Technical Writer

Role: Technical Writer

Rate: £416 per day

Duration: 6 months with very likely extension

Location: Hybrid/Canary Wharf - 3 days per week in a Canary Wharf office

Technical Writer to join a London-based technology team operating within a complex financial services environment.

The Role

You'll work across the software development lifecycle, producing and maintaining documentation covering both technical and business-facing systems.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Creating and maintaining technical and application documentation.
• Producing requirements and technical specifications, user guides, system documentation, support materials and internal procedures.
• Working closely with developers and business stakeholders to understand complex systems and translate technical information into clear documentation.
• Reviewing existing technical documentation and improving its accuracy, consistency and usability.
• Documenting application functionality, processes and system behaviour.
• Supporting documentation throughout the SDLC, including development, testing, release and ongoing support.
• Helping improve documentation standards and consistency across technology teams.
• Supporting knowledge-sharing sessions for developers and other stakeholders.
• Taking unclear or evolving requirements and turning them into structured, usable documentation.

What We're Looking For: You'll ideally have:

• Proven experience as a Technical Writer within software development, IT or another technology-focused environment.
• Experience producing technical specifications, requirements documentation, user guides and process documentation.
• Strong understanding of software development concepts and the SDLC.
• The ability to understand complex software functionality and explain it clearly to different audiences.
• Experience working directly with software developers and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.

Nice to Have: Experience or knowledge in any of the following would be particularly useful:

• Financial services or banking technology
• C#/.NET
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Agile software development
• Azure DevOps
• Jira
• SharePoint