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Job Description:
Position: Siemens Polarion Administrator
Location: Davidson, NC (Onsite) Can be Remote but needs travel once or twice month.
Hire Type: Contract / Full Time
Role & Responsibilities:
Install, configure, and administer Siemens Polarion ALM environments (on-premise and/or cloud-hosted Polarion X).
Manage project and global configurations: work item types, workflows, link roles, document templates, user roles, and access permissions.
Maintain and customize Polarion using Velocity scripting, JavaScript, Python, and Polarion REST and SOAP APIs.
Handle server-side administration including SVN and GIT repository management, clustering configuration, index rebuilding, and scheduled backup procedures.
Configure ReqIF-based requirements exchange for customer and supplier workflows, and manage LiveDoc template configurations.
Set up full traceability configurations linking requirements, design artifacts, test cases, and change requests – critical for regulated environments (ISO 26262, IEC 62304, DO-178C).
Integrate Polarion with Jira, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Confluence, and Siemens Teamcenter.
Monitor Polarion system performance, apply patches, and plan and execute version upgrades with minimal disruption.
Stay current on Polarion X (SaaS) capabilities, including Admin Console management and AI-powered features such as Polarion Copilot.
Manage source code repositories and branching strategies for Teamcenter customization artifacts using GitHub – including code reviews, pull request workflows, and release tagging.
Administer and triage Jira projects for PLM system change requests, bug tracking, and sprint planning; maintain Jira-Teamcenter or Jira-Polarion integration configurations.
Serve as the technical point of contact between engineering teams, IT infrastructure, and Siemens vendor support.
Maintain thorough, up-to-date documentation for system configurations, runbooks, upgrade procedures, integration specs, migration plans, and training materials.
Ensure compliance with IT security policies, audit requirements, software licensing agreements, and applicable industry standards.
Provide Level 2/3 support to end users; mentor junior administrators and deliver knowledge-sharing sessions.
Participate in Agile/sprint-based delivery cycles and collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipeline integrations (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
Contribute to capacity planning, infrastructure lifecycle management, and technology roadmap discussions.
Working knowledge of Oracle, SQL Server, and/or PostgreSQL databases in the context of Teamcenter or Polarion installations.
Proficiency with GitHub for source code management of Teamcenter customization artifacts – branching, pull requests, versioning.
Hands-on experience with Jira for change/defect tracking and integration with PLM/ALM toolchains.
Scripting experience for automation and migration tasks (Python, Shell/Bash, PowerShell).
Candidates should be comfortable working with some or all of the following technologies. Not expected to know every item, but depth in the core PLM stack is essential.