Job Ad -- Technical Writers at Sun, Menlo Park, CA

[Janice Critchlow <Janice -dot- Critchlow -at- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM>]

Wanted: Senior Technical Writers (multiple positions available)
Where:  Sun Microsystems, Inc., Menlo Park, California
When:   Immediately!

The Enterprise Network Products group of SunSoft is currently seeking
Senior Technical Writers to add to our growing Information Communications
Engineering group. We also have junior-level positions available.

If you meet the following criteria, are an excellent writer, and enjoy working
on very technical information, let us know.

Writing Skills (essential):

   Senior Positions:
        5+ years of writing experience
        Ability to handle highly technical information
        Ability to work with diverse technical populations
        Ability to multi-task
        Proven writing ability (that means samples!)

   Junior Positions:
        Good writing skills
        Willing to learn (from some of the best, if we do say so ourselves)
        Degree in (or working on degree in) Technical Communications or
                appropriate field

Technical Requirements (we don't expect you to be an expert, but some
knowledge is essential):

        Object-oriented programming
        Application programming interfaces
        Network management

Tools Knowledge (desireable):

        UNIX, Sun OS, Solaris
        FrameMaker
        SGML

Pluses:

        Background in CS (programming languages)
        Experience in instructional design or human factors
        Experience with online Help
        Experience with online Documentation

We are actively interviewing and hiring at this time. If interested,
please email your resume to:

        Jennifer -dot- Rice -at- Eng -dot- Sun -dot- com