Job Description

Hiring Manager: Arun Malayanur Ramu

Talent Acquisition Advisor: Meherunnesa Khatun

Job Code Level: DSM1

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Manager, Software Engineering

Bringing structure to the unstructured by unleashing the power of information



ENABLING THE DIGITAL WORLD



OpenText enables the digital world as the global leader in Enterprise Information Management, both on premises and in the cloud. We are committed to being the best place to work for more than 8,000 employees in over 120 locations. What we do, we do well. What we create, we do purposefully to impact the world. If you believe in this and are passionate about directing people towards a better way to work, then let OpenText enable your digital world career.



The Opportunity:

The Engineering Manager, within Software Engineering R is responsible for setting direction and leadership to development teams, working on medium to large scale global projects stemming both from roadmap and customer direct requirements. He/She will be responsible for Technical Direction to the teams, Project Management, Escalation and account management for key accounts as well as People Management for driving the R functions.



This position requires strong technical, people leadership and customer facing experience, excellent communication, and "hands-on" product development skills. He/She must have strong technical background, and proficient in motivating and leading the team, through vision, strategic positioning, and leadership characteristics. He/She is expected to work closely with the Product and Program management teams in defining product roadmaps. Working exposure to diverse cross geo teams is important.



What The Role Offers

• Technically hands-on, guide the team on technical and functional aspects of the project.
• Helps team achieve sprint/release goals while partnering with the Product Manager on overall business goals.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure plans& resources are coordinated, and project deliverables are well defined, scoped and achieved.
• Deliver assigned projects on time, budget and agreed quality standards.
• Drive the planning, daily stand-ups and result oriented retrospectives.
• Provide guidance, technical feedback and ensure release goal is achieved.
• Provide visibility to team impediments/risks and help eliminate them.
• Provide resource forecasting and optimize usage of resources.
• Ensure appropriate and timely reporting.
• Manage communication cross-functionally and escalate promptly when issues arise.
• Provide guidance, technical feedback and ensure project delivery success.


What You Need To Succeed

• Minimum BE CS or equivalent experience, 12+ years of industry engineering experience, with at least 4 years in a management or project management position.
• Must have hands-on full stack development experience
• Must have experience in the development of Enterprise scale, mission-critical, highly available, systems-level applications
• Prior working experience in product development companies, working on large Enterprise Scale applications would be essential.
• Agile project management experience is a must. Experience with SAFe is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and people leadership is mandatory.
• Should have a good understanding and hands-on with tools related to CI-CD/DevOps.
• Expertise in software development lifecycles, and Agile methodologies.
• Exposure and knowledge to building microservices-based applications, hands-on in Cloud Native architecture, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP Cloud, Environments, building RESTful Web Services will be an advantage.


OpenText is an equal opportunity employer that hires and attracts talent regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation. At OpenText we acknowledge, value and respect diversity. We draw on diversity of thought and experience to reflect the rich array of cultures representing our broad global customer base.

As a technology company, we can only be as good as the people who are part of our team. To that end, we seek talent with diversity of life experiences and perspectives from around the world!



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 ataccommodations@opentext.com. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.