Senior Manager - System Admin (Teamcenter)

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Teamcenter Administrator to administrate and operate our Teamcenter environments across production and non-production landscapes. This is a pivotal role within our global PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) program, responsible for ensuring the stability, scalability, and performance of our Teamcenter infrastructure. As a key member of the Technology Information team, this professional will be part of team of administrators and collaborate with cross-functional and technical teams to deliver seamless PLM services that support innovation and operational excellence across PepsiCo’s global product portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Installation, setup, configuration of Siemens Teamcenter (2-tier and 4-tier), including Active Workspace (AWC), license server and all components in the Teamcenter architecture.

• Sustain the Teamcenter solution (prod and non-prod) attending incidents, coordinating changes, troubleshooting problems, deploying releases through the landscape.

• Contribute to the planning and perform Teamcenter upgrades, patching, and hotfix deployments using Deployment Center and other Siemens tools.

• Support the integration activities of Teamcenter with enterprise systems (SAP, 3DX, F4PLM OpenText and other systems)

• Implement security requirements complying with PepsiCo information security Policies

• Implement monitoring tools and automation scripts to proactively manage system health and reduce manual effort.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation and enforce governance for change management, access control, and audit readiness.

• Interact with Infra lead to manage all with application Teamcenter environments (production and non-production), ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance with IT standards in a distributed architecture deployed in the Cloud.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 9-11 years of experience in systems administration, with at least 5 years in Teamcenter.

• Proven experience in sustaining and managing Teamcenter installations, upgrades, and integrations in large-scale enterprise environments.

  • Installation and Upgrades - Install Teamcenter core, BMIDE, Active Workspace, Visualization, etc.
  • Environment Configuration- Configure environments with load balancing and clustering
  • BMIDE Deployment- Apply data model updates
  • Custom Module Deployment - Deploy server and client-side customizations

• Strong knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter architecture, AWC, BMIDE, and ITK.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure), scripting (Shell, PowerShell, Python), and DevOps practices are a plus.

• Experience working with PLM platforms and supporting IaaS and SaaS applications

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Proven experience in collaborating with different technical teams

• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization is preferred.

Additional skills required

• User & Access Management

  • SSO integration with SAML, LDAP, or Active Directory
  • MFA install

• Linux/Unix & Windows Server

  • Install and configure OS for Teamcenter servers

• Web & Application Server Management

  • Apache Tomcat / WebSphere / WebLogic - Install, configure, and tune for AWC and web services
  • SSL/TLS - Implement HTTPS and certificates for secure communication

• Backup, Restore & Disaster Recovery

  • Backup – Backup of data, metadata, and custom code
  • Disaster Recovery (DR) - Test recovery procedures for outages or data loss scenarios
  • High Availability (HA) - Deploy Teamcenter in clustered environments for redundancy
  • File Management System (FMS) - Configure FMS Master and Slaves for distributed file access

• Monitoring, Logging & Performance Tuning

  • System Monitoring for uptime and resource usage
  • Log Analysis
  • Performance Tuning - JVM tuning, DB indexing, load distribution, caching strategies

• DevOps & Automation

  • Automate environment provisioning and deployment
  • CI/CD Set up pipelines for testing and deploying BMIDE/custom code

• Security Compliance – have a security first mindset fostering a secure environment attending best practices and guidelines from InfoSec