Organization: ITmPowered
Contact Name: Barry Muhich
Address: 228 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto CA
Phone Number: 818-724-7098
Email Address: barry.muhich@itmpowered.com
Web Site: itmpowered.com
Job Title: Senior API Technical Writer – Big Data
Job Duration: 12 months+
Description:
Sr. API Technical Writer will collaborate with programmers, software engineers, developers, Big Data / BI / DW Developers and administrators to fully document our large scale analytic environments such as Hadoop, Map Reduce, and Vertica analytic databases, Data Warehouse and Data mart architectures, Java API’s, and platforms.
Document large scale analytics platforms, Database / Data Storage products, ETL solutions, Data warehouse / BI Solutions, and Cloud Deployments. Create and maintain technical documentation for the Business Intelligence platform, including APIs, communication protocols, tools usage, procedures, and architectural documentation for use by the platform engineering team, product management, and customers. Work freely across all parts of the company with broad purview to deliver world class technical documentation.
Senior Technical Writer (Big Data, Hadoop, Vertica, APIs, Java) Responsibilities:
- Document Big Data / BI / DW Architectures (map reduce, columnar databases, data flows, ETL feeds, star schema, facts, dimensions, cubes). Document APIs for new product development.
- Author and maintain platform documentation, including system diagrams, data flows, as-built documents, code samples, procedures, and screenshots as needed.
- Research, write, edit and proofread complex technical data.
- Create, maintain, and update online installation instructions, upgrade instructions, configuration and administration guides, reference material, tutorials, code samples, and other technical documents.
- Create content aimed at both internal and external technical audiences (Developers, Big Data Engineers).
- Create diagrams, annotated screenshots, flow charts, and graphical elements illustrating subject matter.
- Use various documentation tools, including wikis and markup-up based source text.
- Convert content between various formats and keep it in sync.
- Participate in managing documentation source repository.
- Manage documentation projects and priorities from start to finish with minimal guidance.
- Create and maintain project plans, and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure appropriate reviews and acceptance.
- Complete and sign-off on all documentation, ensuring consistency and accessibility to central repository.
- Participate in Agile Dev process to help document APIs / Web Services / Big Data Systems pro-actively.
- Organize information architecture (Single source, Portal) keep information accessible as repository grows.
Audiences may include:
- Big Data / DW / Data Mart / BI Developers, Architects, and Administrators (Hadoop, Vertica, ETL, Data Warehouse, Data Marts, BI Platforms, ETL Data Flows, and dependencies).
- Software Engineers (APIs, Java, REST Web Services, Developer Manuals, Developer Guides, Tutorials, Quick Start Tools, Development processes, methods, and standards).
QUALIFICATIONS Senior Technical Writer (Big Data, Hadoop, APIs, Java):
- 10+ years in Technical Writing.
- 2+ years in documenting APIs or comparably technical subject matter.
- Experience documenting Big Data / BI / DW solutions (map reduce, columnar databases, data flows, ETL feeds, star schema, facts, dimensions, cubes).
- Ability to digest and organize large amounts of technical information.
- Demonstrated excellent research skills.
The ideal candidate loves to learn new technologies and enjoys using and testing the products they document. In addition, they have experience with:
- Big Data / BI / DW / ETL / DB solutions – Hadoop, Vertica, Oracle.
- Reading the Java programming language (able to include existing code samples in documentation).
- Java application development and architecture Understanding of OOP – Java, REST, Web Services.
- Authoring in Wikis, single sourcing, dynamic documents integration, version control systems.
- HTML, XML, Linux/Unix shells, wikis, Single Sourcing, Version Control Systems.
- Able to structure templates that are easy to update for style and content (Chicago, DITA, etc.)
Email MS Word resume and writing samples to: barry.muhich@itmpowered.com, 818-724-7098, ITmPowered