Technical Writer

Description

Silverfort is a cyber-security startup that develops a revolutionary identity protection platform. Using patented technology, our product enables strong authentication across entire corporate networks and cloud environments, without any modifications to endpoints and servers. In addition, we use advanced behavior analytics to apply adaptive authentication policies and prevent cyber-attacks in real time.

Our mission is to provide industry-leading unified identity protection solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. We develop cutting-edge cybersecurity technology that solves urgent customer needs today and is also a game changer for years to come.

Silverfort’s team includes exceptional researchers, engineers, and technology experts who successfully tackle some of the most complex challenges in cyber-security. Silverfort has happy customers worldwide, strong market validation (including several industry awards), strategic partnerships with the largest security vendors in the world, and significant funding from leading VCs.

We are seeking a Technical writer to join our team of technical writers responsible for creating and maintaining documentation for our software products. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned Technical writer with experience in technical writing and a deep understanding of software development and documentation best practices. The Technical Writer will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and usability of our product documentation.

Responsibilities

• Be fully involved in the documentation process from initial design to release
• Manage revisions to existing documentation, including release notes, installation guides, user guidelines
• Ensure consistency and accuracy across all product documentation, including the development of a technical documentation style guide and a microcopy style guide
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, and customer support, to understand product features and requirements
• Manage on-premises documentation schedules to ensure timely delivery of documentation
• Prioritize the documentation pipeline to ensure critical issues and long-term projects are addressed in a timely manner and understand how to prioritize escalated documentation issues

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in technical or product writing
• Strong understanding of software development and documentation best practices
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks effectively
• Able to write in explanatory and procedural styles for multiple audiences
• Experience with documentation and development tools such as Doc360 and Jira
• Knowledge of content management systems and version control systems