Senior Technical Writer, CrowdStrike

Product Documentation

$115-185k

+ Variable/Incentive Compensation + Equity

Git
Expert level
Remote in US

More information about location

CrowdStrike

AI-native cybersecurity platform

Job no longer available

CrowdStrike

AI-native cybersecurity platform

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDeep TechSaaSCyber SecurityCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$115-185k

+ Variable/Incentive Compensation + Equity

Git
Expert level
Remote in US

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDeep TechSaaSCyber SecurityCloud Computing

Company mission

CrowdStrike is on a mission to stop breaches. Its purpose is to provide safety and security to some of the world’s largest, most influential companies and, by extension, the billions of people around the world who use their services.

Role

Who you are

  • 10+ years of experience in technical writing
  • Strong knowledge of DITA/XML and structured authoring
  • Demonstrated understanding of topic-based authoring and reusable information architecture
  • Experience with a docs-as-code model or experience using Git for documentation source control
  • Excellent writing skills, great sentence structure, and ability to write with a conversational yet professional voice
  • Demonstrated ability to develop a thoughtful information hierarchy and deliver content components that contribute to a cohesive documentation set
  • A user-centric focus on what the customer needs, not what the system does
  • Experience exploring a customer’s pain points and addressing their needs through documentation
  • Demonstrated ability to work with engineers on a technical level to integrate help content into a product
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills that enable you to drive projects with numerous stakeholders
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment with tight deadlines and high expectations
  • Exceptional audience analysis, written and verbal communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong grasp of UX fundamentals and content strategy, and experience working with UX designers and researchers
  • Portfolio of writing samples that demonstrate your excellent writing skills and ability to make complex/technical subjects easy to comprehend for an intended audience

Desirable

  • Cybersecurity experience strongly preferred
  • Experience using a Component Content Management System (CCMS)

What the job involves

  • As a Senior Technical Writer, you’ll lead documentation efforts for your assigned product area to deliver a best-in-class content experience for our highly technical audiences
  • You’ll set the example for best practices in user-centered technical writing, work with SMEs to develop a deep understanding of complex products, and play a key role in defining content delivery strategy
  • Plan and develop high-quality, user-focused content that helps users get the most out of our products and elevates our product documentation set
  • Develop deep product knowledge through researching, partnering with SMEs, using the product, and leveraging your innate sense of curiosity and desire to figure things out
  • Define, refine, and own the documentation set for your assigned product area, including managing delivery timelines and output
  • Play a key operational role in architecting the pipeline for delivering user-facing content to various sources, including taxonomy-driven, context-sensitive help
  • Help expand and refine our writing team’s standards, processes, tooling, and best practices, identifying improvements and helping to implement them at scale
  • Mentor other writers and participate in collaborative content reviews
  • Advocate for the customer in all aspects of your job and be a documentation evangelist

Otta's take

Theo Margolius headshot

Theo Margolius

COO of Otta

Since CrowdStrike was founded by a trio of former McAfee executives in 2011, it’s grown into a thousands-strong, NASDAQ-listed company. With customers including Verizon, Deloitte, and Goldman Sachs, it’s considered one of the world’s top enterprise cybersecurity vendors along with the likes of Cisco, IBM, and Palo Alto Networks.

One of the reasons behind CrowdStrike's continued success is its ability to keep pace with the evolving tech market, for instance with its Generative AI security analyst that leverages recent developments in AI. Although not immune to the slowdown of the global economy, the company's modular design has given it the upper hand, allowing clients to consolidate their security spend with CrowdStrike instead of selecting packages from multiple vendors at a higher overall cost.

With long-term demand for cybersecurity products growing, and its reputation as strong as ever, CrowdStrike shows no signs of slowing down. It has partnered with Ignition Technology to double down on its UK presence, and continues to be a voice in the wider market through its "Falcon Fund" investment vehicle and position as a founding member of NIST's Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC).

Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

20% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2018

$200m

SERIES E

Oct 2017

$25m

SERIES D

Total funding: $479.8m

Company benefits

  • Competitive Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits
  • Parental & Fertility Assistance
  • Remote-first culture
  • Health & Wellness Programs
  • Professional Development
  • Executive Coaching & Mentorship
  • Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
  • Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
  • 401(k) Plan

Company values

  • Automony
  • Flexibility
  • Trust

Company HQ

Heritage District, Sunnyvale, CA

Founders

George Kurtz

(President & CEO)

Founded security software company Foundstone in 1999, operating as CEO until McAfee's $90m acquisition in 2004. Spent the next seven years at McAfee in a number of executive roles including SVP of Enterprise and CTO.

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