Senior Technical Writer

Senior Technical Writer

Job Description

Staff Technical Writer – Computing and Graphics Documentation

Role Overview
The Computing and Graphics (CG) team at client is looking for a highly skilled Technical Writer to develop, maintain, and modernize x86 software and hardware documentation. In this role, you will utilize your expertise of DITA and develop technical documentation.

Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain structured technical documentation for x86 architecture and system-level features using DITA XML and CCMS.
Implement advanced information architecture practices, including profiling attributes and conditional text, topic/map reuse and structural reuse with submaps.
Support HTML and multi-channel publishing, ensuring accessibility and usability for internal and external audiences.

Required Qualifications
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across global teams.
Proven experience in technical writing within the semiconductor industry.
Expertise in structured authoring using DITA XML.
Strong knowledge of CCMS platforms (IXIASOFT or equivalent) and familiarity with content governance workflows.
Proficiency in information architecture principles, including reuse strategies such as profiling attributes (conditionalization).

Preferred Qualifications
Python scripting experience for documentation automation.
Experience with content migration projects and legacy format conversion.
Project Management experience to drive documentation initiatives and cross-functional alignment.

Tools & Technologies
IXIASOFT CCMS (or similar)
DITA XML / oXygen XML Editor
HTML/CSS
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe FrameMaker
JIRA Cloud
Python (automation scripts)
Microsoft Word / Excel / Visio

Academic & Industry Background
Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience in Technical Communication, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with at least 3 years in structured content and CMS environments.

Team Dynamics
Highly collaborative environment with cross-functional engagement (GPU architecture, software engineering, program management). Emphasis on innovation, automation, and continuous improvement. Opportunities to mentor junior writers and influence client-wide documentation standards.

Why This Role Matters
This position is critical to enabling scalable, reusable, and automated documentation workflows for Client products. You will help shape the future of technical content delivery, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and efficiency for internal teams and external customers. We enable client customers to develop laptops, desktops, workstations, embedded devices, and servers using client technologies.

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.