Documentation Excellence Lead

4 days ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Canonical Full time

Canonical is a tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud.

We're looking for a Technical Author to lead our documentation efforts. This role combines technical expertise with documentation skills to help us develop high-quality documentation for our products.

The successful candidate will work closely with engineering teams to create, maintain, and improve software documentation. They will also engage with user communities to ensure our documentation meets their needs, and contribute to establishing documentation as a first-class engineering discipline within the company.

This role requires strong technical writing skills, combined with a deep understanding of software development and open-source communities. The ideal candidate will have experience with Linux, Git, and documentation markup languages, and a passion for creating high-quality documentation.

Responsibilities:
  • Create, maintain, and improve software documentation
  • Work with engineering teams to develop high-quality documentation
  • Engage with user communities to ensure documentation meets their needs
  • Contribute to establishing documentation as a first-class engineering discipline within the company
Requirements:
  • Strong technical writing skills
  • Deep understanding of software development and open-source communities
  • Experience with Linux, Git, and documentation markup languages
  • Passion for creating high-quality documentation


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