Technical Writer

Summary

Join the OpenSSF Securing Repositories Working Group as a technical writer to create guidance on deleting previously published packages from software repositories. This guidance will be published on the working group's website. You will research existing policies, draft guidance, and respond to community feedback. Creating and merging a pull request in the GitHub repository is also required. The role reports to Linux Foundation Staff. This is a 2-month contract with a $4,000 USD salary.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• Research existing policies
• Draft guidance on deleting previously published packages from software repositories
• Respond to community feedback
• Create a pull request in the working group's GitHub repository
• Merge the pull request once it has been reviewed and approved