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The role works closely with cross-functional IT, Infrastructure, Compliance, Configuration, Development, vendor, and business teams to maintain system availability, support upgrades, execute deployments, manage backups and disaster recovery planning, and maintain infrastructure-related validation documentation.\nHow will you make an impact:\nAdminister, install, update, optimize, debug, and maintain PTC Windchill applications and related system environments across development, test, certification, and production.\n\nLead and Manage application administration activities across the lifecycle, including vendor coordination, installation, data import, upgrades, user issue resolution, permissions and roles, backups, automation, and application retirement.\n\nDefine, maintain, and execute source code management, release management, deployment, and configuration management work instructions to support Configuration and Development teams.\n\nBuild releases, including weekly, on-demand, and 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