Job Description

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're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.
OpenText(TM) Cybersecurity SMB & Consumer solutions help organizations protect their most valuable and sensitive information with products, services, and training. The OpenText Cybersecurity portfolio provides a broad portfolio of data security and data protection solutions that help companies prevent, detect, respond, and recover from the latest cybersecurity threats.
This position is within the Zix | AppRiver business unit of Cybersecurity SMB & Consumer. Zix | AppRiver is a trusted leader in providing productivity, email security, and compliance solutions for businesses of all sizes.
Location: Waterloo, ON Hybrid role In-Office Tues-Thurs (WFH: Mon & Fri)
Your Impact:
As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in constructing cutting-edge systems that help guide our customers through challenging cyber risks to ultimately find even greater opportunities. In this role, you will be responsible for building, testing, and integrating distributed enterprise software for publicly available cloud-based management systems. You will also be contributing to and maintaining private cloud-based software for email threat protection, encryption, and archiving. 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.
Our development culture is collaborative and inclusive consisting of top-tier talent. It promotes continuous improvement and personal growth within a team that practices DevOps and Agile core values. The culture provides a healthy work-life balance and encourages open communication and cross-department collaboration.
As a Lead Software Developer, 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.
• Make timely decisions, prioritizing customer trust over expediency, and leverage input to determine optimal technical solutions.
• Identify and course-correct when the current path does not meaningfully serve customer needs, playing a key role in setting longer-term business strategy.
• Lead in setting the quality standards for the team's technical work, from code to software designs, while raising the skill level of less experienced team members.
• Possess 8-12 years of previous professional experience.

What you need to Succeed:

• Strong Object-Oriented design skills
• Frontend: HTML, JavaScript
• Frontend frameworks: React or Angular
• Programming languages: C#, C++, or Java
• Databases - PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB
• Cloud-Based Technologies: AWS or Azure
• CI/CD/DevOps: Kubernetes, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Chef or Salt

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.

Skills Required