CIQ OVERVIEW
CIQ builds the enterprise infrastructure that powers the world's most demanding workloads. From the operating system layer through AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, and cloud-native orchestration, CIQ delivers the speed, security, scalability, and sovereignty that major enterprises, government agencies, and research institutions depend on.
CIQ is the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux and the developer of the RLC Pro family of Enterprise Linux distributions, Fuzzball workload orchestration, Warewulf Pro cluster provisioning, and Ascender Pro automation. Our customers include some of the largest and most technically sophisticated organizations in the world, working across HPC, AI/ML, defense, and regulated industries.
We are a company of builders, operators, and open source practitioners. If you want to do work that matters, at a company that is genuinely changing how enterprise infrastructure gets built and run, we want to talk.
We are looking for a Sr. Technical Content Marketing Manager who can bridge the gap between deep technical expertise and compelling marketing storytelling. This role is responsible for creating high-quality written content: blog posts, white papers, solution briefs, case studies, and executive summaries that make complex technical concepts accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Linux, HPC, and/or AI infrastructure and can translate that knowledge into content that drives awareness, engagement, and pipeline.
Technical Content Creation- Author long-form technical blog posts, white papers, solution briefs, tutorials, and case studies that showcase product capabilities and thought leadership.
- Produce executive summaries and digestible overviews of complex technical topics for C-suite, business, and non-technical audiences.
- Develop content across the full buyer journey - awareness, consideration, and decision, ensuring technical accuracy and marketing impact at every stage.
- Write and edit website copy, landing pages, email campaigns, and social media content with a technically grounded voice.
- Partner with engineering, product management, and solution architecture teams to extract technical insights and convert them into audience-appropriate messaging.
- Attend sprint reviews, architecture discussions, and product demos to stay current on product capabilities, roadmap, and differentiators.
- Translate command-line workflows, system architectures, benchmark data, and configuration details into clear, visually supported narratives.
- Serve as the editorial bridge between R&D and marketing, ensuring technical fidelity in every published asset.
- Own and maintain the technical content calendar in coordination with product marketing, demand generation, and communications teams.
- Identify trending topics and emerging themes in Linux, HPC, AI/ML infrastructure, cloud-native computing, and adjacent spaces to fuel a proactive content pipeline.
- Define and track content performance metrics (traffic, engagement, conversion, SEO ranking) and iterate based on data.
- Develop SEO-driven content strategies to increase organic visibility for key technical terms and product categories.
- Collaborate with the marketing, engineering, and product teams on messaging frameworks, competitive battle cards, and positioning documents, contributing from the editorial and content-creation perspective.
- Support product launches by creating launch blog posts, announcement copy, and supporting collateral.
- Assist in developing presentation decks, webinar scripts, and conference talk abstracts when content expertise is required.
- Contribute to analyst briefing materials and customer-facing documentation as needed.
NEEDED TO SUCCEED
Successful candidates will have:
- Strong hands-on background in Linux systems administration, HPC (high-performance computing), and/or AI/ML infrastructure.
- Demonstrated ability to write deeply technical content (e.g., kernel tuning, workload schedulers, GPU clusters, container orchestration) that is both accurate and engaging.
- Proven track record of translating complex engineering concepts into clear, compelling content for non-technical business audiences.
- Excellent command of written English with strong editing and proofreading skills.
- Experience working directly with engineering and product teams in an agile environment.
- Familiarity with CMS platforms, marketing automation tools, and SEO best practices.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years of experience in technical content marketing, technical writing, or developer marketing in a B2B technology environment.
BENEFITS
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Flexible paid time off.
Employee stock options.
Remote work; no travel required for most positions.
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