Principal Perforce Administrator

Overview

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MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations.

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Perforce Administrator to manage and maintain our version control infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring the stability, performance, and scalability of our Perforce environment, which supports a globally distributed development organization of ~3500 engineers at MathWorks. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in source control systems, hands-on experience administering Perforce SCM, and a strong focus on automation and process optimization.

You will be part of a dynamic and talented team dedicated to delivering an exceptional continuous integration (CI) experience for our internal customers - the MathWorks developers! In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with developers, release engineers who manage the CI infrastructure, and various infrastructure teams to gather requirements and deliver innovative solutions that exceed expectations.

MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates diversity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

Responsibilities

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• Administer, monitor, and maintain Perforce (Helix Core) servers and associated tools
  
• Manage user access, permissions and Perforce configurations (streams, branches, depots and workspaces)
  
• Collaborate with development, QA, and DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines
  
• Perform regular backups, upgrades, and performance tuning of Perforce infrastructure
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to version control and integrations
  
• Develop and maintain documentation for processes, configurations, and best practices
  
• Automate administrative tasks and improve workflows using scripting and tools
  
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness of the Perforce environment
  

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree and 10 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience administering Perforce in a production environment
  
• Perforce Certified Administrator or equivalent certification would be a plus
  
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting
  
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
  
• Experience integrating Perforce with build systems
  
• Ability to manage large-scale codebases and optimize performance
  
• Familiarity with networking, operating systems, software debugging, log analysis, and system security best practices
  
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus)
  
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
  

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Strategy/Planning, Information Technology, and Engineering

Industries

• Software Development

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