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Senior Technical Writer

CA Technologies - Hyderabad (Hyderabad Area, India)
This position is responsible for designing, creating, and modifying deliverables. Author deliverable design documents, communicate with technical staff, and use the products they document. Deliverables must be appropriate for the intended audience and follow Technical Information standards. Typically work closely with other writers and managers.

Key Responsibilities

* Analyze deliverable needs for multiple projects and recommend staffing and schedules
* Create and update planning documents
* Adapt to and implement new procedures, processes, and corporate directives
* Manage multiple project assignments simultaneously, such as working on a major release and a service pack
* Mentor other writers
* Monitor, update, and manage PRIME tasks
* Master one or more products or components
* Write technically accurate, grammatically correct information
* Meet project deadlines
* Review, assign, and resolve STAR issues
* Provide feedback on product design, features, and functionality to the project team
* Report project status


Desired Skills & Experience

Bachelor's Degree or global equivalent in Technical Writing or English. Master's Degree or global equivalent in Technical Writing or English desired.

Work Experience Typically 5 or more years of experience in Technical Information.

Skills * Ability to author and edit deliverables for online and printed distribution.
* Ability to restructure an existing documentation set to improve usability.
* Ability to perform independent research to understand the product.
* Ability to set priorities and escalate issues appropriately.
* Ability to communicate with the project team.
* Mastery of documentation tools used by CA including Microsoft Office, Author-it, and Adobe Acrobat, and experience with multiple operating systems, programming concepts, and source control
Company Description
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is a FORTUNE 500 company and is one of the largest independent software companies in the world. Headquartered in Islandia, New York, the company manages and secures IT environments and helps organizations deliver more flexible IT services.. Headed by CEO and chairman of the board, William E. McCracken, CA Technologies’ innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems.

For additional information, visit CA Technologies at www.ca.com. Follow CA Technologies on Twitter at www.twitter.com/cainc.

CA Technologies, which posted $4.4 billion USD in revenue for fiscal year 2010, maintains 150 offices in more than 45 countries. The company employs 13,200 people, including 5,900 engineers. CA Technologies holds more than 400 patents worldwide, and more than 700 patent applications are pending.

Type: Full-time
Experience:  Mid-Senior level
Functions:  Writing/Editing 
Industries: Information Technology and Services 
Employer Job ID: 23583,23585
Job ID: 2062635