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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.\nAI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.\nAt OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do-powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.\nA key part of any company’s information management strategy, OpenText enterprise content management (ECM) software provides Content Services to help connect content within context for core business processes to accelerate productivity, improve governance and drive digital transformation. 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You will collaborate with development, quality engineering, and product teams to identify testing requirements, strengthen automated coverage, and integrate testing into the software delivery lifecycle.\nWhat the role offers:\nAs a Senior Software Developer, you will:\nDesign, develop, and maintain Java-based test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Maven, and TestNG or JUnit. \nBuild reusable page objects, utilities, test data components, and assertions using Page Object Model (POM) and established design patterns. \nDevelop automated functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end tests for web applications. \nImplement API automation using REST Assured or similar Java-based tools to validate services and business workflows. \nConfigure Maven dependencies, build lifecycles, profiles, and plugins to support consistent test execution across environments. \nIntegrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions, including cross-browser and parallel execution with Selenium Grid or cloud-based platforms. \nImprove test stability and diagnostics by addressing flaky tests, synchronization issues, dynamic elements, and test data dependencies, using Allure Report or ExtentReports, logs, and screenshots. \nCollaborate with development, quality, and product teams on automation coverage and defects; conduct code reviews, mentor team members, and own automation components through design, implementation, maintenance, documentation, and continuous improvement.\nWhat you need to Succeed\n6+ years of software development or test automation experience, with strong Java-based automation expertise for enterprise applications. \nStrong Java programming skills, including object-oriented design, collections, exception handling, and reusable software components. \nExtensive experience with Selenium WebDriver, including locator strategies, explicit waits, dynamic elements, frames, windows, and browser interactions. \nHands-on experience with Maven, TestNG or JUnit, including dependency management, build configuration, parameterization, assertions, test lifecycles, and parallel execution. \nProven experience designing automation frameworks using Page Object Model, data-driven testing, and modular design principles. \nExperience with REST Assured, SQL, relational databases, and JSON processing for API testing, test data preparation, and backend validation. \nProficiency with Git, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Selenium Grid, BrowserStack, or Sauce Labs, including collaborative development and automated test integration. \nStrong knowledge of test design, defect management, Agile and the software development lifecycle; familiarity with Cucumber, BDD, Docker, or JMeter is an asset, along with strong troubleshooting, communication, mentoring, and ownership skills.\nOne last thing\nOpenText is more than a corporation-it’s a global community built on trust, character, and purpose. Here, we act ethically, care deeply about people, and always put our clients first. We help teams succeed through collaboration, tackle challenges with resilience, and innovate with intention.\nJoin us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and teamwork. At OpenText, we don’t just have a culture-we live our values. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that empowers you to make a meaningful impact.\nOpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in 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.\nIf you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at Ask HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.\nCompensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. 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