Job Summary
APE Administrator (Arbortext Publishing Engine)
Role Overview
The APE Administrator will be responsible for installation, configuration, migration, upgrade, and operational readiness of the Arbortext Publishing Engine platform supporting enterprise publishing and technical documentation processes.
Experience
- 8+ years in Arbortext solutions
- 5+ years administering APE environments
- Experience with Windchill integrations
- Experience with cloud migration programs
Experience managing publishing infrastructures
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Assessment & Discovery
- Current-state APE assessment
- Publishing workflow analysis
- Template and stylesheet assessment
- Dependency identification
Environment Setup
- Install and configure APE environments
- Configure publishing queues and services
- Configure application security
- Configure clustering and HA capabilities
Migration & Upgrade
- Execute APE migration activities
- Upgrade APE versions
- Validate publishing workflows
- Validate publishing templates
- Support environment cutover
Publishing Operations
- Manage publishing queues
- Monitor system health
- Troubleshoot publishing failures
- Perform root cause analysis
Integration Management
- Windchill Integration
- ACD Integration
- Database connectivity
- External publishing repositories
Deliverables
- APE Architecture Assessment
- Upgrade Runbook
- Publishing Validation Report
- Configuration Documentation
- Cutover Documentation
- Hypercare Support Report
Success Criteria
- 100% publishing template compatibility
- No publishing disruptions post-go-live
- Publishing SLA achievement
- Successful execution of DR validation
- UAT sign-off completion
- Stable operation during hypercare