OpenText

Lead Technical Support Specialist

OpenText • $86K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred or associate degree with minimum 3 years in client support.
  • Advanced knowledge of OpenText TeamSite application.
  • Foundation in Windows and Linux operating systems.
  • Experience with Web Servers, HTML, and relational database management systems.
  • Understanding of networking principles and Active Directory.
  • Working knowledge of virtualization environments, including VMware and Citrix.
  • Development skills in Java, SQL, CGI, Perl, .NET, or C++ are a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the clients' single point of contact for support incidents.
  • Develop a deep understanding of each client's software environment.
  • Establish strong, trusted relationships with clients.
  • Leverage technical expertise to resolve incidents efficiently.
  • Provide timely updates on open incidents and coordinate with other experts.
  • Identify best practices to minimize operational risks for clients.
  • Offer periodic assessments and technical support mentoring.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
  • Opportunities for variable and commission compensation.
  • Vacation entitlement and paid time off.
Full Job Description
YOUR IMPACT:

We are looking to welcome a Premium Support Specialists to our team, with advanced technical skills in OpenText TeamSite, or the ability to learn and come up to speed quickly in TeamSite. You will work on our clients' complex software environments and provide technical support along with proactive services like best practices, guidance, optimization, pitfall awareness, etc. to clients who are developing their solutions. You will ensure clients get the highest level of business value and are satisfied with the products, technical support and guidance they receive from OpenText with a focus on promoting retention, loyalty, and account growth. The overall objective of the Premium Support Specialist is to provide the highest level of personalized technical support to ensure clients are successful with their OpenText product solutions. This is achieved by building trust, focusing on value, being flexible and willing to go the extra mile to ensure client satisfaction.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS:
• Be the client's single point of contact for support incidents opened for a specific product center.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of your client's environment
• Implement & establish a strong trusted working relationship with clients.
• Leverage deep technical expertise and knowledge of your client's environment to resolve incidents more efficiently
• Provide timely updates on open incidents & coordinate with other OpenText experts as needed to expedite timely resolution.
• Identify and recommend best practices to help our clients minimize operational risks and avoid common pitfalls.
• Provide periodic supportability assessments & offer technical support mentoring to increase the client's knowledge.
• Understand the operational profile of your client's environment to improve the support and guidance that OpenText delivers.
• Act as a strategic partner in developing plans to proactively improve and maintain the client's software investment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, to manage both client and peer internal organization interactions, including escalations, critical situations, difficult conversations, etc.
• Delivery short-term custom offerings to address clients' unique needs and requests.

\WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
• Bachelor's degree preferred or associate degree holder (technical field) with min 3 years' working experience in a client support environment.
• Advanced knowledge of OpenText TeamSite application
• Good foundation/knowledge working with Windows OS/Linux OS, Windows, and Linux Servers
• Good knowledge of Web Servers and HTML (i.e. Tomcat or MS IIS)
• Experience working with relational DBMS (Oracle, MS SQL Server, and IBM DB2)
• Understanding of Networking principles and Active directory
• Working experience with virtual environments (VMWare ESX, Oracle VirtualBox, Citrix)
• Development (Java, SQL, CGI, Perl, .NET, or C++) experience will be an advantage
• Previous working experience with Cloud Technologies, such as GCP, AWS and/or Azure.
• A proven track record of in-depth technical troubleshooting.
• Strong relationship and team building skills, with the ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts.
• Great communication, coordination, and collaboration skills, and ability to navigate complex, matrixed organizations.
• Ability to guide and advise clients proactively on best practices, configuration optimization, tuning and integrations.
• Willingness and ability to travel if required. (
• Willingness and ability to work occasionally outside of business hours, including weekends.
• French or Spanish Language is an asset.
• Knowledge of other OpenText Products is an asset.
• Ability to work outside standard hours on occasion to meet specific client needs.
• Willingness and ability to learn additional products as requested to meet staffing and account needs.

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: $86,800 -$130,200 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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