Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Compliance for IT404
IT Technical Writer, Specializing in SOX Documenta
SOX compliance is important to the publicly-held company, because the corporations executives can be financially liable for weaknesses or noncompliance. Compliance is determined by the SEC through audits.
Documentation is vital to these companies.
A Technical Writer provides technical and end-user documentation and makes this information understandable to the intended audience. The writer must be able to translate information into easy-to-understand documentation and work well with others.
The freelance writer must be patient, self-motivated, and disciplined.
The writer may need to work closely with engineers, managers, and directors to write documentation for
Technical standards
Technology processes and procedures
Formal policies
Installation data
Roles and responsibilities
Job descriptions
Disaster recovery plans
Emergency procedures
In addition, the SOX Technical Writer must understand Controls as it relates to SEC compliance:
Change Management
Operation Management
Data Management
Information Security
Another important compliance topic is the SDLC (Software Design Life Cycle) and its six phases:
Phase 1: Preliminary Investigation
Phase 2: Analysis
Phase 3: Design
Phase 4: Development
Phase 5: Implementation
Phase 6: Audit and Maintenance
Additional Skills
A SharePoint Services site is valuable for sharing information and a perfect site for the Technical Writer to post documents.
Using RoboHelp or RoboInfo Publisher to create the help and index modules can facilitate searches.
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