Hiring Manager: Prabhakar Meduri
Talent Acquisition Advisor: Krunal Patel
Job Code Level: DSP4
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Job Title: Lead Data Architect & Developer
Job Location: Richmond Hill, ON Hybrid (Tues, Wed, Thurs in-office & Mon, Fri- WFH)
OpenText Business Network is the global leader in B2B and A2A integrations. We boost the competitiveness of businesses worldwide by connecting them with their business partners seamlessly, through the world’s largest and most scalable information network. In Business Network, we create frictionless interaction between companies—from the cloud to the client—through a secure, reliable, and data-rich platform: Trading Grid.
Your Impact
As a Lead Data Architect & Developer, you will shape our enterprise data strategy and build scalable, high-quality data models that enable interoperability across systems. This role blends strategy and hands-on development—driving data architecture, governance, and model design while supporting integration, decision-making, and digital transformation. You’ll collaborate with engineering, product, PMs, and business teams to ensure our data ecosystem supports current needs and future growth.
What the Role Offers
Architect, maintain, and govern conceptual, logical, and physical data models across cross-functional workflows.
Collaborate with engineering, product, PMs, and business teams to align architecture with business goals and convert pain points into technical requirements.
Establish and enforce data standards, governance frameworks, taxonomies, and metadata best practices.
Support integration efforts and design common data sets across platforms to reduce redundancy and improve data quality.
Create tools/processes that improve productivity across Product, Engineering, Professional Services, and Project Management teams.
Partner with QA to automate processes and ensure high-quality delivery while following Agile practices.
Work with globally distributed teams and provide production support when needed.
Mentor team members and foster a culture of technical excellence.
What You Need to Succeed
8+ years in data architecture with strong experience in data modeling, governance, and Java-based development.
Expertise in relational and NoSQL databases, JSON structures, and industry-standard modeling tools.
Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across geographies.
Exposure to Python, AI model integration, and EDI (nice-to-have).
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
One last thing:
OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.
Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.
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