Technical Author - Cloud Migration and Cloud-Native Documentation - Manchester - 3 Months
Posted 4 days ago by Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
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Manchester, UK
Summary: The role of Technical Author focuses on creating and maintaining technical documentation for cloud migration and cloud-native projects within a global technology client based in Manchester. The position requires collaboration with engineering and product teams to ensure accurate and user-friendly documentation in Confluence. This is an urgent 3-month contract with an immediate start. The ideal candidate will have experience in AWS Cloud and technical writing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write and maintain clear technical documentation in Confluence
- Support cloud migration and cloud-native projects with technical content
- Review existing documentation for accuracy and usability
- Define and implement taxonomy, metadata, and labelling strategies
- Collaborate with engineers and product teams to capture technical knowledge
- Use Jira to manage documentation tasks
Key Skills:
- Experience as a Technical Author or Technical Writer
- Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud and cloud-native concepts
- Experienced with Confluence and Jira
- Ability to explain technical topics clearly
- Skilled at managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in large-scale digital transformations (desirable)
- IT infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering background (desirable)
- Proactive, motivated, and hands-on
- Critical thinker who identifies improvements
- Collaborative and confident with stakeholders
- Combines strategic insight with practical execution
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Technical Author - Cloud Migration and Cloud-Native Documentation
Location: Manchester
Contract Duration: 3 months
*Urgent 3-Month Contract - Role hiring now!*
This is a *Manchester* based role with an excellent immediate start within a Global Technology Client that is working on *Writing and maintaining clear technical documentation in Confluence*.
About the Role
Our client is looking for a Technical Author to support their cloud transformation. You will document and communicate projects as teams:
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Migrate from on-premises systems to AWS Cloud
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Build new cloud-native applications in AWS
You will organise the Confluence knowledge base, create user-friendly documentation, and help implement taxonomies and labelling for easy access.
Key Responsibilities
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Write and maintain clear technical documentation in Confluence
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Support cloud migration and cloud-native projects with technical content
-
Review existing documentation for accuracy and usability
-
Define and implement taxonomy, metadata, and labelling strategies
-
Collaborate with engineers and product teams to capture technical knowledge
-
Use Jira to manage documentation tasks
Skills and Experience
Essential:
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Experience as a Technical Author or Technical Writer
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Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud and cloud-native concepts
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Experienced with Confluence and Jira
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Ability to explain technical topics clearly
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Skilled at managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Desirable:
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Experience in large-scale digital transformations
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IT infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering background
Personal Attributes
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Proactive, motivated, and hands-on
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Critical thinker who identifies improvements
-
Collaborative and confident with stakeholders
-
Combines strategic insight with practical execution
Please send your CV or call Toni to discuss further.
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