Assistant Manager, Engineering Systems

KOHLER India; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

KOHLER India is seeking an experienced Assistant Manager, Engineering Systems to lead Windchill PLM administration across Development, Test and Production environments.

You will manage Windchill servers, databases, vaults, and deployment processes, ensuring security and high availability while collaborating with CAD, Infrastructure and business teams.

Qualifications

• 7–8 years of IT experience with at least 6 years hands-on Windchill administration.
• Strong Windchill system administration, rehosting, deployment, upgrades, migrations and DR.
• Linux (RHEL), LDAP, Apache/Tomcat, SSL, security and production support.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, upgrade, patch, monitor, troubleshoot Windchill servers and infrastructure.
• Manage Windchill environments across Development, Test, DR, and Production.
• Define release and deployment management processes; support code deployments.

Skills

Windchill admin

System administration

Linux (RHEL)

LDAP / Active Directory

Backup & DR

Performance tuning

Release management

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / IT

Tools

Azure Repos

Azure DevOps

Job description

At Kohler, our mission is to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. We believe that empowering our associates is essential to making this vision a reality. That’s why we invest in personal and professional growth, encourage collaboration across teams and functions, and offer a comprehensive wellness package that supports the well‑being of every team member.

Kohler is an equal opportunity employer. Along with competitive compensation and benefits, we offer something more enduring—a legacy built on bold innovation, creative excellence, and a deep commitment to our people and communities. Learn more about our culture and career opportunities at www.kohler.co.in/careers.

Our approach to hiring reflects our commitment to Global Inclusion. We recruit, hire, and promote qualified individuals in all roles without regard to race, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or disability. If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please let your recruiter know so we can support you appropriately.

Assistant Manager, Engineering Systems

POSITION SUMMARY

AM – Engineering Systems is responsible for implementing, administering, maintaining, and supporting Kohler's global PTC Windchill PLM platform across Development, Test and Production environments. This role leads Windchill server management, infrastructure operations, system upgrades, rehosting, Vaulting, deployments, performance optimization, security, and platform availability. The position works closely with development, CAD, Infrastructure and Business teams to ensure a stable, scalable, secure, and high-performing PLM environment that supports business transformation and product development initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Administer, configure, upgrade, patch, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain Windchill servers, and infrastructure across all environments.
• Manage databases, CAD Workers, Office Workers, vaults, indexing services, and Remote File Servers.
• Perform Windchill maintenance activities, including WinDU, WinRU, revaluating, environment refreshes, rehosting, and vulnerability remediation
• Define and execute release management, deployment management, source control, and configuration management processes.
• Support code deployments, configuration changes, environment validation, and production releases.
• Ensure system availability, backup, disaster recovery, failover, security, and compliance requirements are met.
• Monitor system health, performance, capacity, and infrastructure utilization, and drive performance improvements.
• Perform issue resolution and root cause analysis and support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen platform stability.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, database, security, development, and vendor teams to support operational and project activities.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, deployment guides, and support knowledge articles.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and support for team members and stakeholders.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7–8 years of overall IT experience with a minimum of 6 years of hands‑on Windchill administration experience.
• Strong experience with Windchill system administration, rehosting, deployment, release management, implementation, upgrades, migrations, patching, backup, disaster recovery, and production support.
• Experience managing Windchill environments across Development, Test, Disaster Recovery, and Production
• Hands‑on experience with Windchill maintenance activities including WinDU, WinRU, vault management, CAD Workers, Office Workers, and Remote File Servers.
• Strong knowledge of Linux (RHEL), Cron job, Apache, Tomcat, LDAP, Active Directory, SSL certificates, and system security.
• Experience supporting Windchill server issues, performance tuning, monitoring, capacity planning, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Experience with Windchill Configuration, customization and System Integration.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools such as Azure Repos and Azure DevOps.
• Experience workings in manufacturing domain or large enterprise environments
• PTC Windchill System Administration certification

Mandatory Skills

System Administration, Rehost, System Architecture, Upgrage, Vaulting, Windchill Migration