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# Senior Unix Patch Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

- **Company:** CYNET SYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Holmdel, NJ, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $93,600.0 - $104,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** IBM AIX, Bash Shell, Unix, Linux, File Systems, Linux Servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Service Pack, Shell Script, Systems Integration, Software Vulnerability Management, Scripting, Patch Management, Network Server, Qualys
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us4df00dc5f8419da16ea60968fb36c91c

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on experience administering IBM BigFix for Unix/Linux environments.
 * Proven experience patching RHEL 7, 8, and 9 servers using BigFix.
 * Experience patching and maintaining IBM AIX systems.
 * Strong understanding of Linux server infrastructure, operating systems, filesystems, networking, and system administration.
 * Experience integrating Unix endpoints into BigFix and validating agent health, reporting, and compliance.
 * Knowledge of enterprise vulnerability remediation processes and security best practices.
 * Experience troubleshooting patch failures and resolving deployment issues.
 * Strong scripting knowledge (Shell/Bash) is preferred.
 * Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
 * Must be flexible to work non-business hours, weekends, and scheduled maintenance windows to support production patching activities.
 * Ability to participate in planned and emergency patching (zero-day) events as required.
 * Ability to support accelerated vulnerability remediation initiatives while maintaining high operational quality and compliance., * Experience with enterprise vulnerability management tools such as Qualys.
 * Knowledge of ITIL processes, change management, and incident management.
 * Experience working in highly regulated enterprise environments.

Skills:

 * IBM BigFix.
 * RHEL 7.
 * RHEL 8.
 * RHEL 9.
 * AIX.
 * Unix.
 * Linux.
 * Shell scripting.
 * Bash.
 * Vulnerability Remediation.
 * Patch Management.

Qualification And Education:

 * 10+ years of experience in Unix/Linux infrastructure and patch management.

## Description

* Manage end-to-end operating system patching for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, RHEL 9, and AIX servers using IBM BigFix.
 * Deploy security patches and emergency fixes in accordance with organizational patching SLAs and vulnerability remediation timelines.
 * Configure, administer, and maintain BigFix content, Fixlets, baselines, actions, and reporting for Unix platforms.
 * Integrate newly onboarded Unix systems into the BigFix infrastructure and ensure complete endpoint reporting and compliance.
 * Monitor patch deployments, troubleshoot failures, and perform remediation to achieve high patch compliance across the environment.
 * Generate compliance, vulnerability, and executive reporting using BigFix dashboards and reporting capabilities.
 * Partner with Unix infrastructure, application, security, and operations teams to coordinate maintenance windows and minimize business impact.
 * Perform root cause analysis for patch deployment issues and implement preventive improvements.
 * Maintain patching documentation, standard operating procedures, and operational runbooks.
 * Support automation initiatives to improve patch deployment efficiency and reduce manual effort.


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