Senior Technical Writer

1 week ago


Cape Town, South Africa Pangea Professional Services Full time

**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop, write, and edit technical documents including user manuals, training guides, system specifications, and operational procedures.
- Collaborate with engineers, developers, project managers, and other stakeholders to gather and verify technical content.
- Ensure documentation is clear, consistent, and aligned with company style guides and compliance requirements.
- Manage multiple documentation projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
- Lead the development and maintenance of templates, style guides, and documentation standards.
- Review and provide feedback on documentation produced by junior writers or project contributors.
- Work closely with quality assurance and product teams to validate accuracy and usability of documentation.
- Support document version control, change tracking, and publishing through document management systems or knowledge platforms.
- Champion continuous improvement of documentation processes and tools.
- Ensure the security and confidentiality of proprietary or sensitive technical information.

**Requirements**:
B Degree/B Tech/ National Higher Diploma/Advanced Diploma in English, Journalism, or Communications.

(NQF7)

Related Qualifications:

- Technical Writing or Professional Writing
- Computer Science or Engineering (for highly technical roles)

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