What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technical Writer, Amazon Connect position at Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
Description
As part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization, we have a vision to provide business applications, leveraging Amazon’s unique experience and expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers’ businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazon’s real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.
Amazon Connect is an AI-powered customer experience solution that enables superior outcomes at a lower cost. Since its 2017 public launch, Amazon Connect has become an AI leader, transforming how organizations of all types interact with their customers.
We are seeking a customer-obsessed Senior Technical Writer with experience designing, delivering, and leading documentation strategy and execution for Amazon Connect. You will drive the creation of comprehensive technical documentation using a variety of authoring tools and technologies, API references, and developer guides that enable customers to successfully implement and utilize Amazon Connect's features and capabilities. The right person for this role has passion for learning, others’ success, excellence, and business impact. They enjoy and thrive in an innovative, dynamic organization. They are comfortable and confident in a highly ambiguous and iterative environment. This person possesses high ownership and ability to find solutions and a path forward when challenges arise. They collaborate effectively with product and engineering teams and key user groups to produce effective and trusted documentation libraries.
Key job responsibilities
ABOUT AWS:
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $96,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $195,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Job ID: A3128842
As part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization, we have a vision to provide business applications, leveraging Amazon’s unique experience and expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers’ businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazon’s real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.
Amazon Connect is an AI-powered customer experience solution that enables superior outcomes at a lower cost. Since its 2017 public launch, Amazon Connect has become an AI leader, transforming how organizations of all types interact with their customers.
We are seeking a customer-obsessed Senior Technical Writer with experience designing, delivering, and leading documentation strategy and execution for Amazon Connect. You will drive the creation of comprehensive technical documentation using a variety of authoring tools and technologies, API references, and developer guides that enable customers to successfully implement and utilize Amazon Connect's features and capabilities. The right person for this role has passion for learning, others’ success, excellence, and business impact. They enjoy and thrive in an innovative, dynamic organization. They are comfortable and confident in a highly ambiguous and iterative environment. This person possesses high ownership and ability to find solutions and a path forward when challenges arise. They collaborate effectively with product and engineering teams and key user groups to produce effective and trusted documentation libraries.
Key job responsibilities
- Own and drive the end-to-end documentation strategy for Amazon Connect, including information architecture, content standards, and publishing workflows
- Create high-quality technical content including API documentation, developer guides, implementation tutorials, and best practices
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and service teams to understand complex technical concepts and translate them into clear, accurate documentation
- Establish and maintain documentation standards and best practices across the Amazon Connect documentation portfolio
- Define and implement documentation governance frameworks
- Drive strategic documentation initiatives across multiple AWS service teams
- Serve as the technical documentation subject matter expert for Amazon Connect
- Manage multiple complex documentation tasks and projects with little or no oversight
- Lead documentation projects for major feature launches and service improvements, including re:Invent launches
- Mentor other technical writers and review their work for quality and consistency
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives for documentation processes and tools
- Partner with localization teams to ensure documentation meets global audience needs
- Innovate to improve the user experience and documentation standards
- Build and maintain productive, trust-based relationships with internal and external organizations and stakeholders, cross-functional team members, sponsors, learners and colleagues
ABOUT AWS:
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
- 5 years of technical writing in a relevant field experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, English, Technical Writing, or a related field
- Experience as a technical editor or writer of technical documentation working with style guides
- Experience using content publishing tools to write, format, manage and publish high-quality content
- Experience with XML content and familiarity with content authoring tools
- Experience writing developer-focused documentation for cloud services or APIs
- Strong command of technical writing tools and content management systems
- Proven track record of leading complex documentation projects
- Experience with Contact Center technologies
- Solid understanding of AWS services and cloud computing
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $96,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $195,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Job ID: A3128842
Salary : $96,900 - $195,800