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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Technical Architect - **Company:** HCL America, Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $114,000.0 - $198,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Agile Methodology, Ubuntu (Operating System), Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Windows Servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Release Management, Software Vulnerability Management, Information Technology, Patch Management, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** October 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2a610826be62cd4f ## About the Role 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. Must Have Skill CI/CD,DevOps - GCP ## Description * 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., 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.