Documentum Architect, SR

DOCUMENTUM ARCHITECT, SR.

Birmingham, Alabama | Southern Company Services

JOB SUMMARY

The Documentum Architect, Sr. is the technical leader for Southern Company’s enterprise OpenText Documentum environment. This role helps direct the Documentum technical team, establishes platform and solution architecture, and owns the supportability of Documentum customizations, integrations, infrastructure, and related components.

The architect will lead the platform through its transition to Linux and container-based deployment and will remain accountable for architecture, reliability, security, lifecycle management, and support after the platform is operating on containers. The role works directly with business partners to understand needs, prioritize enhancements, plan upgrades, and lead implementation of solutions that deliver sustainable business value.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for the Documentum team, including support ticket resolution, technical direction, work planning, design decisions, issue escalation, mentoring, and knowledge transfer.
• Own the end-to-end architecture and technical health of the enterprise Documentum platform across development, test, production, and disaster recovery environments.
• Take ownership of supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, and modernizing all Documentum customizations, integrations, workflows, jobs, utilities, and extensions.
• Enforce standards for Documentum development, configuration, source control, testing, deployment, documentation, monitoring, and production support.
• Lead the migration of Documentum components from Linux to containers, including architecture, configuration, deployment, testing, operational readiness, and support transition.
• Own the ongoing container operating model after migration, including vendor image updates, Helm and deployment configuration, security remediation, monitoring, capacity, resiliency, patching, upgrades, and rollback planning.
• Lead investigation and resolution of complex production issues that span Documentum, custom code, Java and application servers, Linux, containers, Oracle, storage, identity, network services, and third-party products.
• Partner with business stakeholders and product owners to understand needs, evaluate requests, define requirements, assess options, and prioritize enhancements, maintenance, and lifecycle investments.
• Translate business priorities into a practical technical roadmap and lead the design, estimation, implementation, testing, release, and support of approved enhancements and upgrades.
• Coordinate with application developers, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity, database administrators, storage teams, enterprise architects, vendors, and business partners to deliver secure and supportable solutions.
• Plan and lead Documentum upgrades, patches, migrations, disaster recovery exercises, performance improvements, and adoption of new platform capabilities.
• Perform architecture, design, code, and implementation reviews and ensure technical risks, dependencies, and support impacts are understood before production deployment.
• Maintain current platform, integration, customization, recovery, and operational documentation.
• Serve as the primary technical contact with OpenText and other vendors for product support, compatibility, defects, security findings, and product direction.
• Participate in on-call support and planned maintenance activities as needed.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent relevant education and experience may be considered in accordance with company guidelines.

Experience

• Significant experience designing, developing, administering, supporting, and upgrading enterprise OpenText Documentum solutions.
• Experience serving as a technical lead or architect for an enterprise application platform and directing the technical work of others.
• Experience owning and supporting custom enterprise applications, integrations, workflows, batch jobs, and platform extensions.
• Experience with Linux-based enterprise application environments and relational databases, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle.
• Experience working with business partners to prioritize work, define requirements, evaluate solutions, and deliver enhancements and upgrades.
• Experience leading complex troubleshooting and coordinating resolution across multiple technical teams and vendors.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Deep knowledge of Documentum architecture, object model, repositories, security, content storage, indexing, rendition, workflows, jobs, and integration patterns.
• Knowledge of Documentum components and development technologies such as Content Server, D2, Smart View, Documentum Administrator, D2 REST, DFS, xPlore, OTDS, DFC, and migration tools.
• Knowledge of container platforms and practices, preferably Red Hat OpenShift or Kubernetes, Helm, YAML, container registries, secrets, persistent storage, resource management, image scanning, and deployment promotion.
• Working knowledge of Java, Tomcat or comparable application servers, REST services, SQL, Oracle, Linux shell scripting, Git, and automated deployment or testing practices.
• Ability to set technical direction, make sound architecture decisions, lead through ambiguity, and balance business value, reliability, security, lifecycle, and supportability.
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to business partners, technical teams, vendors, and leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning, collaboration, customer service, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, raise risks early, drive decisions, and follow work through implementation and production stabilization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with recent OpenText Documentum releases and modernization of legacy Documentum applications.
• Hands‑on experience migrating enterprise applications to Linux and OpenShift or Kubernetes containers.
• Experience supporting containerized platforms in production, including monitoring, logging, security patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
• Experience with Documentum D2 customizations, DFC or Java custom code, REST integrations, workflow solutions, migration utilities, and PDF rendition products.
• Experience developing technical roadmaps and partnering with business stakeholders on enhancement portfolios and lifecycle planning.
• Experience with automation using Bash, Python, PowerShell, CI/CD tools, or infrastructure-as-code practices.

BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES

• Safety-oriented
• Customer-focused
• Accountable
• Collaborative
• Strategic
• Adaptable
• Dependable
• Detail-oriented

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This position may require participation in an on-call rotation and planned work outside normal business hours.
• Occasional travel may be required based on business needs.

About Southern Company

Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit .

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here . Additional and specific details about total compensation and bene?ts will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 21695

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Company Services