Senior Technical Writer

Senior Technical Writer App Sec
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Black Duck Software Inc. helps organizations build secure high‑quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. A recognized pioneer in application security, Black Duck provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open‑source components, and application behavior. With industry‑leading tools, services, and expertise, Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in Dev Sec Ops  and throughout the software development life cycle.

Pay Range

$74,400 – $111,600 CAD

Equal Opportunity Employment
. Black Duck considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal and state laws. Black Duck complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Black Duck also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.

Required Experience: Senior IC

Are you passionate about creating developer‑focused documentation that makes complex technology simple? Join us as a Senior Technical Writer and take the lead in reimagining content for Coverity
, our cutting‑edge static analysis security testing tool
. This is your chance to influence documentation strategy, improve user experience, and collaborate with world‑class engineers to deliver content that matters.

• Own the documentation lifecycle for Coverity from planning and writing to publishing and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and UX teams to translate technical concepts into clear, actionable content.
• Drive best practices for DITA‑based documentation and contribute to content architecture and strategy.
• Advocate for the user experience ensuring documentation is intuitive, accurate, and customer‑focused.
• Lead and mentor other writers, guiding small team initiatives and cross‑functional projects.

• 5 years as a technical writer.
• Experience with at least one programming language
  .
• Comfortable in the command line
  ;
  Bash scripting is a plus.
• Familiarity with Git/Git Lab or similar source control tools.
• Strong experience with DITA
  : creating ditamaps, tasks, concepts, and reference topics; using keys and ditaval for conditional processing.
• Advanced knowledge of DITA best practices
  , content strategy, and CCMS systems is highly desirable.

• Proven ability to lead a small team of writers
  .
• Experience with Atlassian JIRA and Confluence
  .
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
  .
• Experience with SaaS‑based integrated product documentation and help pages.
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non‑technical users.
• Keen attention to detail and excellent communication skills
  .
• Experience with API documentation and testing examples using tools like Postman or cURL.
• Developer‑facing documentation experience (SDKs, CLI tools).
• Docs‑as‑code workflows (Git, Git Hub pull requests, OAS3 specs).
• Familiarity with application security software
  .

• Proofreading
• Adobe Acrobat
• Content Management Systems
• Technical Writing
• Visio
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Sharepoint
• XML
• Confluence
• Wiki Systems
• Word Processing
• Writing Skills

Employment Type
:
Full Time

Vacancy
: 1