Job Title: Linux Server Patching Engineer
Full-time
Job Description:
- Review and document new patches for each unique patch cycle
- Interface with Security to ensure security patches are in place for deployment
- Manage (Approve) Patch Content (WSUS)- Perform Pre patch validations and resolve issues- Build/Schedule patching RFC’s
- Create and Maintain Scheduled patching data
- Perform/Publish Pre/Post Patch Reporting- Add / Remove / Update Servers from patching including CMDB audits
- Manage Patch Deployment documentation including troubleshooting guides
- Execute, monitor, and validate patch deployments
- Perform basic trouble shooting and patch manually as required
- Page out Patch Analyst for patching process or tools issues
- Page out Operations and/or OS engineers (Unix, Wintel) for Server issues preventing patching
- Coordinate with change management, or OS engineers on other maintenance activities
- Provide patching coordination notifications
- Document Issues not resolved and create Incident tickets
- Document trouble shooting KB as new issues are found and resolved
Qualifications:
- Experience with the management and deployment of Patch Management systems. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working knowledge of the SCCM and CA-PAM for Windows and Ansible Playbook.
- Security hardening and patching
- Working knowledge with scripting languages such as .NET, Perl, Java, VB and PhP.
- Working knowledge and demonstrated expertise in vulnerability assessment and remediation.
- Working knowledge and demonstrated expertise with the Microsoft Windows and/or Redhat Linux, Solaris, AIX operating systems.
- Demonstrate verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently or as a member of a technical team.
- Self-motivated and be able to produce and perform with minimal supervision as well
- Excellent communication and customer interaction skills
- Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
- Must be a team player that is willing to provide support to a variety of tasks and to support unplanned high priority customer activities
- Must be available to work occasional overtime as required
- Must possess strong customer service and team skills, proven customer interaction and customer support experience
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Date Posted: 4/5/2018