Technical Consultant

Key Responsibilities :

- Platform Configuration: Configure and optimize core PPM modules including Demand Management, Time Management, Resource Management, and Financial Management.

- Customization & Development: Design and develop custom workflows, portlets, dashboards, and reports to meet enterprise governance needs.

- System Integration: Build and maintain integration solutions connecting OpenText PPM with external enterprise systems (such as Jira or Workday) using APIs and web services.

- Maintenance & Upgrades: Perform system upgrades, patch management, performance tuning, and routine troubleshooting.

- User Support: Provide L3 technical support, resolve system defects, and assist internal teams with best-practice adoption.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- OS and Infrastructure: Linux/Unix or Windows server administration (whichever the Kintana server runs on), basic networking (ports, firewalls, DNS, load balancers), and handling services/daemons, log files, file systems.

- Database - Oracle/SQL Server basics: Writing SQL for troubleshooting (e.g., checking request status, logs), understanding schema, indexes, performance basics, and backup and recovery processes.

- Scripting / Automation: Shell scripting (bash/ksh) or Windows batch/PowerShell, and possibly Perl or Python if used in migration scripts.

1. Ability to read existing deployment scripts.

2. Ability to debug them when migrations fail.

3. Ability to make small changes safely (with proper approvals).

- Application Server / Middleware Knowledge: Understanding of how your target applications are structured including Java (WAR/EAR deployments), .NET (IIS sites), and database changes (DDL, DML scripts).

1. Familiarity with WebLogic/WebSphere/JBoss/Tomcat logs and deployment processes.

2. Understanding of how configuration is stored and migrated.

- Experience: 5 to 7+ years of hands-on experience administering, developing, or consulting on OpenText PPM (formerly Kintana / Micro Focus / HP PPM).

- Technical Stack: Strong proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, Java, and REST/SOAP APIs for custom reporting and integrations.

- Functional Knowledge: Solid understanding of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) methodologies, resource allocation, financial tracking, and demand intake workflows.

- Soft Skills: Excellent requirement-gathering and communication skills to collaborate with senior business leaders and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Java, Shell Scripting, OpenText, Opentext Exstream, Bash Scripting, PL-SQL, SQL, Technical Consultant