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Sr. DITA Information Architect

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Role Summary

Bring your talent and experience to the Splunk docs team! Join a supportive and collaborative team of writers, editors, and information experience specialists dedicated to building high-quality content for customers who use Splunk software. As a Senior DITA Information Architect, you will support our technical writing team by designing and implementing structured content systems using DITA XML. You will be responsible for organizing, tagging, and managing complex documentation, ensuring scalability, consistency, and reusability of content across multiple products and platforms. Your expertise will help streamline the authoring process and improve the overall quality of the documentation for both internal teams and end users.

In this role, you will:

  • Have deep expertise in DITA XML and know how to structure, model, and manage content for large-scale documentation projects.
  • Are passionate about creating efficient and scalable content architecture that improves the authoring process and enhances the user experience.
  • Understand the needs of technical writers and collaborate closely to support content organization, taxonomy, and metadata management.
  • Enjoy working in a collaborative environment with writers, developers, and product teams to ensure that the content structure aligns with business and user needs.
  • Have a proactive mindset for identifying ways to improve content creation workflows, authoring efficiency, and system scalability.
  • Are thorough and can ensure consistency, accuracy, and efficiency in how content is created, stored, and maintained.

Must-have Qualifications

  • 8+ years of related experience in driving information architecture for structured authoring, such as knowledge and experience with DITA XML, including content modeling, specialization, and reuse strategies.
  • Experience implementing or maturing component content management systems (CCMS), such as Heretto, and advanced knowledge of content architecture, standards, and governance.
  • Proficiency working with structured content tools and environments, such as oXygen XML Editor or similar XML authoring tools. Preferred but not required to also have experience in DITA Open Toolkit plugin development and XSLT s, or similar programming languages.
  • Expert level understanding of content classification, metadata tagging, and taxonomy development to improve content discoverability for complex documentation sets.
  • Familiarity with writing for localization, including integration and processes for localization of technical content.
  • Demonstrable ability to collaborate closely with technical writers, editors, and other global stakeholders to deliver structured content that meets both user and business requirements.
  • Advanced knowledge of enterprise-level technical writing processes and data-driven content strategies for software documentation.
  • Samples that showcase your best work.

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $159,200.00 - 218,900.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $143,280.00 - 197,010.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $127,360.00 - 175,120.00 per year

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com.

Splunk's Hiring Practices

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