Lead Solution Architect - Professional Services

Opentext - The Information Company OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. 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.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

Opentext - The Information Company OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. 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.
AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

YOUR IMPACT

We are looking for a Lead Solution Architect to join our Professional Services team, focusing on the design and delivery of OpenText Content Management solutions for public sector customers, combining your expertise in cloud, infrastructure, and platform architecture to drive successful implementations. As a trusted advisor, you will shape customer decisions and ensure long-term value from their technology investments.

What The Role Offers

• Designing end-to-end architectures for OpenText Content Management (Extended ECM) platforms and related integrations (OTDS, Archive Server, SAP, Salesforce, Office365 etc.)
• Leading technical delivery across hybrid, cloud, and on-prem environments (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure, container platforms)
• Defining and guiding infrastructure, integration, and deployment architectures (including APIs and enterprise systems)
• Acting as a trusted advisor on modernization, cloud adoption, and best practices
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, partners, and customer stakeholders
• Supporting pre-sales and bid activities with solution design expertise
• Driving quality, governance, and reusable standards across implementations

What You Need To Succeed

• Proven experience as a Solution or Technical Architect in complex enterprise environments
• Strong expertise in:
• IT infrastructure & networking (Linux/Windows, web/app servers, databases)
• Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Enterprise application integration (APIs, microservices, middleware)
• Content/document management systems (ideally OpenText xECM)
• Experience delivering large-scale customer implementations or transformations
• Candidates located in/around Rome are preferred, as on-site presence at our clients' premises is required a few days per week
• Willingness to continuously learn and apply new technologies
• Fluency in Italian and English

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. In this role, you’ll combine deep technical expertise with real customer impact, working on modern cloud-based architectures and meaningful public sector projects.
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