G42
Senior Technical Writer
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 07/11/2025
Job overview
Date posted
23/09/2025
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
07/11/2025
Job description
Your role is to create, refine, and maintain comprehensive documentation for various cybersecurity initiatives, services, and procedures to support the SOC team in achieving their objectives. This role requires combining strong technical expertise in cybersecurity with exceptional writing skills to deliver accurate information that is clear, concise, and accessible to various audiences, including internal team members, clients, and other stakeholders.
Required skills
technical writing
standard operating procedures (SOPs)
user guides
technical reports
white papers
security policies
training materials
SOC procedures and tools
in-depth technical overviews
high-level designs
low-level designs
work instructions
process flows
requirements-gathering
system engineering
research of technical data
editing
proofreading complex technical data
knowledgebase/document repositories
document repository management
translation of cybersecurity concepts
computer-based training
documentation control and management
documentation standards
document management roadmap
organization-wide standards
security controls
ISO270001
SIEM
EDR
IDS
SOAR
Linux/Unix OS
windows OS
data base technologies
network infrastructure
information security components
information security principles
information security practices
information security procedures
ITIL Foundation
CompTIA Security+
CISSP
CISM
Systems Engineering
Key responsibilities
- Develop and maintain high-quality documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), user guides, technical reports, white papers, security policies, and training materials related to SOC procedures and tools
- Create unique technical content that includes in-depth technical overviews, high-level and low-level designs, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and process flows
- Drive the requirements-gathering phase of system engineering for the various engineering teams within the SOC
- Research, write, edit, and proofread complex technical data for use in documents or sections of papers to present highly technical information less technically
- Gather information independently from available data in existing knowledgebase/document repositories
- Translate complex cybersecurity concepts and terminology into understandable language to support technical and non-technical audiences
- Read previous documentation and design notes and use computer-based training or company technical products to gather and research complex technical information for complex documentation
- Liaise with SOC analysts, engineers, and other subject matter experts to gather, validate, and organize relevant technical information needed for documentation
- Continuously review and update existing documentation
- Develop strict standards for keeping, managing, and making documents available to an organization
- Manage the roadmap for documentation control and management
- Maintain consistency of documents with organization-wide standards
- Ensure all documentation and materials follow appropriate standards, guidelines, and security controls by company policies and industry regulations, such as ISO270001
Experience & skills
- Hold any Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
- Demonstrate understanding of security technologies such as SIEM, EDR, IDS, and SOAR
- Show familiarity with Linux/Unix OS, windows OS, data base technologies, and network infrastructure
- Exhibit knowledge and impementation of information security components, principles, practices, and procedures
- Possess ITIL Foundation, CompTIA Security+, CISSP, and CISM certifications (as applicable)
- Apply Systems Engineering knowledge
- Operate as an effective self-starter with minimal shadowing
- Work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment with minimal supervision
- Be self-disciplined, team-goal oriented, and comfortable working to regular deadlines
- Demonstrate flexibility and adapt to changing responsibilities, situations, tools, and requirements
- Enjoy learning new things and sharing knowledge with others
- Collaborate diplomatically but persistently when working with Subject Matter Experts
