Principal Software Engineer

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. 

The Opportunity:

OpenText is the leading information manager company in the world and is looking to extend that information management advantage to the Internet of Things which is projected to collect, analyze, and visualize data from trillions of devices.  As a Principal Software Architect you will utilize superior knowledge and experience to perform highly complex product architecture, design, systems analysis, research, maintenance, troubleshooting and other programming activities. You will also play a key role in the development of work teams by providing others with direction and leadership. You will also be involved in cross-team planning activities such as providing status updates and coordinating activities. Come help us to build the next generation Internet of Things Cloud.

You are great at:

• Lead, drive and implement highly scalable and complex solutions

• Produce high quality code according to design specifications

• Utilize superior analytical skills to troubleshoot and fix highly complex code defects

• Define best practices and standards for database design.

• Serve as a thought leader, mentor and advocate for best practices concerning data Architecture

• Lead software design/code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to company standards

• Collaborate with Product Owner to plan and prioritize tasks for others to support the achievement of team objectives

• Provide status updates to stakeholders and escalates issues when necessary.

• Lead and/or participate in the software development process from design to release in an Agile Development Framework

What it takes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 12+ years of enterprise product development

• Experience in an Agile/Scrum development model

• Strong OOD and Java programming experience is required

• Strong knowledge on algorithm design and analysis, including knowledge of data structures and design patterns

• Expert in Java

• Experience with Angular and related web technologies

• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, K8S

• Experience in Configuring and working with LDAP and SSO Systems

• Experience in handling performance and Security related aspects

• Experience working with at least one of the following application server is strongly preferred: Tomcat, JBoss, Oracle application server/web logic, web sphere

• Experience/knowledge of Restful API are strongly preferred

• Strong hands-on experience with building enterprise applications

• Knowledge of Eclipse BIRT or similar reporting technologies a plus

• Experience in performance-critical enterprise software development is a strong plus

• Knowledge/experience with business intelligence and VERTICA is a strong plus

• Experience in an AWS experience is a strong plus.

• Experience in Internet of Things domain is a strong plus

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 hr@opentext.com.