About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Writer to create and coordinate high-quality technical documentation for a nationally significant digital health program. This is more than a release notes or operational writing role. You’ll work closely with architects, engineers, and business analysts on technical subject matter, asking the right questions, drawing out information, and presenting it clearly.

Your documentation will be closely reviewed by government stakeholders, so precision, structure and attention to detail are critical. This role suits a curious, practical writer who adapts quickly and works through unfamiliar problems.

Key Responsibilities

- Create, coordinate and maintain technical documentation across a complex technology program
- Work with architects, engineers, BAs, and other specialists to gather information and turn complex concepts into clear content
- Produce a broad range of documentation, including:
- design documents
- interface and API documentation
- security and privacy documentation
- functional and non-functional requirements
- deployment and implementation guides

- Develop operational support documentation, SOPs, training guides and user guides




- Prepare release and post-release documentation, including release notes
- Manage documentation review, version control and approval workflows to a high standard
- Publish and manage documentation in Confluence and Azure DevOps
- Create and update diagrams in Miro and Visio as needed

Essential Skills & Experience

- Extensive experience as a Technical Writer working with technical subject matter such as system design, architecture, integrations, or APIs
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with robust attention to detail
- Proven ability to extract information from technical experts and translate it for a range of audiences
- Experience across different industries, tools and delivery methods
- Strong working knowledge of Confluence and Azure DevOps
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders and managing rigorous review processes
- Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain Baseline security clearance

Desirable Experience

- Experience with Oxygen XML or similar structured authoring tools
- Experience producing documentation for government clients
- Familiarity with Jira, Miro and Visio
- Existing security clearance

📌 Technical Writer (Sydney)
🏢 Attribute Group
📍 Sydney