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Abhinash Mahanta

@abhinashmahanta

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Technical Writer with 8+ years crafting scalable, compliance-ready documentation.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a senior technical writing role where I can own documentation end-to-end—Docs-as-Code, compliance-focused content, and user-centered manuals—while collaborating with product and engineering to ship accurate, release-ready guides.

I’m a highly organized, innovative Technical Writer with 8+ years of experience creating internal and user-facing support, learning, and compliance documentation for technical audiences. With a computer science background, I turn complex systems into clear procedures, manuals, and guides that people can actually use.

In my roles, I’ve authored and maintained SOPs, Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Guides, work instructions, and long-form product manuals using DITA/XML authoring and tools like Adobe FrameMaker, InDesign, Oxygen XML Author, and MadCap Flare. I also built modular, reuse-friendly content for multi-channel publishing, edited technical illustrations, and validated accuracy with engineers and by checking documentation against UI workflows before releases.

I specialize in cloud security and data platforms documentation—covering architecture, controls, and data-pipeline behavior in environments such as Snowflake and major clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP). I’ve helped drive Docs-as-Code pipelines with Git-based workflows, CI/CD publishing, diagrams (Lucidchart/Draw.io/Visio), and AI-assisted drafting—then validated and refined outputs for technical correctness. I’m also comfortable leading documentation workstreams, mentoring junior writers, and coordinating handoffs across global teams.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Technical Lead

HCL Tech

Oct 2025 - Mar 2026 (5 months)

Owned product documentation across multiple roles, designing content around full task flows. Created user and instructional manuals (including troubleshooting and embedded help) and produced SDLC documentation for regulated data platforms.

Product Documentation Ownership Online Help FAQs Microsoft Visio Snagit Embedded User Assistance SDLC Business Requirements System Design Data Mapping Validation Rules Stakeholder Management

Technical Writer

Wollmilchsau GmbH

Sep 2023 - Oct 2025 (2 years 1 month)

Created user-focused website and blog content and authored API documentation for payment gateway systems. Owned technical and hardware documentation and produced API, installation, and audit-ready compliance documentation aligned with data privacy and security standards.

API Documentation DITA XML Authoring Hardware Documentation Rack Elevation Drawings Lucidchart Visio Agile Documentation Alignment GDPR PCI DSS Documentation Portals

Research Specialist

EC-Council

Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 (2 years)

Gained hands-on experience documenting cloud-based data warehouses and authoring technical and compliance content. Worked across the documentation development life cycle (DDLC) and created cloud security, training, and API documentation using docs-as-code workflows.

AWS Azure Google Cloud Cloud Data Warehouses HIPAA GDPR PCI DSS Cloud Security Docs As Code Workflows Git CI CD Madcap Flare OAuth 2.0 API Documentation Snowflake Lucidchart Visio PowerPoint

Technical Writer

TechEthics

Apr 2019 - Sep 2021 (2 years 5 months)

Authored and maintained SOPs to build a centralized repository for internal business processes. Produced hardware manuals and release/quick-start documentation using Adobe and XML/DITA authoring tools.

Adobe FrameMaker adobe indesign Adobe Illustrator DITA XML Authoring Oxygen XML Author Madcap Flare

Robotics Trainer

Robotech Private Limited

Sep 2017 - Apr 2019 (1 year 7 months)

Served as a Robotics Trainer for the Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) program, delivering foundational instruction in robotics and engineering concepts. Created technical guides for robotics projects for middle and high school students.

Robotics STEM Instruction Curriculum Support