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# Systems Engineer - Patch Management (Linux/Windows)

- **Company:** World Wide Technology
- **Location:** St. Louis, MO, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $135,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Virtualization Technology, VMware VSphere, Software Vulnerability Management, Network Storage, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Multi-Cloud, Agentic-AI, Tanium Platform Expertise, Information Technology, Hashicorp, Patch Management, Nessus, Hardware Infrastructure, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Vulnerability Analysis, Vmware
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_wwt2-5001218347006

## About the Role

repeatable, auditable, and low-disruption infrastructure maintenance. **QUALIFICATIONS:** **Minimum Qualifications:** + **Education & Experience:** Associate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with 3+ years of hands-on system engineering experience; OR equivalent technical experience (5+ years in enterprise OS administration). + **Dual OS Expertise:** Strong operational knowledge and administration experience with both Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Microsoft Windows Server in an enterprise environment. + **Provisioning & Azure Cloud:** Hands-on experience provisioning and managing operating systems across both on-premises infrastructure and public cloud environments, specifically Microsoft Azure. + **Vulnerability & Patch Management:** Hands-on experience executing enterprise patch management processes, interpreting vulnerability scan results, prioritizing remediation activity, and partnering with Information Security teams
to reduce critical and high-risk infrastructure exposure. + **Automation & Scripting:** Demonstrated proficiency writing automation scripts or infrastructure code using at least two of the following: PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, or Python. + **Foundational IT Infrastructure:** Solid working knowledge of core infrastructure primitives, including virtualization platforms such as VMware/vSphere, local and network storage configurations, TCP/IP networking, DNS, and Active Directory integration. + **Customer Service & Collaboration:** Proven ability to support internal IT customer teams, communicate technical requirements clearly, and drive collaborative problem resolution. **Preferred Qualifications:** + **Multi-Cloud Experience:** Experience provisioning and supporting operating system images across additional cloud providers, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). + **Enterprise Tooling Experience:** Hands-on experience
utilizing enterprise-grade management, patching, virtualization lifecycle, and vulnerability tools such as Red Hat Satellite, Tanium, Tenable/Nessus, Microsoft management platforms, or VMware Lifecycle Manager. + **Process Improvement & Metrics:** Proven track record of improving enterprise patch compliance, reducing vulnerability remediation backlogs, shortening patch cycle times, increasing automation coverage, or improving maintenance window predictability. + **AI Tooling Familiarity:** Familiarity with AI-enabled tools, copilots, workflow assistants, or agentic automation platforms, with an interest in applying AI to infrastructure operations, patch planning, vulnerability analysis, documentation, reporting, and process optimization. + **Certifications:** Relevant technical certifications validating OS, Cloud, or Automation skills, such as RHCSA, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, or HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate. + **Enterprise Process
Exposure:** Familiarity with ITIL processes, formal change management, maintenance window scheduling, and incident management frameworks. **Locations: St.
Louis MO or Ashburn VA** Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range.

## Description

The Infrastructure Patch & Vulnerability Engineer is a mid-level technical role focused on strengthening infrastructure security posture through disciplined patching, vulnerability remediation, lifecycle management, and automation across Windows Server, Linux, VMware, and related enterprise infrastructure components. **What will you be doing?** In this role, you will help drive enterprise-wide patching and vulnerability management practices across the infrastructure estate, serving as a critical bridge between Information Security, Infrastructure Engineering, Operations, and application owner teams.
You will help reduce risk by improving patch compliance, accelerating remediation of high-priority vulnerabilities, and ensuring infrastructure platforms remain secure, stable, supportable, and aligned to operational requirements.
Success in this position requires a strong technical foundation across enterprise Windows, Linux, and virtualization platforms, paired with a passion for automation, process optimization, and proactive security improvement.
You will provide engineering-level support for infrastructure patching workflows, coordinate remediation activity across partner teams, improve reporting and governance, and continuously seek opportunities to automate repeatable patching, validation, and vulnerability response processes. **RESPONSIBILITIES:** + **Infrastructure Patching & Lifecycle Management:** Plan, coordinate, and improve patching and lifecycle management processes for Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and other infrastructure components across on-premises and cloud environments. + **Vulnerability Management & Remediation Ownership:** Partner closely with Information Security and operational teams to analyze vulnerability scan results, prioritize remediation based on risk, track progress against remediation timelines, and drive timely closure of critical and high-risk infrastructure vulnerabilities. + **Core Infrastructure Engineering & Support:** Provide tier-2/tier-3 operational support for Windows
and RHEL systems, troubleshooting complex OS-level performance, storage, networking, and boot issues for internal IT customers. + **Automation & Patch Orchestration:** Leverage PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, Python, enterprise tooling, and AI-enabled agents to automate patch deployment, pre- and post-validation, vulnerability response workflows, reporting, configuration management, and recurring system administration tasks.
Identify opportunities to use or build AI agents that assist with patch planning, remediation prioritization, maintenance readiness checks, exception analysis, and operational follow-up. + **Maintenance Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement:** Work directly with application owners, infrastructure teams, Information Security, and vendors to coordinate maintenance windows, communicate patching impacts, resolve blockers, and align remediation plans with business and operational needs. + **Compliance Reporting & Governance:** Develop and maintain patch compliance reporting, vulnerability remediation trackers, exception documentation, and recurring operational reviews to provide clear visibility into infrastructure risk, remediation progress, and areas requiring escalation. + **Operational Readiness & Documentation:** Maintain technical runbooks, patch procedures, validation checklists, rollback plans, operational ticket queues, and knowledge documentation to support