Technical Support Specialist

**Req id**:29101- Richmond Hill, ON, CA**OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY**

As the Information Company, our mission at OpenText is to create software solutions and deliver services that redefine the future of digital. Be part of a winning team that leads the way in Enterprise Information Management.- What is this role?- Want to work with 85% of the world’s top brands and more than 100,000 customers in 140 countries? With OpenText Customer Support you have the chance to help our customers use our world class software and making them wildly successful No two days will be the same as you’ll face new challenges and opportunities when working in our fun & collaborative atmosphere.- For more than two decades, OpenText has produced innovative online solutions that change the way organizations conduct their business and the way people gather, store and use information. Our Enterprise Information Management (EIM) technology is leading the industry. We have earned the trust of the world’s top Fortune 500 companies and helped these organizations flourish, lower costs, reduce information governance and security related risks and support their digital transformation.**The Opportunity**
- Our Technical Analyst position offers you an opportunity to learn exciting technologies which would enable you to support our customers. Critical thinking is something that you’ll leverage on an ongoing basis as each customers situation is unique therefore you will need to be creative with your solutions. Our strong team-based environment ensures that if you get stuck or need some help, you’ll always feel supported.**You Are Great At**
- Representing OpenText acting as first point of contact for all technical inquiries regarding ECM and its integration into external environments.
- Meet established service delivery guidelines and key performance indicators that are measured through customer satisfaction surveys, phone-based activities, and schedule adherence.
- Show an understanding of the customer environment and product enabling resolution of complex technical issues and providing alternative support options which may not be related to OpenText products directly.
- Act as a key point of contact for customer follow up and incident management, while maintaining updates and resolution.
- Collaborating on cross-team and cross-product technical issues with a variety of resources including development to document software defects and customer suggestions.
- Contributing to the knowledge base by authoring and editing articles to share current information with team members.
- Work under general guidance with results reviewed periodically, seeking approval from others on matters outside of job or role as needed.

**What it Takes**
- 1-2 years previous experience working within a technically focused environment
- Focused on scoping problems and strong troubleshooting ability
- University/College degree within a related discipline or equivalent work experience
- Any combination of the following skills or knowledge is a must:

- Good foundation/knowledge working with Windows OS/Linux OS, Windows and Linux Servers
- Knowledge of Web Servers and HTML (ie. Tomcat or MS IIS)
- Experience working with relational DBMS (Oracle, MS SQL Server)
- Understanding of Networking principles and Active directory
- As a 24x7x365 organization, shift work, holidays and on-call responsibilities may be required.- Subject to applicable laws and regulations, OpenText’s global vaccination policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter an OpenText office. Accommodations may be available for specific roles.