Lead Automation Architect

OpenText; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 98,080 - 147,120; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Variable and commission compensation opportunities

Paid time off and vacation entitlement

Job summary

A global information management leader is seeking a Lead Automation Architect to design scalable automation solutions and define the technical architecture for their enterprise automation program. This role requires over 7 years of experience in platform engineering, SRE, or automation roles. Candidates must have hands-on expertise in automation technologies and a strong understanding of SRE fundamentals. The position offers a competitive salary range between $98,080 and $147,120, depending on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, SRE, or automation-centric roles.
• Proven experience designing and implementing automation at scale in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of SRE fundamentals and production operations.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the technical architecture for enterprise automation program.
• Design scalable automation solutions for platform and infrastructure use cases.
• Establish and maintain automation standards and best practices.

Skills

Platform engineering

SRE

Automation technologies

Infrastructure as Code

Configuration management

Scripting languages

CI/CD platforms

Reliability and resilience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

GitLab

Job description

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.

YOUR IMPACT

As a Lead Automation Architect, you will establish the technical foundation of this initiative designing architectures, frameworks, and reusable patterns that empower teams to build automation once and scale it across multiple platforms and services. You will champion best practices that not only streamline operations but also accelerate delivery and improve overall service resilience. This senior individual‑contributor role with strong technical leadership influence is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of platform engineering, SRE, and automation strategy.

What The Role Offers

• Define and own the technical architecture for the enterprise automation program, including tooling, frameworks, and integration patterns.
• Design scalable automation solutions supporting platform and infrastructure use cases such as provisioning, configuration management, patching, lifecycle operations, observability, and remediation.
• Establish and maintain automation standards, including:
  • Development and coding standards
  • Reusability and modular design patterns
  • Logging, metrics, and observability requirements
  • Lifecycle management, versioning, and repository standards
• Serve as a design authority for complex or high‑impact automation initiatives, reviewing solution designs and ensuring alignment with architectural standards.
• Partner with SRE, platform engineering, security, and product teams to ensure automations are reliable, secure, and production‑ready.
• Define and enforce repository standards, including structure, branching and release strategies, documentation requirements, access controls, and lifecycle governance to ensure automation assets are secure, maintainable, discoverable, and reusable at scale.
• Contribute to automation enablement through reference architectures, design templates, technical documentation, and knowledge sharing across teams.

What You Need To Succeed

• 7+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, SRE, or automation‑centric roles.
• Proven experience designing and implementing automation at scale in enterprise environments.
• Hands‑on expertise with automation technologies such as:
  • Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)
  • Configuration management and orchestration tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
  • Scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash)
  • Source control and CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab and GitLab CI/CD)
  • Agentic and workflow‑driven automation, including event‑driven or AI‑assisted workflows
• Strong understanding of SRE fundamentals and production operations, including reliability and resilience, observability capabilities, and service delivery through automated deployment and runtime operations.
• Ability to operate independently on complex technical problems and influence across teams without direct authority.

Nice to have

• Experience defining automation standards or frameworks adopted by multiple teams and supporting on‑premises and cloud environments, including hybrid and multi‑cloud platforms.
• Exposure to operational intelligence, analytics‑driven automation, or AIOps concepts.

Compensation

OpenText offers 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

$98,080-147,120. 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy

OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evidenced by 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.

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