OpenText

Lead Technical Support Specialist

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

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in technical support or development environments.
  • Degree in a related discipline or equivalent work experience.
  • Proficiency in Windows OS; familiarity with UNIX/Linux is a bonus.
  • Experience with relational databases like Oracle, MS SQL Server, or Postgres.

Responsibilities

  • Resolve complex technical issues related to OpenText software by analyzing logs and debugging scripts.
  • Enhance customer experience by minimizing effort and effectively communicating via calls, emails, and remote solutions.
  • Pursue continuous learning and stay updated on industry and product developments.
  • Identify software defects and document feature requests for improvements.
  • Contribute to the Product Knowledge Base by authoring and updating support articles.
  • Work independently and collaboratively with other teams to resolve technical issues.
  • Meet service delivery guidelines including customer satisfaction and case documentation.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
  • Opportunities for variable and commission compensation based on eligibility.
  • Vacation entitlement and paid time off.
  • Access to ongoing professional development and training resources.
Full Job Description
Your Impact:

OpenText is currently searching for a technically dynamic and resourceful individual who has the ability to provide exceptional technical support in a challenging and rewarding environment.

You will be joining a team that provides world class technical support to a variety of enterprise customers while working across business units to ensure that customer satisfaction is met in every form. The Technical Support Specialist will work support issues that are complex in nature and carry varying priority levels based on set standards.

What The Role Offers:
  • Resolving complex technical issues in all areas of assigned OpenText software products by analysing logs, researching issues, debugging scripts or recreating problems in-house.
  • Focusing on the customer experience and minimising customer effort. Representing OpenText in customer communications via telephone, email, or using remote solutions (Teams, Skype, WebEx etc) to find resolutions to presented technical problems.
  • Demonstrating curiosity and driving your own learning, pursuing new knowledge continuously to keep current with industry and product changes.
  • Identifying and reporting software defects and feature requests.
  • Authoring as well as update articles to contribute to our Product Knowledge Base.
  • Working independently in a self-motivated fashion, as well as collaborating when necessary on cross-team and cross-product technical issues by working with resources from other groups as needed to resolve customer issues.
  • Meeting established service delivery guidelines such as customer satisfaction, phone-based activities, resolution, schedule adherence, case documentation and case wellness.
  • Other duties and projects as assigned by management.

What You Need to Succeed:
  • Previous experience working within a technical support or development environment.
  • University/College degree within a related discipline or equivalent work experience.
  • Proficient in Windows OS; knowledge of UNIX and/or Linux is beneficial.
  • Experience working with relational DBMS (Oracle, MS SQL Server or Postgres).

Preferred:
  • Previous experience with Exstream/StreamServe/xPression is a distinct advantage
  • Experience working with Web Application Servers (i.e. Tomcat, NGINX)
  • Programming/scripting experience (i.e. SQL, Java, JavaScript).
  • Containerization (Docker / Kubernetes)
  • Ability to work with a positive attitude, empathy and diligence in an ever growing and changing environment.
  • Strong ability to work multiple strands in parallel, prioritizing work effectively.
  • Ability to adopt best practices and continuously evolve in the role.


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, we9re 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 candidate9s 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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