On-boarding Technical Writer - Brad Poulos
Statement of work
Working on the Transport Canada Security Information System (TSIS 2.0), the Technical Writer Level 3 responsibilities will include create and maintain key documents such as procedures, forms, standard operating procedures and technical information in English and French. Working in conjunction with the stakeholders (e.g., product owners, end users), the technical writer, will strong organizational skills and ability to quickly learn new subject matter to create and maintain manuals and technical documents. This role requires someone who can be adaptable without sacrificing value. You will be required to quickly acclimate and learn new subject matter to accurately communicate information into policies, procedures and manuals with a strong focus on document that are easy to users to understand
Responsibilities of the Technical Writer may include but are not limited to:
Create and maintain all documents including procedures, forms, standard operating procedures and technical information in English and French for the TSIS 2.0 project
Assist other member of the team with creating and maintaining user documents e.g., manuals, standard operating procedures and technical information, .
Maintain and manage the technical library, including, updates and revisions
Review and edit business documents, memos and other communications for consistency and quality
Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents, including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation
In collaboration with the subject matter experts (SMEs) e.g., product owners, inspectors, work with to produce high-quality documentation that is clear, concise, accurate and consistent
Keeping Product Owners apprised of status and getting their feedback to incorporate into current and future documents.
Other activities needed by the project
Collaborate, mentor and coach the Product Owner team in developing quality standard documentations.
The Technical Writer deliverables may include …. but are not limited to:
Produce high quality Regulatory Oversight Management (ROM) user manuals/user guides in both English and French
Develop documents including procedures, forms, standard operating procedures (SOPs), communications and technical information
Maintain and manage the technical library, including, updates and revisions.
Regularly contribute to team meeting such as scrum event, committees to gather information, understand environment so better create documents
Other documentations required by the project
Before Start Date
Team Lead | Scrum Master |
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Request User Account Request IT Equipment 1. Standard equipment is a tablet. 2. Mouse, keyboard, bag, lock and docking station can be requested without additional cost. 3. Employees can request 2 external monitors. Request/Add DevOps Access
| Invite to Scrum events (as applicable) Daily Standup Requirements gathering/discovery and alignment Refinement Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective Planning
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After Start Date
Team Lead | Product Owner | New Employee/Contractor |
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Request myKEY and VPN GCSRA access (Note from service desk (McDonough, Samuel): If you are a contactor or are trying to get a key prior to getting your first paycheck you must contact a Local Registration Authority to set it up manually) NCR LRAs (updated on 2022-11-09)Louise Graham, Blaise Mwenze, Boris Dakoure. Provide M365 Training Materials link https://wiki.gccollab.ca/M365/Home Provide Project Overview TSIS 2.0 Share the Project Team members and key contactshttps://tcmarin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TSIS/pages/2507243678 Provide an overview of the MS Teams channel and how the team uses it for collaboration Provide ROM environments URL and test accounts Update team info in the wiki: https://dev.azure.com/transport-canada/AFCCA/_wiki/wikis/AFCCA.wiki/2347/ROMbus Provided access to tools Lucidchart SnagIT (transfer in process) Balsamic Provide introduction to RDIMS Scrum Master Items in bold are to be actioned soonest | Confirm access to the following: to be updated:
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Key contacts | Role |
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Michael Dunning | AvSec Product Owner |
Jeremie Venne | ISSO Product Owner |