Infra / Platform OpCenter Admin

Area(s) of responsibility

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About the Job –Job Title –Siemens Opcenter Discrete MES Platform / Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Any BSL
Educational Background – Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
Key Responsibilities –We are looking for 7–10+ years experienced Siemens Opcenter Discrete MES Platform Engineer with strong hands-on experience in installation, configuration, deployment, administration, upgrade, and production support of Opcenter MES environments. The candidate should have a solid understanding of MES application architecture and the underlying Windows Server, database, application services, security, integration, and infrastructure components.
Skills Required – 
Install, configure, administer, and maintain Siemens Opcenter MES environments.
Understand and support MES application and deployment architecture across Development, Test, UAT, and Production environments.
Perform installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and migration of Opcenter components.
Manage and troubleshoot Windows Server / Linux environments supporting MES applications.
Configure and support IIS and application services, where applicable to the deployed Opcenter product/version.
Support SQL Server/database connectivity, configuration, performance troubleshooting, backup, and restore coordination.
Support integrations between Opcenter MES and ERP, PLM, shop-floor, equipment, middleware, and other enterprise applications.
Configure and maintain application-level security, service accounts, certificates, access controls, and authentication.
Manage application deployment, configuration changes, releases, and environment refresh activities.
Perform application and infrastructure health checks, log analysis, monitoring, and performance troubleshooting.
Troubleshoot MES application availability, connectivity, database, interface, and infrastructure issues.
Support backup, restore, Disaster Recovery (DR), and business continuity activities.
Participate in DR exercises and validate recovery procedures for the MES platform.
Provide L2/L3 production support and perform root-cause analysis for recurring incidents.
Maintain technical documentation, installation guides, configuration records, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks.
Coordinate with MES developers, database administrators, Windows/infrastructure teams, network teams, cybersecurity teams, and manufacturing stakeholders.
Mandatory Skill Set
Siemens Opcenter MES installation and configuration
Opcenter MES application/platform architecture
Windows Server administration
Linux Server administrator
Microsoft SQL Server and database connectivity
IIS / application services
MES environment setup and configuration
Application deployment and release management
Opcenter upgrades and migrations
REST/API and enterprise integration concepts