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Documentation & UX Writer - Contract

Contrast Security Remote (🇺🇸 Pleasanton, California, United States of America)

Remote $60,000 - $80,000 Full-time Senior

The writer will be deeply embedded in development environments to shape the user journey by creating clear, structured content that translates technical security concepts into user value. Key duties include auditing and restructuring existing content, providing clear UI copy, and developing reusable technical content within the Paligo CCMS.

Responsibilities

  • Information Architecture & Restructuring: auditing and overhauling existing content
  • UX Writing & Microcopy: collaborating with design teams to provide clear and concise UI copy
  • Structured Authoring in Paligo: developing and managing high-quality technical content
  • Hands-on Research & Validation: verifying documentation and UX copy by testing functionality firsthand
  • AI-Augmented Workflow: leveraging AI tools for research and maintaining stylistic consistency

Requirements

  • Proven experience with Paligo or similar component-based authoring environment
  • Deep understanding of Information Architecture
  • Familiarity with software development lifecycle and security testing methodologies
  • High level of comfort navigating Staging and Production environments
  • Ability to pull screenshots and technical details from Figma without performing design work

Key Skills

Information Architecture UX Writing Microcopy Paligo Figma AI tools Structured authoring Content management Technical writing Software development lifecycle Security testing methodologies Agile methodologies Collaboration Communication Project management

About Contrast Security

Contrast Security is the world’s leader in Runtime Application Security, embedding code analysis and attack prevention directly into software. Contrast’s patented security instrumentation disrupts traditional AppSec approaches with integrated and comprehensive security observability that delivers highly accurate assessment and continuous protection of an entire application portfolio. The Contrast Runtime Security Platform enables powerful Application Security Testing and Application Detection and Response, allowing developers, AppSec teams, and SecOps teams to better protect and defend their applications against the ever-evolving threat landscape. Application Security programs need to modernize and Contrast empowers teams to innovate with confidence.

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