Manager, Software Engineering

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

As the Information Company, our mission at OpenText is to create software solutions and deliver services that redefine the future of digital. Be part of a winning team that leads the way in Enterprise Information Management.  

As a Manager, Software Engineering you will provide project management and leadership on medium to large scale projects with internal and direct customer impact. Responsible for day-to-day management of Engineering team to ensure technical quality, product quality, and efficient use of resources. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and within agreed upon quality standards. Work closely with cross-functional teams within OpenText and partner with key stakeholders.

You are great at:

•       Deliver assigned projects to time, budget and agreed quality standards

•       Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Operations, other delivery teams and Release Management to ensure effective launch and delivery of projects to satisfy business needs

•       Lead teams to ensure project delivery success

•       Build and maintain strong client relationships, internal and external

•       Apply best-practices and coding patterns that ensure world-class solutions that are maintainable, modular, and of high code-quality

•       Create a culture that insists on meeting expectations and delivering value

•       Drive automated solutions that enable better efficiency and process improvement

•       Grow and manage the skills and talent in the team

•       Manage People Resource processes related to objectives definitions, regular check-in, assessment and compensation

•       Manage communication cross-functionally and escalate promptly as issues arise

•       Facilitate regular Steering Committee meetings and present to senior level management

•       Take responsibility for ensuring customer satisfaction during project delivery

•       Maintain project management documentation including but not limited to project plans, issues, risks, action items, scorecards and project sites.

•       Excellent problem-solving skills

What it takes:

•       Bachelor's or Master’s degree

•       12 to 15 Years related experience, of which at least 6 years in development, 6+ years of experience as engineering lead/manager

•       Strong design and coding experience

•       Extensive experience with Java, Tomcat, Install Anywhere, InstallShield, Spring, Struts, Hibernate and Oracle

• Experience and exposure to Cloud related technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure and GCP

•       Proficiency in server technologies including J2EE & RESTful API

•       Experience in Angular Js

•       Strong / deep understanding of Object-oriented design and associated modeling tools

•       Working knowledge of open source technologies: Linux, Apache

At OpenText we understand and value diversity in our employees and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.