OpenText

Sr. Technical Support Specialist

OpenText$72K — $108K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of technical support experience
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem scoping skills
  • Degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience
  • Familiarity with Windows/Linux OS and Servers
  • Knowledge of Web Servers (e.g., Tomcat, MS IIS)
  • Experience with relational DBMS such as Oracle or MS SQL Server
  • Understanding of Networking principles and Active Directory

Responsibilities

  • Act as the first point of contact for technical inquiries regarding ECM
  • Provide customer support via phone or email with a focus on empathy
  • Meet established service delivery guidelines and performance metrics
  • Resolve complex technical issues and explore alternative support options
  • Manage customer follow-ups and incident updates
  • Collaborate on technical issues across teams and products
  • Contribute to the knowledge base by authoring and editing articles

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting physical and emotional wellbeing
  • Opportunities for growth and development within a supportive team environment
  • Potential for variable compensation and commission opportunities
  • Paid time off and vacation entitlement
  • Professional development resources to advance skills
Full Job Description
YOUR IMPACT:

Our Sr. Technical Support Specialist position offers you an opportunity to learn exciting technologies which would enable you to support our customers. Critical thinking is something that you'll leverage on an ongoing basis as each customers situation is unique therefore you will need to be creative with your solutions. Our strong team-based environment ensures that if you get stuck or need some help, you'll always feel supported.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS:
• Representing OpenText acting as first point of contact for all technical inquiries regarding ECM and its integration into external environments.
• Utilizing exceptional written and verbal communication skills while supporting customers via telephone or email, while demonstrating a high level of customer focus and empathy
• Meet established service delivery guidelines and key performance indicators that are measured through customer satisfaction surveys, phone-based activities, and schedule adherence.
• Show an understanding of the customer environment and product enabling resolution of complex technical issues and providing alternative support options which may not be related to OpenText products directly.
• Act as a key point of contact for customer follow up and incident management, while maintaining updates and resolution.
• Collaborating on cross-team and cross-product technical issues with a variety of resources including development to document software defects and customer suggestions.
• Contributing to the knowledge base by authoring and editing articles to share current information with team members.
• Work under general guidance with results reviewed periodically, seeking approval from others on matters outside of job or role as needed.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
• 3-5 years previous experience working within a technically focused environment
• Focused on scoping problems and strong troubleshooting ability
• University/College degree within a related discipline or equivalent work experience
• Any combination of the following skills or knowledge is a must:
• Good foundation/knowledge working with Windows OS/Linux OS, Windows and Linux Servers
• Knowledge of Web Servers and HTML (ie. Tomcat or MS IIS) -
• Experience working with relational DBMS (Oracle, MS SQL Server) -
• Understanding of Networking principles and Active directory
• As a 24x7x365 organization, shift work, holidays and on-call responsibilities may be required.

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, 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: $72,160 - $108,240; 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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