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Oracle Principal Technical Writer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Job Description
Oracle Labs’ Graal team develops innovative Java technologies including GraalVM and GraalVM Native Image, the Graal Development Kit for Micronaut, and upcoming cloud native Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services. We seek a top-notch, senior technical writer with extensive Java knowledge and experience in creating technical documentation that include real-world examples and scenarios. As a member of the Graal technical content team, you will have significant influence on technical content strategy in all areas.
Requirements
5+ years of experience as Technical Writer, Technical Editor, Content Strategist, or similar role
Upper Intermediate/Advanced level in English, both spoken and written
Hands-on knowledge of Markdown/AsciiDoc markup languages
Experience documenting highly complex engineering environments
Ability to establish and follow content style and usage guidelines
Strong drafting, copy editing, and proofreading expertise
Good attention to detail
Analytical thinking and content architecture skills
Experience with project management software such as Atlassian, including Jira issue tracking system and Confluence collaboration tool for sharing the information, or similar
Experience using distributed source code management systems, such as Git
Strong team player with outstanding communication, organization, and interpersonal skills
Comfortable with agile, swiftly changing, dynamic software development situations
Ability to work independently within large and globally distributed software development organization.
Ability to learn new technologies quickly
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar)
Familiarity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (or any cloud) products
Experience with frontend languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Experience with structured writing, such as DITA
Bitbucket and GitHub knowledge, and at least a cursory understanding of the entire development (CI/CD) pipeline process
Career Level - IC4
Responsibilities
Deliver accurate developer-facing content on time and with a high degree of quality
API documentation, user guides, release notes, blog posts, reference manuals, white papers, and so on
Review and/or copyedit content developed by other members of the team
Work closely with other team members to ensure consistency
Contribute to polishing the in-house documentation standards, practices, and procedures
Contribute to strategic initiatives around authoring environments and automation tooling
Provide documentation for new emerging Oracle Cloud services based on GraalVM
Expand the existing documentation base
Design graphics and diagrams to simplify complex concepts (optional)
Disclaimer:
Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
Canada: Hiring Range from $66,700 to $145,000 CAD per annum
US: Hiring Range: from $37.50 to $85.67 per hour; from $78,000 to $178,200 per annum. May be eligible for equity.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
This job requires proficiency in the English language. Oracle is a global company with operations in dozens of countries around the world and our teams, including the team this position is part of, are comprised of individuals located in various jurisdictions. As is required of employees in all jobs at Oracle in North America, candidates for this position are required to understand, and communicate, in English so that in the course of performing their work, they can interact with teammates in other locations who are not fluent in the French language.
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