Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Technical Support Specialist to support enterprise customer communication platforms utilizing OpenText Exstream and Quadient Inspire Interactive. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and reliability of critical communication services supporting card and payment operations. This role involves production support, incident management, root cause analysis, deployments, system monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives within a fast-paced enterprise environment.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
About the Role
As a Technical Support Specialist, you will play a key role in maintaining and supporting customer communication solutions built on OpenText Exstream and Quadient Inspire Interactive. You will collaborate with application, infrastructure, development, and business teams to troubleshoot production issues, support system enhancements, coordinate deployments, and improve operational efficiency. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a proactive support mindset, and experience managing enterprise applications in a production environment.
In This Role, You Will
Provide production and technical support for OpenText Exstream and Quadient Inspire Interactive environments.
Troubleshoot complex application incidents and perform root cause analysis to identify and implement permanent solutions.
Monitor batch and interactive communication processes to ensure system availability, performance, and reliability.
Support updates to templates, business rules, configuration settings, and communication workflows.
Coordinate application deployments, upgrades, patches, smoke testing, and production validations.
Partner with development, infrastructure, application, and business stakeholders to resolve service disruptions and operational issues.
Enhance monitoring, alerting, automation, and operational processes to improve service quality and reduce recurring incidents.
Maintain technical documentation, support procedures, and knowledge-base articles.
Ensure customer communications comply with security, regulatory, accuracy, and brand requirements.
Work Model
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Columbus, GA.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
Required Qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
· Hands-on experience supporting OpenText Exstream and/or Quadient Inspire Interactive platforms.
· Experience in Application Support, Production Support, or Technical Support within enterprise environments.
· Strong knowledge of Incident Management, Problem Management, and Root Cause Analysis methodologies.
· Experience monitoring batch processing, production jobs, and business-critical applications.
· Familiarity with software deployment processes, release management, and production validation activities.
· Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across applications and infrastructure components.
· Experience working in cross-functional environments involving development, operations, and business teams.
· Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
· Understanding of customer communication management (CCM) platforms is preferred.
· Experience supporting financial services, payment processing, banking, or card services environments is preferred.
Salary and Other Compensation:
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
