Sr. Software Developer at OpenText in Waterloo, Ontario, CAN, N2L 0A1

Job description

• A Development role at OpenText is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to impact lives. As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in constructing cutting-edge Information Management Solutions that contribute to sustainable supply chains, support refugees, and enhance medical information access to save lives. You will engage in solving meaningful challenges within a motivated team, gaining exposure to advanced technologies beyond individual access. You will be encouraged to cultivate an engineering mindset, driving the creation of innovative software solutions that address real-world problems and shape the future.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery of OT Capture Product and related microservices.
• Automate environment provisioning, configuration, and deployment using Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Support and enhance multi-tier Capture platforms, including Core Capture, Pixtools, and integration components.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for Capture systems to ensure high availability, performance, and rapid incident response.
• Manage backup, archival, and disaster recovery processes for content repositories and metadata databases.
• Containerize Capture components and manage deployments on Kubernetes/OpenShift or similar orchestration platforms.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and business teams to streamline release cycles and ensure smooth delivery of Capture features and integrations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the Capture stack, including ingestion pipelines, performance, Capture flow execution, and API integrations.
• Perform routine maintenance, patching, and upgrades of Capture platforms and supporting infrastructure.
• Contribute to cloud migration efforts and design scalable Capture architectures using AWS/Azure/GCP services.

Requirements

• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or similar).
• Background supporting Enterprise level Capture platforms (e.g., OpenText, Tungsten, Abby).
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Solid understanding of Linux administration, networking principles, and secure infrastructure design.
• Experience with monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.).
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and services on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with complex, distributed systems.
• Knowledge of version control, branching strategies, and DevOps best practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional teams.

Skills

Required

• Linux administration
• Networking principles
• Secure infrastructure design
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Version control and branching strategies
• DevOps best practices

Benefits

• Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.
• Salary Range: $98,080.00 - $147,120.00; Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.