Responsibilities
- Improve and evangelize the Secure Software Development Lifecycle for more than 4,000 software engineers globally.
- Provide security expertise and mentoring to software development teams, software architects, and DevOps teams.
- Locate, analyze, and help prevent application vulnerabilities through early development-stage security practices.
- Design and mentor teams on threat modeling and application security controls.
- Integrate security checks into CI-CD pipelines for cloud applications.
- Use application security testing, vulnerability scanning, exploit analysis, and detection tools, including AI-based scanning capabilities.
- Secure and harden virtualized, containerized, and software supply-chain environments.
- Research cybersecurity trends and communicate security guidance clearly through written and verbal presentations.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in web application security and vulnerability analysis.
- Strong knowledge of web, cloud-based, AI-agentic, and database application security, including JavaScript, Single Page Apps, OAuth, and microservice-based environments.
- Knowledge of application vulnerability types, exploit techniques, mitigation approaches, sophisticated hacking techniques, vulnerability scanning, and application security testing tools.
- Experience with threat modeling, CI-CD security integration, virtualized and containerized environment hardening, and software supply-chain security.
- Degree or commensurate experience in computer science, computer engineering, information security, or a related discipline.
- CISSP and/or CEH certification.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, research, writing, presentation, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Understanding of the agile software development lifecycle and commitment to quality.
Benefits
- Office-based work in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
- OpenText provides a benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing; additional compensation, vacation entitlement, and paid time-off details are provided during the hiring process.
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About OpenText
OpenText is a leading Cloud and AI company that provides organizations around the world with a comprehensive suite of Business AI, Business Clouds, and Business Technology. We help organizations grow, innovate, become more efficient and effective, and do so in a trusted and secure way—through Information Management. OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), founded in 1991 in Waterloo, has a rich history of helping customers manage their most important asset—information. Originating from a collaboration to digitize the Oxford English Dictionary, OpenText has grown into a global leader in information management. With over 120,000 enterprise customers across 180 countries, OpenText supports 98 of the top 100 global companies. A wide breadth of offerings uniquely positions OpenText to help customers unlock the value of that information using Al, cloud, and security innovations. At OpenText, our culture is at the heart of everything we do—and today, that includes being proudly AI-first. We’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, with artificial intelligence integrated into how we work, solve problems, and innovate together. By fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment, we empower digital knowledge workers and drive forward-thinking solutions that shape the future of information management. We believe our success comes from the strength of our team—talent that AI can’t replace—and we’re committed to attracting and supporting those who bring unique insight, adaptability, and creativity. Because at OpenText, people aren’t just our greatest asset—they’re the reason we shine in an AI-powered world. Join us at OpenText and become part of a team where your talents and ideas are truly valued.