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Technical Writer
Nominum, a global provider of ENUM-based IP-Application Routing Directory, DNS, and DHCP solutions, is seeking an experienced technical
writer for an immediate full-time staff position in Redwood City,
California.
The position is as a member of Nominum's technical
documentation team and will share responsibility for documenting
Nominum's products.
Successful candidates will relish working
in an extremely dynamic environment with competing priorities, and one in
which the writer operates with a high degree of autonomy. Applicants with knowledge of Internet architecture, especially DNS, DHCP, IP
telephony and /or SIP, are strongly preferred. However, this is a
position in which the ability to grasp new technology is a must, and the ideal
candidate will enjoy the challenge of keeping up with ongoing innovation.
Location: Redwood City, CA
Required Qualifications:
- Working familiarity with how the Internet works; best candidates will know in particular how the DNS, DHCP, and SIP protocols operate.
- Experience documenting Internet or telephony software.
- Expertise with Adobe FrameMaker 7.0 (7.2 prefered).
- Comfort working with documentation in many forms, such as PDF, HTML, text and DocBook.
- The ability to work comfortably with minimum guidance in both Windows and UNIX environments performing a wide variety of online tasks, some of which may be new.
- A team worker and strong leader who enjoys working collaboratively, is comfortable asking questions, and can interact exceptionally well with a wide variety of technical experts.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Skill with graphics design programs (preferably Paint Shop Pro and/or Visio), and a proven ability to create high-quality diagrams and graphic representations of abstract concepts.
- Experience documenting and using Java, perl and Python.
- Real-world current knowledge of XML.
- Experience generating online help using Quadralay WebWorks.
- Experience with version control applications, particularly CVS or Subversion.
To apply, please send a cover letter (ASCII text only) and resume to
jobs-techwriter@nominum.com. Be prepared to provide access (online access preferred) to a portfolio of recent work.
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