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Staff ‘big data’ Technical Trainer and Courseware Developer, Java req’d, visa/relo ok, San Jose, CA (SJT-280)

Job Code: SJT-280 Cash/Prizes: Competitive salary, complete benefits, bonuses, and pre-IPO stock options Audience: Customers and development partners implementing Hadoop Location: Onsite in San Jose, CA until you’re trained (then flexible); up to 50% travel initially Starts: ASAP Duration: Indefinite Relocation/Visa assistance: Yes, can sponsor and/or relocate Representation: Principals only, please Our exciting open source [...]

Staff Technical Writer, big data admin doc/videos/dev tutorials, must read Java, visa/relo ok, San Jose, CA (SDW-279)

Job Code: SDW-279 Cash/Prizes: Competitive salary, complete benefits, bonuses, and pre-IPO stock options Audience: System administrators and developers implementing next-gen storage, search, and analysis technology Location: All onsite in San Jose, CA; some flexibility possible later on Starts: ASAP Duration: Indefinite Relocation/Visa assistance: Yes, can sponsor and/or relocate Representation: Principals only, please This promising open [...]

Contract Technical Writer, IT security cloud sysadmin doc, 2 months, part-time, mtgs in Sunnyvale, CA (CIS-278)

Job Code: CIS-278 Cash/Prizes: 1099 or corp-to-corp (or W2 by request) Audience: Mostly system administrators managing users, devices, and policies for financial sector security sw. Also some end users. Location: Offsite, with occasional information-gathering and review meetings in Sunnyvale, CA Starts: ASAP Duration: Part-time, hours to be arranged, two (2) months Relocation/Visa assistance: No Representation: [...]

Staff Senior Technical Publications Manager, XML/C++/API doc bgr req’d, must speak Japanese, onsite in Tokyo, Japan (SPM-276)

Job Code: SPM-276 Cash/Prizes: Competitive salary, full benefits, and performance bonus Audience: Developers creating content for global consumer-oriented software Location: Onsite in Tokyo, Japan Starts: ASAP Duration: Full-time, 40 hrs/week, indefinite Relocation/Visa assistance: No Representation: Principals only, please Our Fortune 100 client needs an unusually technical Senior Technical Publications Manager to help design and develop [...]

Contract Technical Marketing Writer, IT security bgr req’d, P/T 3+ mos, offsite (CIS-275)

Job Code: CIS-275 Cash/Prizes: 1099 or corp-to-corp (or W2 by request) Audience: IT Managers evaluating security solutions Location: Offsite Starts: ASAP Duration: Part-time, 40 hrs/week, three (3) months, likely to extend Relocation/Visa assistance: No Representation: Principals only, please Our established web security client needs a contract Technical Marketing Writer for a project creating a quarterly [...]

 

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