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The Oracle Utilities Global Business Unit (UGBU) delivers cutting-edge solutions to the global utility industry, including billing, customer care, collections, meter data management, network management, energy efficiency, and business intelligence among others. We are looking for an expert communicator capable of researching complex technical information and creating engaging prose for internal stakeholders, integrators, technical staff at utilities, and utility Customer Services Representatives.

As a product expert, you will be expected to have an understanding of how our products work and how they are developed. You will use this knowledge to help maintain our internal knowledge base in Confluence and create customer-facing deliverables. As a member of the Knowledge Management group, you will design, create, and deliver whole product documentation sets and/or related courseware, direct the work activities of other technical writers and subject matter experts, and make sure that documentation deliverables meet our quality standards. Along the way, you will introduce innovative techniques and tools to help transform how the UGBU manages information.

Preferred Skills\:

• Experience producing documentation in an Agile, Software-as-a-Service environment
• Single-sourcing/multiple presentation experience
• Understanding of DITA/XML documentation practices
• Understanding of structured documentation and minimalism
• Experience with web applications
• Grasp of information architecture principles and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Experience creating and structuring content in a wiki environment
• Experience presenting content in a clean and attractive manner
• Experience with instructional design is a plus

• Arbortext Editor or similar XML editor
• MadCap Flare or Adobe RoboHelp
• Adobe FrameMaker
• Microsoft Word and PowerPoint (or Open Office equivalents)
• Atlassian Confluence or similar wiki tools

Education and Experience\:

• BS or MS degree or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of technical writing or related experience.
• Self-starter with minimal supervision.  

!|!Creates, develops, plans, writes and edits operational, instructional, maintenance, test or user manuals for paper, multimedia or web-based publications. Contributes to the timely design, production and delivery/completion of product documentation and document sets.

As a member of the technical writing division, you will write, review and produce single books or individual chapters, appendices, etc. of product user documentation and/or courseware. Obtain data and information from the appropriate source e.g. technical staff and exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

Duties and tasks are standard with some variation; displays understanding of roles, processes and procedures. Performs moderately complex problem solving with assistance and guidance in understanding and applying company policies and processes. BS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 1 year of software engineering or related experience.

Oracle is an Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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