OpenText

Lead Software Developer

OpenText$118K — $168K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, or cloud environments
  • Strong expertise with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • Proficiency in Ansible, Python, and Bash scripting
  • Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead DevOps and automation initiatives across teams
  • Design and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
  • Drive Infrastructure as Code and automation using Terraform and Ansible
  • Ensure platform reliability through monitoring and incident management
  • Improve performance and operational excellence across the SaaS platform
  • Evaluate and adopt AI-powered tools for operational efficiency

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
  • Opportunities for variable and commission compensation
  • Vacation entitlement and paid time off
Full Job Description
Req# 53332 - Lead Software Developer (DevOps) Cloud/SaaS

Full time On-Site opportunity Locations: in Mississauga, Richmond Hill or Waterloo, Ontario

You are part of an Engineering organization building and operating a highly scalable, globally available Public Cloud Service (SaaS) in the Enterprise Information Management domain. Working closely with Software Engineering and IT Operations, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, security, and continuous evolution of our fast-growing cloud platform. In an agile environment, you will drive automation, streamline operations, and help deliver new capabilities to customers around the world.

What the role offers:
  • Lead DevOps and automation initiatives across development and operations teams.
  • Design and maintain cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes.
  • Drive Infrastructure as Code and automation using tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
  • Ensure platform reliability through monitoring, incident management, and root cause analysis.
  • Improve performance, security, observability, and operational excellence across the SaaS platform.
  • Evaluate and adopt AI-powered tools to enhance productivity and operational efficiency.


What you need to succeed:
  • 7+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, or cloud-based enterprise environments.
  • Strong expertise with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP), CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Proficiency in Ansible, Python and Bash scripting for automation and operational tasks.
  • Solid Linux administration, troubleshooting, and production support experience.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and continuous improvement mindset.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience) with excellent communication skill in English.


Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. 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: $118,000.00 - $168,000.00; 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.

About OpenText

OpenText Corporation is a Canadian company that develops and sells enterprise information management software. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. OpenText software applications manage content or unstructured data for large companies, government agencies, and professional service firms. OpenText aims to help customers digitize their operations and optimize their information management processes. The company has made several acquisitions over the years to expand its product offerings and customer base. OpenText has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Learn more about OpenText
Size
14,300 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Founded
1991
5 Year Trend
+8.8%
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