Job Title: Senior Documentum Administrator
Location(s): Pune
About Springer Nature Group
Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visit group.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup
About the Brand
The "Emerging Technology" team at Springer Nature is dedicated to building innovative and reliable technology solutions that empower our researchers and internal teams. We specialize in integrating DevOps practices into products and platforms to streamline operations, improve performance, and reduce friction. Our mission is to stay ahead of technology trends and deliver scalable, cost-effective, and impactful solutions that support the academic and publishing ecosystem.
About the Role
The Documentum Administrator plays a critical role in managing and evolving the Documentum content management platform while contributing to the broader DevOps strategy at Springer Nature. This hybrid role combines the deep technical skills of a traditional Documentum administrator with modern DevOps practices to ensure the stability, scalability, and efficiency of enterprise content services and deployment pipelines. You will be responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance, and performance tuning of Documentum environments, while also designing and automating CI/CD workflows, cloud infrastructure provisioning, and operational monitoring.
Role Responsibilities
Administer and maintain the full OpenText Documentum tech stack, including:
Content Server, xCP, D2, DA, xDA, xPlore, xPression, CTS, REST Services, and LDAP integration
Application servers: JBoss, Wildfly, Tomcat, Pivotal tcServer
Operating systems: Linux and Windows
Perform Documentum environment installations, upgrades, patching, configuration, troubleshooting, and support.
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for content-related and platform applications.
Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness.
Collaborate with development, QA, and IT teams to support secure, reliable, and repeatable deployments.
Monitor system performance, logs, and health using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, etc.
Participate in incident response and blameless post-mortems to improve system reliability.
Document operational procedures, system configurations, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge articles.
Stay current with trends in DevOps, cloud platforms, and enterprise content management.
What You Will Be Doing
Within 3 Months:
Gain hands-on knowledge of Springer Nature’s Documentum environments, internal platforms, and CI/CD toolchain.
Support existing deployments and engage with team members during agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint planning).
Contribute to small-scale automation and configuration tasks under supervision.
By 3–6 Months:
Take ownership of core Documentum admin tasks and begin enhancing automation in deployment workflows.
Improve platform reliability by applying infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles and monitoring tools.
Assist in refining processes around access control, content archiving, and metadata management.
By 6–12 Months:
Lead end-to-end Documentum environment upgrades or migrations (on-prem to cloud).
Spearhead the automation of DevOps workflows, improve infrastructure observability, and enhance deployment strategies.
Mentor new team members and actively contribute to cross-functional discussions around platform design, scalability, and operational excellence.
Participate in user feedback sessions and research to better align platform capabilities with business needs.
About You
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
5+ years of experience as a Documentum Administrator with a solid background in enterprise content platforms.
10+ years of total experience in ECM, cloud infrastructure, or related domains.
Hands-on expertise in:
Documentum components and tools (Content Server, JMS, xCP, DA, xDA, xPlore, CTS, xPression, REST)
Documentum version 7.3, 16.4, 20.4, 24.2 and xCP 2.3. 16.4, 20.4, 24.2
Scripting: Shell, Python, or Java
Good to have:
DevOps tools: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git
Cloud platforms: AWS or GCP
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and configuration management.
Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (e.g., ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional agile team.
Eligibility
In accordance with our internal career movement guidance, 12 months in current role is a requirement before applying to a new role
At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent. Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation. For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatureCareers
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Job Posting End Date:
31-10-2025Top Skills
What We Do
Research and learning are the cornerstones of progress, which is why we open doors to discovery for our communities, enabling millions of researchers, clinicians, educators and other professionals to access, trust and make sense of the latest insights.
Springer Nature is an ambitious and dynamic organisation. For over 180 years our imprints, books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions have been a trusted source of knowledge to our communities. Today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood, and used, ensuring that the world continues to make progress, improving and enriching lives and helping to protect our planet for future generations.
Global key facts:
Established for over 180 years
Nearly 10,000 colleagues
200 offices in 45 countries on all continents
World’s largest academic book publisher
Publisher of Nature, the world’s most influential journal
First company to publish more than 1 million Open Access articles
Key brands and imprints:
Springer Nature is home to some of the best-known names in research, health, educational and professional publishing. Every day, around the globe, our brands reach millions of people.
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