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POSITION:
Senior Technical Writer
TERMS:
Full-time with benefits including 401(k), comprehensive health insurance, stock option plan,
credit union, on-site exercise room, and company sponsored sports and activities
LOCATION:
Charlotte, North Carolina
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree in English or a related field
Minimum 3 years experience technical writing preferably in an Oracle-based development
environment
COMPANY PROFILE:
Metasys Inc. is a fast-growing Oracle-based software development firm specializing in a
suite of transportation management products developed specifically for Fortune 500
companies.
The position focuses on HTML online help, user's reference manuals, installation manuals,
user's guides, implementation and configuration guides, system administrator's guides,
and technical reference manuals for our software products. As part of the Metasys
documentation team, you will have the opportunity to participate in the product development
cycle by formulating requirements definitions, driving improvement of the product especially
with regard to the user interface, and presenting product functionality in internal training
sessions.
Our product-oriented climate encourages creativity in order to fulfill our goal of developing
innovative, cutting-edge software products and solutions by using the latest tools and
techniques. As a member of the documentation team, you will be surrounded by ambitious
and energetic individuals who work together as a team in creating superior products.
SKILLS:
--work well in a dynamic, deadline-focused culture
--possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
--adhere to evolving documentation standards
TOOLS:
Oracle Discoverer/2000
Oracle Designer/2000
Windows 3.1/Word 6.0a
HTML 2.0
SQL*Plus
