Senior Technical Writer

Okta Okta · Enterprise · Bangalore, India · Engineering Quality-630

Okta is seeking a technical writer to create developer-centered technical content for developer.okta.com. The role involves working with engineers and product managers to understand use cases for identity and access management and creating practical technical content to guide developers in adopting Okta's solutions. The writer will design, develop, edit, and deliver documentation, collaborate with various teams, and analyze customer feedback.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design, develop, edit, and deliver accurate and effective developer documentation for Okta products.
  2. Work closely with Engineering, Product Management, QA, Support, and members of the Information Development team to ensure quality and accuracy of content.
  3. Follow our documentation guidelines to produce high quality documentation.
  4. Prioritize projects when working with multiple engineering teams.
  5. Collaborate with developers to review API documentation.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum 4 years relevant experience writing documentation for Cloud or Enterprise products.
  • Experience writing SDK, CLI, or developer tools documentation.
  • Experience writing developer documentation and release notes.
  • Experience with Markdown, Visual Studio Code, Acrolinx, and source control tools such as Git and GitHub.
  • Familiarity working with Jira and Confluence.
  • Collaboration skills with other writers.

Nice to have

  • Strong ability to understand the application of security products in the real world and produce use case-based content.
  • Knowledge of Okta or similar identity and access management solutions.
  • Experience with DITA, OpenAPI, and Redocly.
  • Experience working in an Agile environment.

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum 4 years relevant experience writing documentation for Cloud or Enterprise products.
  • Experience writing SDK, CLI, or developer tools documentation.
  • Experience writing developer documentation and release notes.