Lead Directory & Cloud Automation Engineer

OpenText; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenText is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to maintain and evolve core infrastructure services across Active Directory, DNS, and cloud platforms. You will drive automation, ensure security and reliability, and support large-scale enterprise environments.

You will collaborate with engineering teams to implement migrations, platform upgrades, and modernizations while leveraging Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud services. Strong scripting and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure environments with a focus on Windows Server and Active Directory technologies.
• Hands-on experience with directory services, DNS, Group Policy, identity management, and systems administration.
• Experience with scripting and automation technologies, including PowerShell, Terraform, and Ansible.
• Solid understanding of virtualization, networking fundamentals, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and infrastructure best practices.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration, patch management processes, monitoring tools, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and participate in on-call support rotations.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance large-scale Directory Services platforms, including Active Directory, DNS, identity management, and cloud-based services.
• Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments and critical infrastructure services.
• Leverage automation tools such as PowerShell, Terraform, and Ansible to improve operational efficiency and consistency.
• Collaborate on domain migrations, platform upgrades, cloud integrations, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Work with a diverse technology stack including Windows, Linux, VMware, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, OKTA, Infoblox, and Zabbix.
• Partner with experienced engineers while developing expertise in enterprise-scale infrastructure and directory services.

Skills

Active Directory

Windows Server

PowerShell

Terraform

Ansible

Cloud platforms

Linux administration

Networking basics

Scripting automation

Stakeholder management

Tools

VMware

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Infoblox

Zabbix

OKTA

Terraform

Job description

OpenText is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to maintain and evolve core infrastructure services across Active Directory, DNS, and cloud platforms. You will drive automation, ensure security and reliability, and support large-scale enterprise environments.

You will collaborate with engineering teams to implement migrations, platform upgrades, and modernizations while leveraging Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud services. Strong scripting and communication skills are essential.