Opentext application Developer

Job Description:

As an OpenText Application Developer, you will translate applications requirements into web-based solutions using the OpenText platform. You will use new and emerging technologies in conjunction with the OpenText platform for maximizing system efficiencies and improving business processes and workflows for the agency. The modules currently being used by the agency are:

• Content Suite
• Liquid Office

Principal Responsibilities:

• Work with the Project Manager to develop a detailed project schedule using Microsoft Project that lays out the project deliverables, milestones, tasks, estimated hours and task completion dates.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced Agile development environment
• Provide the functional design, coding, testing, risk assessment and mitigation strategy for Development, Test and Production releases
• Provide additional documentation necessary to coordinate, track and implement the project in collaboration with the Project Manager
• Participate in the elicitation of business requirements as facilitated by the Project Manager and Business Analyst
• Provide daily, weekly or monthly activity/status reports as required by Project Manager
• Perform unit testing prior to Quality Assurance (QA) and User Acceptance Test (UAT)
• Provide bug fix remediation for QA/UAT test cycles as well as Operations and Maintenance for current production releases
• Utilize Jira project management software to plan, track and update status of software development tasks
• Provide and maintain documentation for all changes to software or configuration. This documentation shall be provided to the Project Manager and will be maintained in appropriate system documentation files and will be audited on a regular basis
• Provide data migration/mapping plans, systems integration recommendations and contingency plans, as required
• Support weekend Production releases/patches and provide a Software Release Management task plan in coordination with the OpenText System Administrator
• Address Help Desk tickets that are assigned as an OpenText issue/incident
• Support end-user training in coordination with the OpenText Trainer as needed
• Maintain configuration and version control using designated Code Management System
• Develop & support the integration of other systems with OpenText systems and related integration documentation
• Develop Release notes

Education:

A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline or three (3) years of equivalent experience in a related field.

Skills and Experience:

• Must have five (5) years of experience in systems analysis, application architecture, and programming in the OpenText platform (Content Server)
• Must be able to develop applications using advanced technologies, including Internet protocols and web-based technology. Technologies should include HTML, PERL, JavaScript, Java, Web Services, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with using Agile project management tools such as Jira
• Must possess excellent communication (written and verbal)
• Ability to create project documentation from scratch using Microsoft tools such as MS Word, MS Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to lead OpenText design and development sessions
• Proficiency in the use of collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom