Technical Writer Start Date:
12/15/2008 End Date: 06/30/2009 Complete Description: Please note: This position will begin around 3/1/09 and may go to 8/09. Years of relevant experience: 3 to 5 years. Role Description: - Excellent English speaking and written skills. - Excellent communication skills, written and oral. - Excellent editorial skills. - Extensive background in documenting software and hardware applications. - Ability to develop procedural and technical documentation for a range of target audiences . - Experienced in reading and translating Business Requirements documents into End-User Manuals. - Clear understanding of object-oriented development concepts and relational database concepts. - Ability to process complex technical work flow diagrams and translate them into clear, easy to understand language. Experienced in writing Operational Manuals for system maintenance. - Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle, use cases, and business process flows. - Proficient in developing training manuals for differnet audience types. - Experienced with writing user Online Help system. - Experienced in writing test plans, test cases, and system acceptance criteria. - Experienced in creating computer-based or web-based training. - Experienced in writing detailed report specifications and layouts. - Experienced with writing "quick system reference guides". - Develop, revise and maintain documentation and templates needed by the Development and Application Teams. - Communicate and work effectively with DHS Office of Finance and DHS OIS staff to ensure that documentation requirements meet business needs. - Develop and use standard documentation techniques for all systems and processes to be documented. - Ensure messages and terminology are consistent across all written materials. - Research and complete documentation work requests in a timely fashion. - Determine accurate time estimates for work load and adher to schedule of deliverables. - Identify and track issues. Resolve issues in a timely manner. * Required / Desired Skills* *Skill* **** *Required / Desired* **** *Amount of Experience* Microsoft Office 2003 Required 5 Years Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional Required 5 Years Quark Express 7 Nice to have 3 Years BizTalk Version 2004 Highly desired 4 Years Prior technical writing experience working on State of NJ project Nice to have 3 Years -- Thank you for your support Siva MetaSense, Inc s...@metasenseusa.com www.metasenseusa.com Y IM:siva.js...@yahoo.in <im%3asiva.js...@yahoo.in>