Job Description

Location: San Jose, California (remote candidates may apply, US-Pacific time zone working hours are required)

We work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and make it happen culture. Our people are some of the brightest and passionate in the industry that thrives on being the first to solve problems. We are always looking to hire highly passionate, collaborative, and humble people that want to make a difference.

A Technical Editor works with technical writers, multimedia producers, and other technical editors to help craft and refine technical documentation, customer-facing technical communications, and help videos (i.e., engaging with writers to refine online help articles, release notes, and on-screen text as well as engaging with Product Management, Cloud Ops, and Engineering teams create effective communications for our customers).

To do this you will build strong working relationships with the cross-functional product development areas of the company. You must have a hands-on approach to the technology and to the products being documented. You will help enhance and expand the current documentation to provide a variety of learning tools for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Effectively collaborate with technical writers and multimedia producers to translate technical information into clear, concise, and effective documentation and media for technical audiences.
• Edit post-sales online technical documentation (i.e., help articles, release notes, etc.) as well as UI text (i.e., UI tooltips, labels, error messages, etc.) for use by our UX and Engineering teams.
• Apply editing best practices for translated technical documentation.
• Work cross-functionally with SMEs in the Cloud Operations, Support, and Product Management teams.
• Assist in defining the standards, style, and terminology used within our corporate style guide.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in technical editing or technical writing.
• Bachelor’s degree in technical writing, communications, or a related field (i.e., technical writing/communications certifications are also acceptable).
• Excellent oral, written, analytic, and organizational skills.
• Detail orientated, and able to think and edit in context, while keeping the target audience in mind.
• Self-motivated and effective in a fluid environment.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA and/or Confluence.
• Must possess creativity and a sense of humor.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience in content editing, developmental editing, and copyediting for online documentation, help video scripts, and customer-facing communications.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Experience in network and/or cloud security is a plus.
• Experience with web-based or mobile products.
• Hands-on experience with HTML5/CSS.

Additional Information

The base salary range for this full-time position is $77,000 to $110,000 +equity + benefits.

Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, location and relevant education or training

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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What You Can Expect From Us:

• An environment where you will be working on cutting edge technologies and architectures
• A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace
• Competitive salary and benefits, including equity

Why Zscaler?

People who excel at Zscaler are smart, motivated and share our values. Ask yourself: Do you want to team with the best talent in the industry? Do you want to work on disruptive technology? Do you thrive in a fluid work environment? Do you appreciate a company culture that enables individual and group success and celebrates achievement? If you said yes, we’d love to talk to you about joining our award-winning team.

Additional information about Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS ) is available at https://www.zscaler.com.

Zscaler is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please contact us by sending an email to accommodations@zscaler.com. This email address is used specifically for accommodation requests only, and resumes, CV's, or questions other than accommodations will not be replied to or accepted.