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OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

OpenText 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 are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

YOUR IMPACT
A Technical Support Specialist role on our OSM Support Team is more than just a support position-it's an opportunity to help clients successfully operate and optimize their mission-critical IT environments. As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in delivering exceptional technical support, troubleshooting complex challenges, and ensuring clients maximize the value of OpenText's Operations Support Management solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures. Working alongside experienced developers and cross-functional teams, you'll build expertise in enterprise technologies while making a direct impact on client success and satisfaction.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS
Provide technical support to clients via phone, email, chat, and remote sessions, addressing complex and escalated issues for OpenText solutions deployed on-premises and in cloud environments.
Diagnose, isolate, reproduce, and resolve technical issues through advanced troubleshooting, log analysis, and collaboration with subject matter experts when required.
Act as the primary point of contact for assigned cases, proactively managing client communications, setting expectations, documenting interactions, and leading status discussions as needed.
Escalate issues appropriately based on complexity and severity, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to drive timely resolution and identify emerging trends.
Collaborate with Support,Development, and Product teams to replicate issues, document software defects, and support client enhancement requests through resolution.
Contribute to Knowledge-Centered Services (KCS) by creating, updating, and maintaining knowledge base content, including documenting new issues, solutions, and best practices.
Leverage support tools, client information systems, training resources, and knowledge repositories to efficiently resolve client issues and promote their effective use across the team.
Stay current on product updates, internal processes, alerts, and training to support evolving client and business requirements.
Serve as a technical resource and escalation point for team members, mentoring others and sharing subject matter expertise to drive team success.
Maintain strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders through professional communication, technical leadership, empathy, and a client-focused approach.
Demonstrate flexibility to support on-call and after-hours coverage when required to meet client needs.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
2+ years of experience in technical support within a client-focused environment, with a passion for delivering high-quality client service.
Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and diagnostic skills, including experience with log analysis, traces, dumps, and hypothesis-driven problem solving.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Working knowledge of Linux/UNIX operating systems.
Basic scripting experience with Shell, Python, Perl, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages is preferred.
Understanding of enterprise monitoring concepts, including events, alerts, metrics, agents, policies, thresholds, dashboards, availability, performance, and integrations.
Familiarity with web and application technologies, including web servers, application servers, certificates, TLS/SSL, and authentication concepts.
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, TCP/IP, ports, firewalls, proxies, load balancers, and connectivity troubleshooting.
Knowledge of enterprise databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Vertica, or similar technologies.
Familiarity with Kubernetes, Helm, and containerized environments, particularly for modern OSM deployments.
Experience analyzing logs across product, operating system, application server, and container layers.
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is preferred.
Understanding of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) architectures.
Proven ability to adapt to evolving technologies and changing business needs while effectively managing multiple priorities.
Strong attention to detail, ability to learn quickly, and a continuous desire to expand technical knowledge.

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.

OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, 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. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. 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: $60,000 - $90,000; 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.

AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.