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.



YOUR IMPACTAs a Lead Systems Administrator at OpenText, you will be part of a global team of administrators responsible for the deployment, management, performance tuning, configuration, and troubleshooting of the computing infrastructure that powers the OpenText Cloud.The ideal candidate will be a team player, have previous experience in managing a large physical and virtual computing environment, and have a sound understanding of the technologies we support.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERSo Leading the resolution of high-risk and complex problems.o Proactively managing systems to reduce reoccurring issues.o Utilizing available tooling/AI to automate tasks and enhance productivityo Prioritizing workloads effectively in a time-critical environment.o Working independently within a geographically dispersed team.o Building and maintaining a good relationship with team members across global regions.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEEDo Progressive in-depth hands-on experience as an administrator in OpenStack of various flavors - Canonical, RedHat, Ansible, etc.o Fundamental understanding of the various component services central to OpenStack deployment and management including Neutron, Nova, Cinder, Swift, Keystone, etco Excellent understanding of some of the 3rd party open source tooling that provides bolt-on services to OpenStack including but not limited to replication, automation, migration, High availabilityo In-depth knowledge of the process of updating and maintaining OpenStack software and driver releases in a 24/7 environment on an ongoing basis to ensure currencyo Excellent understanding of various Linux distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES, etc.)o Hands-on experience in project teams tasked with migrating workloads from VMware to OpenStacko Some familiarity with various alternative hyper-visors (ESXi, KVM, XEN, Hyper-V, ProxMox)o Understanding of various scripting technologies (PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, Python)o Experience using AI to develop strategies to automate workloads and processes, with a commitment to operating in a safe and secure manner to prevent the exposure of sensitive information in any public domain, and basic Network troubleshooting skillso Ability to handle and prioritize workloads and work effectively in a time-critical environmento Excellent communication skills, both oral and written



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