next generation Cloud Ready products by working together with colleagues that define requirements, design, and build unparalleled software and solutions.

Who we are:

We are eQ Technologic Inc., headquartered in California with subsidiaries in India, the UK, and Germany. We are the creators of our eQube- DaaS Platform and a recognized global leader with our Data-as-a-Service offerings. Our platform establishes a Data Fabric with a connected network of integrated data, applications, and devices that puts the power of analytics in the hands of end users, leading to Actionable Insight. Data from any source can be aggregated using eQube's Data Virtualization layer and exposed as a Web service, REST service, OData service or API.

We have been recognized for several years now by Gartner Reports for our Data Integration Platform, Innovation Insight for Digital Threads, Digital Integration Hub, and Data Virtualization in Modern Data Architectures.

eQ's Documentation team is a group of highly accomplished and passionate yet friendly members who are responsible for the creation of technical documentation for both technical and non-technical users. We are expanding the existing technical-writing capacity in Pune (India) by onboarding passionate and like-minded Technical Editors into our Documentation team. Since eQ caters to exclusive clients worldwide, the new member would need to have excellent communication skills and a zest to adapt to new technologies.

Our Technical Editor is responsible to:

• Proofread, review, edit, and maintain best-in-class documentation for user guides, online help, etc.
• Delegate and review the submissions of team members
• Conceptualize, research, plan, and author high-quality technical documentation that meets applicable standards and is appropriate for its intended audience
• Partner with the technical team, customers, implementation managers, and product managers to understand the requirements and provide expected deliverables
• Study product samples, specifications documents, and mockups to gain an understanding of project work
• Create and maintain the information architecture
• Adheres to company documentation processes and style guides

Your key success factors:

• 12 to 18 years of proven working experience in technical writing, with at least 4 years as an Editor
• Excellent English written communication skills
• Strong English verbal communication skills
• Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and make them easily understandable in text and pictures
• Ability to work with cross-functional business teams
• Ability to accept feedback and apply it to work product
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Creativity and the ability to think outside-the-box while defining sound and practical solutions
• Graduation from a reputed university

Awesome, if you have:

• Ability to lead and motivate a team of Technical Writers to deliver excellent and easy-to-understand technical documentation.
• Experience or background in technological areas such as databases, web technologies, networking, or programming is a plus
• Experience with any authoring tool, preferably MadCap Flare, and screen-capturing tools
• Experience in Version Control, Content Management Systems for documentation is a plus
• Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall development methodologies will be an added advantage

Soft Skills:

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to work well in a team and communicate effectively with local and remote coworkers
• Looking forward for ways to learn and improve yourself

Benefits:

• Company-sponsored medical insurance for employee and their family
• Company-sponsored life insurance for employee
• Dedicated internal training team to help employees excel
• Sponsored external trainings to grow talent
• For a good work-life balance, eQ offers a bouquet of 24 annual leaves, plus holidays, plus optional leaves, plus a special holiday on your birthday
• Some selected team members travel to client sites across the globe for implementations
• At eQ, we work hard and party harder

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