Patch & Platform Engineer

1. Patch Engineering & Platform Management * Design, test, certify, and maintain operating system patching solutions, patch catalogues, and platform enhancements. * Support OS patch engineering, patch tooling integration, and automation capabilities across infrastructure and cloud platforms. * Validate, test, and release patches to meet production, compliance, security, and operational requirements. * Manage patch lifecycle activities, including patch availability, validation outcomes, release readiness, and operational handover. * Develop and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and documentation related to patch governance and platform maintenance.
2. Security, Risk & Compliance * Integrate vulnerability assessment, security validation, and compliance checks into patch management and platform engineering processes. * Ensure operating system and platform configurations comply with internal policies, regulatory expectations, risk controls, and audit requirements. * Collaborate with cybersecurity and risk teams to assess vulnerabilities, prioritize remediation, and strengthen the security posture of infrastructure platforms. * Support compliance evidence, operational reporting, and audit activities related to patching, platform maintenance, and vulnerability remediation.
3. Automation & Continuous Improvement * Develop automation for patch deployment, validation, rollback checks, monitoring, reporting, and release readiness activities. * Use Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and scripting to reduce manual effort and improve repeatability across patching operations. * Identify opportunities to optimize patching processes, improve release frequency, and support timely vulnerability remediation. * Contribute to standardization of tools, processes, and engineering patterns across infrastructure platforms.
4. Collaboration & Stakeholder Management * Act as a technical point of contact for platform, infrastructure, security, application, and operations teams. * Work with stakeholders to understand patching requirements, production dependencies, service constraints, and compliance expectations. * Provide technical guidance and best practices for patch governance, automation, platform stability, and release management. * Operate effectively within a cross-functional Agile team and contribute to knowledge sharing, mentoring, and engineering excellence.

Senior-Level Experience:

• 10+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in platform engineering, infrastructure operations, DevOps, or patch management.
• Experience managing enterprise-scale patching activities across Linux and Windows operating system platforms.

• Proven ability to design, test, certify, and release infrastructure or platform changes in production environments. Operating System & Patch Management:

• Strong knowledge of OS patch engineering, patch catalogues, patch validation, release readiness, and lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience with Linux platforms such as RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Alpine, or similar distributions.

• Experience with Windows Server patching, operating system maintenance, and enterprise platform support. Automation, Tooling & CI/CD:

• Strong scripting experience using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Groovy, or similar automation languages.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent platforms.

• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar technologies. Cloud & Container Platforms:

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), with Azure or AWS experience beneficial.
• Knowledge of container platforms including Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, OpenShift, or similar technologies.

• Understanding of cloud-native deployment patterns, image lifecycle management, and platform reliability practices. Security & Compliance:

• Strong understanding of vulnerability management, security hardening, compliance controls, and audit support.
• Experience working with cybersecurity, risk, and operations teams to remediate vulnerabilities and improve platform compliance.

• Ability to prepare evidence and support governance activities related to patching and platform operations. Core Competencies:

• Excellent communication, collaboration, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to manage priorities across production, compliance, and operational demands.