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.
Principal Software Developer / Lead Solution Architect
Role Overview
As a Principal Software Developer / Lead Solution Architect, you will serve as a senior technical authority within the organization, driving the architecture, design, and delivery of complex enterprise solutions. Working across multiple engineering teams and strategic customer engagements, you will provide deep technical leadership, shape architectural direction, and ensure the successful implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performing information management solutions.
This role suits a highly experienced technology leader who excels at solving complex engineering challenges, influencing technical strategy, and guiding large-scale product development and enterprise implementations without direct people management responsibilities.
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate:
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, enterprise systems architecture, technical consulting, or a related discipline.
- Extensive expertise across Enterprise Information Management (EIM) platforms such as OpenText Content Suite, Documentum, Core Cloud Services, InfoArchive, Exstream, or equivalent enterprise technologies.
- Strong experience designing and delivering cloud-native, highly available, and secure enterprise applications and services.
- Deep understanding of system architecture, software development best practices, and large-scale distributed environments.
- Proven experience integrating enterprise platforms with technologies such as SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Oracle, and other strategic business systems.
- Strong knowledge of application security, performance optimization, scalability patterns, and modern software delivery practices.
- Experience driving Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) initiatives and improving engineering processes across multiple teams.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Define and govern solution architectures that support scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise applications, cloud services, and platform integrations.
- Lead complex technical initiatives from architectural design through development, deployment, and operational handover, ensuring adherence to engineering best practices and quality standards.
- Act as the primary technical advisor for strategic customer engagements, translating sophisticated business requirements into effective technical solutions and implementation roadmaps.
- Drive architectural reviews, solution assessments, and technical decision-making across product, engineering, and customer-facing teams.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system, infrastructure, and performance issues within mission-critical environments.
- Lead continuous improvement efforts across development processes, automation frameworks, deployment pipelines, and operational practices.
- Conduct and facilitate peer reviews, architectural assessments, and technical governance activities to maintain consistency and engineering excellence.
- Provide technical mentorship, coaching, and guidance to software engineers, consultants, and solution specialists, helping elevate technical capability across the organization.
- Champion innovation by evaluating emerging technologies, architectural approaches, and industry best practices that can enhance product and platform capabilities.
What You'll Bring
You are a highly accomplished technical professional who combines deep engineering expertise with strategic architectural thinking. You possess the ability to navigate complex business and technical challenges, influence stakeholders at all levels, and deliver solutions that drive measurable value for both customers and the organization.
You thrive in environments that demand technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration, and you are passionate about building scalable enterprise solutions while helping others grow through mentorship and technical leadership.
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 hr@opentext.com. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.
10+ years software engineering or architecture experience; expertise in EIM platforms like OpenText Content Suite, Documentum, Core Cloud Services, InfoArchive, Exstream; cloud-native and distributed systems; Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field.
Key Responsibilities
- defining architectures
- leading technical initiatives
- mentoring engineers
Skills & Tools
OpenText Content Suite, Documentum, Core Cloud Services, InfoArchive, Exstream, SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Oracle
Job Details
- Category: Software Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — United Kingdom
- Languages: English
About Open Text UK Limited
A global leader in information management, providing enterprise software and services for digital transformation. — Industry: Information Technology