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Technical Writer (Colombo 10)


Employer: CodeGen International (Pvt) Ltd
Industry: Media and Communications
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Founded in 1999, CodeGen is a private limited company with offices in London, United Kingdom and Colombo, Sri Lanka. CodeGen has internationalised a local software brand and employs more than 180 staff world-wide from accountants and HR staff to IT Engineers and R&D managers. Its award winning TravelBox application has earned a good reputation as the preferred reservation engine in the Travel & Tourism industry worldwide.

Technical Writer

We are looking for a Technical Writer for our product suite. The individual will work closely with the application development team in order to produce, review, revise and maintain technical documents including business process documents, end-user documents and training materials. The candidate should have strong writing skills and solid experience in documenting complex business processes to a variety of audiences.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Design and outline documents that are needed for different users and situations.
• Collaborate with application development team including Architects, Business Analysts, Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers and Support Engineers to gather information required to complete documentation tasks.
• Research, write, edit and proofread technical documents or sections of documents such as manuals, procedures and specifications.
• Ensure technical documentation is up-to-date, accurate, complete and meets user’s expectations.
• Collaborate in creating documentation plans and meeting schedules.

Required Skills and Experience:

• years of proven experience as a Technical Writer.
• Clear, concise and complete English writing skills to convey information appropriately to end users.
• Strong background in creating work flows, user manuals, training materials and other types of technical documentation.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate well within a team and sustain very good work relationships.
• Positive and energetic attitude, ‘can do approach where challenges are welcome and considered an opportunity to shine.
• MS Office Suite.

Preferred Skills – “Plusses’.

• Knowledge of Travel related software applications.. Reservation Systems.
• Exposure to Java technology applications.
• Use of recognized authoring tool(s).

A competitive remuneration package is on offer based on individual skills, competence and experience.

Please apply within 14 days by emailing your curriculum vitae along with content numbers, indicating the position in the subject line.

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