Position: Technical Writer
Company: Mirantis
Category: Other
Experience required: 1y
English level: fluent

Mirantis is seeking a Technical Writer to join the Mirantis documentation team. The right candidate will have the technical background and communication skills needed to write highest-quality documentation for our products. The right candidate will also have familiarity with Git and will be able to hit the ground running in a Docs-as-Code documentation environment. Are you that person?
As a Mirantis documentation content developer, you will be a part of a global team of technical writers, working alongside product managers and engineers to plan, develop, refactor, publish, and maintain the company’s product documentation.
The ideal candidate will have both a technical background that enables them to easily interact with software developers and product managers, and a demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality technical content.
Responsibilities:
Develop, update, and maintain the product documentation including reference architectures, user guides, deployment guides, API and CLI references, and diagrams.
Edit copy for voice, tone, and accuracy.
Collaborate with the engineering and SI teams on matters of schedule, documentation requirements, completeness, and accuracy, in creating documentation content.
Analyze existing and potential content, focusing on reuse and single-sourcing opportunities.
Write and/or edit code samples to support documentation.
Partner with the documentation team members to peer review the documentation changes.
Follow the Mirantis best practices and style guidelines in the documentation development process. 
Qualifications
3 years minimum in a technical writing role. Experience in any role, as part of a traditional product delivery, will be a plus.
Bachelor Degree in English or technology, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills. Attention to detail.
Experience working in a Docs-as-Code environment.
Strong research skills and the ability to pick up new technical concepts quickly.
The ability to give and receive feedback, work collaboratively with other team members to arrive at the best possible experience for the product users.
Experience working and collaborating remotely with globally-dispersed writing and development teams.
Demonstrable experience designing and delivering IT pro/developer-oriented documentation.
Technical skills:
Command line
Software version control systems (Git/github, gerrit)
Content management systems (Sphinx)
Markdown or RST
Basics of Kubernetes and Docker