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Sr. Systems Analyst

@ Open Text Corporation

Waterloo, ON · Mississauga, ON

5+ years experience
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Overview

OpenText is hiring a Senior Systems Analyst to support enterprise products, including OpenText Content Server. The role translates business needs into technical requirements and solution designs, and handles administration, incident management and cross-team coordination. The posting gives a salary range of $81,600 to $122,400 and mentions vacation entitlement and paid time off, but does not state an employment type or work arrangement.

Responsibilities:

  • Translate business needs into requirements and solution designs
  • Analyze system integrations and upstream and downstream impacts
  • Support, administer and upgrade enterprise applications
  • Lead root-cause analysis and critical incident resolution
  • Support security and compliance reviews

Requirements summary:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combined experience
  • 5+ years in system administration or enterprise applications
  • Experience with agile delivery and ITIL practices
  • Knowledge of web, cloud and operating system environments
  • Salesforce experience considered a strong asset

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Employer posting date
2026-10-26
First seen by our source
2026-10-26
Source record updated
2026-11-02

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentIT
Experience5+ years
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
EducationBachelor’s degree (required)
Fields of studyComputer Science, Engineering, Business, Finance
Perks mentionedGenerous paid time off, Performance bonus

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Open Text Corporation

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Information Reimagined

Full company description

OpenText is a leading Cloud and AI company that provides organizations around the world with a comprehensive suite of Business AI, Business Clouds, and Business Technology. We help organizations grow, innovate, become more efficient and effective, and do so in a trusted and secure way—through Information Management. OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), founded in 1991 in Waterloo, has a rich history of helping customers manage their most important asset—information. Originating from a collaboration to digitize the Oxford English Dictionary, OpenText has grown into a global leader in information management. With over 120,000 enterprise customers across 180 countries, OpenText supports 98 of the top 100 global companies. A wide breadth of offerings uniquely positions OpenText to help customers unlock the value of that information using Al, cloud, and security innovations. At OpenText, our culture is at the heart of everything we do—and today, that includes being proudly AI-first. We’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, with artificial intelligence integrated into how we work, solve problems, and innovate together. By fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment, we empower digital knowledge workers and drive forward-thinking solutions that shape the future of information management. We believe our success comes from the strength of our team—talent that AI can’t replace—and we’re committed to attracting and supporting those who bring unique insight, adaptability, and creativity. Because at OpenText, people aren’t just our greatest asset—they’re the reason we shine in an AI-powered world. Join us at OpenText and become part of a team where your talents and ideas are truly valued.

LinkedIn followers
533,938
People associated on LinkedIn
23,229
Reported office locations
  • 275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, ON N2L 0A1, CA
  • 38 Leek Crescent, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 4N8, CA
  • 420 Thames Valley Park Drive, Thames Valley Park, Reading, Berkshire RG6 1PU, GB
  • 385 Interlocken Crescent, Broomfield, Colorado 80021, US
  • MindSpace IT Park, Hi-Tec City, Hyderabad, Telangana 500081, IN
  • Ayala Ave, Makati, National Capital Region, PH
  • 75 Queen Street, Suite 4400, Montreal, QC H3C 2N6, CA
  • 2440 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, California 94025, US
  • 11720 Amberpark Dr, Suite 200, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009, US
  • 810 Bull Lea Rd, Lexington, Kentucky 40511, US
  • 9711 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, US
  • 100 Tormee Dr, Tinton Falls, New Jersey 07712, US
  • Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, São Paulo, BR
  • 80 Pacific Hwy, North Sydney, New South Wales 2060, AU
  • 100 Zunyi Road, Shanghai, 200052, CN
  • Intermediate Ring Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560071, IN
  • Internal Ring Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560071, IN
  • Workafella, 1st fl Cyber Crown, Sec-II, Village, Huda Techno Enclave, Hyderabad, Telangana 500081, IN
  • 1-8-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo , 100-0005, JP
  • 42 Jong-ro 1-gil Jongno-gu, 8th Floor, Leema Building, Seoul, 03152, KR
  • 138 Market Street, Level 33, Singapore, 048946, SG
  • Werner-von-Siemens Ring 20, Grasbrunn, Bavaria 85630, DE
  • 100, Esplanade du Général de Gaulle, Cœur Défense Tour B - Étage 30, Paris, Île-de-France 92932 , FR
  • Via Amsterdam, 125, Rome, 00144, IT
  • Kinsale Road, Building 2800/2900 Cork Airport Business Park, Cork, IE
  • 1183 AV, Prof. E. M. Meijerslaan 1, Amstelveen, NL
  • Calle Jose Silva 17 6ªplta, 28043 Madrid, ES
  • Dubai Internet City, Building 14 Office G-11 (Ground Floor), Dubai, AE
  • Leslie Ave East, Design Quarter Office Park Ground Floor Building No 11, Johannesburg, ZA
Business categories
  • Operating Systems
  • Information Technology
  • Cyber Security
  • Linux
  • Data Center
  • Content
  • Data Management
  • Software
  • Ediscovery
  • Information Services
  • Network Security
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Other recorded names
  • Open Text Software SLU, Secursal
  • Open Text (Philippines), Inc.
  • Open Text Middle East
  • Open Text Saudi Arabia LLC
  • Open Text Corporation
  • Open Text Sp. z.o.o.
  • Open Text Software GmbH
  • Open Text South Africa Pty Ltd
  • Open Text Bulgaria EOOD
  • Open Text UK Limited
  • Micro Focus Software Solutions Canada Co.
  • Open Text Software Tech SDN BHD
  • Open Text (Asia) Pte Ltd
  • Micro Focus Software Pte. Ltd.
  • Open Text Tech da Informacao Ltda
  • Open Text Technologies India Pvt Ltd
  • Open Text Corporation India Pvt Ltd
  • Micro Focus France SAS
  • Open Text Belux Branch
  • Open Text Pty Limited
  • Open Text Ireland Limited
  • Open Text Software S.L.U.
  • Open Text Oy
  • Open Text US LLC
  • Open Text Korea Co., Ltd
  • Open Text S.r.l.
  • Micro Focus Deutschland GmbH
  • Open Text Software Austria GmbH
  • Open Text Cooperatief U.A.
  • Open Text Inc.
  • Open Text S. de R.L. de C.V.
  • Open Text K.K.
  • Open Text s.r.o.
  • Open Text SARL
  • Open Text A/S
  • Open Text AG
  • Open Text AB
  • OpenText Middle East and North Africa Regional Headquarters
  • OpenText
  • GXS India Technology Centre Pvt Ltd
  • GXS Limited
Specialties
  • Information Management
  • Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
  • Content Services
  • Digital Experience (DX)
  • Customer Experience Management (CEM)
  • Customer Communications Management (CCM)
  • Information Exchange
  • IoT
  • Information Security
  • Developers
  • Partners
  • LegalTech
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Cyber Security
  • Data Center
  • Data Management
  • Information Services
  • Information Technology
  • Network Security
  • and Software
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
No
Reported total investment
1,100,000,000

Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.

OpenText is a leading Cloud and AI company that provides organizations around the world with a comprehensive suite of Business AI, Business Clouds, and Business Technology. We help organizations grow, innovate, become more efficient and effective, and do so in a trusted and secure way—through Information Management. OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), founded in 1991 in Waterloo, has a rich history of helping customers…

FieldValue
IndustrySoftware Development
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersWaterloo, ON
Organization typePublic Company
Year founded1991
SpecialtiesInformation ManagementEnterprise Content Management (ECM)Content ServicesDigital Experience (DX)Customer Experience Management (CEM)Customer Communications Management (CCM)Information ExchangeIoTInformation SecurityDevelopers
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Job description

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 are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.


YOUR IMPACT

We are looking for a Senior Systems Analyst to support a range of OpenText products used across the enterprise. This role combines technical expertise, analytical and strategic thinking, project leadership and effective communication to understand business requirements and deliver reliable IT solutions. The Senior Systems Analyst aligns business applications with complex business-process requirements, considers upstream and downstream impacts, solves complex problems and drives continuous improvement.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS

  • Translate business needs into functional and technical requirements, solution designs, delivery plans, and scalable enterprise application solutions.
  • Analyze system integrations, dependencies, and upstream/downstream impacts while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver practical business outcomes.
  • Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, UAT, deployment, and documentation.
  • Provide global support, administration, configuration, maintenance, monitoring, patching, and upgrades for enterprise applications, including OpenText Content Server and related technologies.
  • Lead the investigation and resolution of complex technical issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate troubleshooting efforts across internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
  • Manage critical incidents, system outages, and change, incident, and problem management activities in alignment with ITIL and organizational best practices.
  • Partner with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and external partners to gather requirements, communicate project updates, and successfully manage multiple initiatives and priorities.
  • Support enterprise security and compliance by maintaining security controls, participating in security reviews, addressing risks, and responding to security-related incidents.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and knowledge sharing to team members while promoting collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
  • Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, application enhancements, automation opportunities, innovation initiatives, and improvements to user experience, system performance, and operational effectiveness.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in system administration, technical support, enterprise applications, or a related technology function.
  • Proven experience in requirements gathering, solution design, application development, testing, implementation, and support within agile delivery environments.
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture, capacity planning, performance tuning, and enterprise application support across on-premises and cloud-based environments.
  • Experience applying ITIL best practices for incident, problem, change, and service management to ensure operational excellence.
  • Knowledge of web applications, application integrations, workflow/BPM solutions, and collaboration with diverse business and technical stakeholders.
  • Technical understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks, reporting technologies, cloud platforms, operating systems (Windows/Unix), virtualization, containers, and data management concepts.
  • Experience with process automation, web development, and enterprise application administration; Salesforce implementation, integration, or administration experience is considered a strong asset.

Preferred qualification

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound technical decisions, manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing requirements, and deliver results in fast-paced environments.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management abilities, including the capacity to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, build relationships, navigate challenging situations, and influence outcomes through empathy and persistence.
  • Growth-oriented mindset with a passion for innovation, continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, mentoring, inclusive teamwork, cultural awareness, and incorporating feedback to enhance individual and team performance.

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 commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, 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 submit a ticket at Ask HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. 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: $81,600 -$122,400; 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.

AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.

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