Lead Network Specialist

The Network Operations team at OpenText is responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available network infrastructures across on-premises datacenters and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). The role focuses on continuous improvement, network health monitoring, troubleshooting hybrid environments, enforcing best practices, and staying current with emerging networking and automation technologies to support OpenText’s global enterprise operations.

Your Impact

This position has responsibility for reviewing, planning, and integrating acquired network environments into the organization’s global network infrastructure. The role requires detailed technical knowledge of enterprise networking technologies, including campus, data center, WAN, SD‑WAN, and cloud networking, with the ability to troubleshoot network elements end‑to‑end.

As a Lead Network Specialist, you will

• Apply in‑depth networking expertise aligned to the OSI model, with emphasis on Layer 2–4 protocols, routing, switching, traffic flow, IP super/subnetting, DHCP, DNS, NTP, QoS, SNMP, Syslog, AAA, and NetFlow/telemetry.
• Design, deploy, optimize, and support Arista wired and wireless networks, including campus switching and wireless, using Arista CVaaS (CloudVision) and AGNI for centralized visibility and operations.
• Manage enterprise Internet, MPLS, and SD‑WAN circuits, including carrier turn‑ups, migrations, redundancy, performance validation, and Palo Alto SD‑WAN site onboarding and traffic steering.
• Design and support hybrid and cloud network connectivity, integrating routing and traffic flows across on‑prem, data center, and cloud environments.
• Configure and operate routing, switching, wireless, Internet, SD‑WAN, and Cisco AnyConnect VPN platforms to maximize performance, availability, and secure client access.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve network issues across acquired and production environments while ensuring no or minimal customer impact and adherence to ITIL change management.
• Create, maintain, and document network designs, diagrams, traffic flows, preventative maintenance schedules, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with acquisition teams, vendors, and service providers for provisioning, SLAs, escalations, procurement, installations, and cross‑training of support and engineering teams.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience with 5+ years as a Senior Network Engineer in a medium to large enterprise environment.
• Expert‑level experience administering Arista Networks switching and wireless platforms, including familiarity with Arista CVaaS and AGNI.
• Strong expertise with enterprise routing protocols, including BGP, OSPF, and static routing.
• Proven experience with Internet circuit deployments, SD‑WAN technologies (preferably Palo Alto SD‑WAN), and telecom carrier lifecycle management.
• Experience implementing and supporting cloud networking architectures and integrations.
• Experience supporting Cisco AnyConnect VPN connectivity and client access models.
• Familiarity with load‑balancing platforms (F5, KEMP, or equivalent) from a network integration perspective.
• Strong English communication skills, ability to lead cross‑functional technical meetings, work effectively in global teams, prioritize workloads, troubleshoot complex issues, and clearly document solutions.

Compensation

At OpenText, we offer 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; actual salary may vary based on education, experience, skills, location, and internal equity.

EEO Statement

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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As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence 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.