Contractor OpenSSF Securing Repositories Technical Writer
Linux Foundation is hiring a remote Contractor OpenSSF Securing Repositories Technical Writer. The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting OR based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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The OpenSSF Securing Repositories Working Group is seeking a technical writer to create guidance on when to allow a previously published package to be deleted from software repositories.
This guidance will be published on the working group's website and will help other repositories who take on this problem in the future.
Milestones will include documentation for:
- Researching existing policies
- Drafting guidance
- Responding to community feedback
- Creating a pull request in the working group's GitHub repository
- Merging the pull request after review and approval
Reporting: Contractor will report to Linux Foundation Staff and to any other party designated by them in connection with the performance of the duties under this Agreement and shall fulfill any other duties reasonably requested in writing by LF and agreed to by Contractor.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills
- Experience with open-source projects and repositories
- Knowledge of software package management and repository policies
- Research and analysis skills to evaluate existing policies
- Proficiency with GitHub, including creating and merging pull requests
- Ability to collaborate with and respond to community feedback
- Excellent communication and organizational skills