Cloud Patch Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services· enterprise· Oct 17, 2026 · 10d ago
Jacksonville, FL
In office
Full-time
Principal
$90K–$115K
10+ years exp
Job description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
- 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 (GCP), 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.
Roles & Responsibilities
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.
Salary Range: $90,000 to $ 115,000 per year
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