Lead Software Architect

OpenText

  • Waterloo, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 17 days ago
OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANYOpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.Hybrid role (In-Office Tues, Wed & Thurs)The Product Architecture function is responsible for integrating software frameworks, systems, and/or product design functions or designing underlying architecture for use in one or more product offerings. They design comprehensive frameworks, systems, or products while also determining core server infrastructure, capacity planning, and networking protocols. Additionally, they integrate software, hardware, and networking components to fit the system being designed.Your Impact:A Lead Software Architecture 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.What the role offers:As a Lead Software Architecture, you will:
  • Provide strong leadership for the team, wielding technical and business influence beyond team boundaries.
  • Drive multi-team initiatives spanning diverse domains, consistently delivering value that extends beyond the immediate team.
  • Quickly grasp the business context to enhance customer value significantly.
  • Identify and course-correct when the current path does not meaningfully serve customer needs, playing a key role in setting longer-term business strategy.
  • Possess 8-12 years of previous professional experience.
  • Evaluate multiple platforms’ features and capabilities. Identify where platforms overlap. Identify how and where platforms can be integrated to reduce costs; by utilizing a single technology or platform to perform tasks. Ability to design integration plans by speaking with development SME’s, operations, and other internal support organizations.
  • Design integration plans and schedules
What you need to Succeed:Frontend: HTML, JavaScript
  • Frontend frameworks: React, Angular, Backbone, Vue, jQuery
  • Backend: Java, .Net, PHP, Python, Ruby,
  • Programming languages: C++; C#
  • Databases – SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, and NoSQL
  • Cloud-Based Technologies: AWS, GCP, Azure, SaaS and PaaS
  • CI/CD: GitLab; Jenkins; Kubernetes
One last thing:OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at . Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

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