Technical Writer

Markit is seeking a Technical Writer to join the Markit Analytics group. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and maintaining technical user manuals for complex software applications. This includes identifying documentation gaps and determining the appropriate documentation solutions.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and/or background:

• Bachelor's degree in any relevant field, or equivalent knowledge and experience.

• Knowledge of financial markets and financial engineering is a definite asset

• Technical Communications certificate is desirable

• Highly skilled in writing technical manuals, both for hardcopy and online distribution - samples will be required upon request. Comfortable applying the methods of topic-based authoring and structured authoring.

• Able to comprehend highly complex computing technology concepts.

• Able to extract information from the software source code of our products.

• Familiarity with mathematical notation.

• Familiar with Web and Windows operating environments (browsers, applications, workstations, networks, servers, databases).

• Fluent user of word processing, desktop publishing, and online-help development software (e.g. experience with tools such as FrameMaker, MS Word and Flare; and familiar with file formats such as XML and DITA).

• Thorough understanding of the software development life cycle; 5+ years working in a software documentation development environment strongly preferred.

• Able to effectively communicate documentation problems and solutions to staff and management.

• Able to meet project schedules and quality standards.