OpenText Dialogue (Exstream) Developer

TEKsystems•Westerville, OH

2d•$55 - $65•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a OpenText Dialogue (Exstream) Developer to support high-volume document creation and composition initiatives for regulated customer communications. OpenText is the vendor platform; Dialogue (Exstream) is the actual product used day-to-day. This is a hands-on development role focused primarily on template-driven document composition. The developer will work on building and enhancing two different types of statements and ensuring composed outputs are reliably delivered to downstream systems.

Requirements

7+ years hands-on professional experience with OpenText Dialogue (Exstream)
Strong background in batch document composition for regulated, high-volume environments
Proven delivery of PDF and AFP outputs in enterprise print/mail workflows
Exstream Batch Composition & Template Development
PDF & AFP Output Integration
Data Integration & Batch Stability
Performance, Scalability & Quality
Operations, Monitoring & Observability
Release, Governance & Compliance

Nice To Haves

Data mapping software
Batch processing
Performance tuning
Observability
PII

Responsibilities

Hands-on development and enhancement of Dialogue (Exstream) templates
Focus on template-driven design using modular and reusable components
Develop and maintain two distinct statement types
Implement layout architecture including page sets, conditional regions, dynamic tables, keep/float rules, overflow handling, and deterministic pagination
Apply complex business rules such as suppression logic, eligibility criteria, jurisdiction/state variations, and effective-dating of disclosures
Produce high-fidelity PDF outputs with consistent rendering across environments
Support AFP outputs used in print and CCM streams
Integrate composed outputs into downstream applications and delivery channels
Ensure channel parity between PDF and AFP with controlled, well-documented exceptions
Define and work with hierarchical data structures and repeat groups used for composition
Implement robust data mapping with clear handling of nulls, defaults, formatting, and special characters
Apply pre-compose validation checks to prevent silent compliance defects
Design batch jobs for predictable throughput, restartability, and operational recovery
Tune batch performance by addressing layout complexity, conditional logic hotspots, image usage, and resource loading
Manage memory footprint and batch sizing for long-running jobs
Build and maintain golden-sample regression test suites for PDF and AFP outputs
Execute edge-case testing (overflow scenarios, long strings, missing data, boundary conditions)
Support hosting of Exstream and related workloads on AWS
Integrate with upstream and downstream systems for batch handoffs
Use CloudWatch and Splunk for application logging and monitoring
Demonstrate working knowledge of observability concepts including logs, metrics, and failure visibility
Contribute to operational runbooks and production support practices
Follow version control and promotion discipline for templates, rules, and resources
Perform change impact analysis and support rollback readiness
Enforce strong PII handling, masking, and secure data practices aligned with policy