Lead Software Developer (48584) bei OpenText | Information Management Solutions

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.

Software Development Engineer in Test (Hybrid role in office (Tue, Wed and Thur: WFH Mon & Fri)

OpenText™ Cybersecurity SMB & Consumer solutions help organizations protect their most valuable and sensitive information with products, services, and training. The OpenText Cybersecurity portfolio provides a broad portfolio of data security and data protection solutions that help companies prevent, detect, respond, and recover from the latest cybersecurity threats.

This position is within the Zix | AppRiver business unit of Cybersecurity SMB & Consumer. Zix | AppRiver is a trusted leader in providing productivity, email security, and compliance solutions for businesses of all sizes.

Your Impact:

A Development role at OpenText is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to impact lives. As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in constructing cutting-edge Information Management Solutions that contribute to sustainable supply chains, support refugees, and enhance medical information access to save lives. You will engage in solving meaningful challenges within a motivated team, gaining exposure to advanced technologies beyond individual access. You will be encouraged to cultivate an engineering mindset, driving the creation of innovative software solutions that address real-world problems and shape the future.

As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in helping deliver cutting-edge systems that help guide our customers through challenging cyber risks to ultimately find even greater opportunities. In the Software Development Engineer in Test role, you will help us build a culture that believes everybody owns quality and that our customers and partners come first.  We’re looking for someone with a passion for leveraging test automation to deliver high-quality solutions to market.  As a hands-on developer, coach, and evangelist, the candidate will influence and guide agile development teams toward quality engineering within a DevOps culture by:

• Mentoring team members on test automation best practices, implementations, and design 
• Creating and maintaining automated regression, smoke, and feature-focused test suites in various programming languages.  This is a development position.
• Defining test plans and create test scenarios and cases for web services, user interfaces, and back-end systems 
• Working alongside Product Owners, Developers, and fellow QA team members to plan test automation and architectural evolution for new and existing products 
• Collaborating with the development team to architect and develop automation testing practices, tools, and solutions 
• Troubleshooting and analyzing test failures and driving resolutions 

What the role offers:

As a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test, you will:

• Provide strong leadership for the team, wielding technical and business influence beyond team boundaries.
• Drive multi-team initiatives spanning diverse domains, consistently delivering value that extends beyond the immediate team.
• Quickly grasp the business context to enhance customer value significantly.
• Make timely decisions, prioritizing customer trust over expediency, and leverage input to determine optimal technical solutions.
• Identify and course-correct when the current path does not meaningfully serve customer needs, playing a key role in setting longer-term business strategy.
• Lead in setting the quality standards for the team's technical work, from code to software designs, while raising the skill level of less experienced team members.
• Possess 8-12 years of previous professional experience. (Include based on regional preference)

What you need to Succeed:

• Programming languages: C#, C++, or Java
• Scripting languages: Python, Perl, Bash or PowerShell
• Performance testing tools: Jmeter, Blazemeter, or comparable
• Unit testing frameworks: Nunit, junit, or xunit
• Api testing frameworks: REST Assured, Requests, RestSharp, or Postman
• Frontend testing frameworks: Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Familiarity with testing methodologies and patterns such as pagemodel, BVA, equivalence partitioning, and path analysis
• A clear understanding of Agile methodologies
• Strong Object-Oriented design skills desired
• Basic competency with Git source control 

One last thing:

OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.

Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [email protected]. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.