LINUX/AIX/Windows Patching L3 Professional

Job Overview:

Management Skills

Should possess strong leadership skills, People management, Vendor Management and Client management skills.

Patching Linux/AIX Responsibility

As a Linux/AIX Server Patching L3 Engineer, you will be responsible for managing the patching and updating lifecycle of Linux/AIX Server environments across the organization. You will work closely with infrastructure / platform / security teams and other stakeholders to ensure that all Linux/AIX servers are up to date with the latest patches and security updates as per customer compliance standards.

This role requires a high level of technical expertise in Linux/AIX server environments, Resolve critical patching or system update failures. This includes designing patch deployment strategies, maintaining compliance, ensuring minimal downtime, and handling escalations from L1/L2 teams.

• Patch Management:

• Plan, schedule, and deploy Linux(RHEL,Ubuntu OEL)/ AIX(IBM) and cumulative updates for Linux/AIX Servers (on-premises and cloud).

• Manage patching through tools like SecPod, Ansible Azure Update Management.

• Ensure timely and successful patch deployment to Linux/AIX servers across various environment (Production/ Staging/ Development)

• Perform rollback or remediation in case of patch-related failures

• Optimize patch cycles to reduce maintenance windows and improve compliance.

• Collaborate with the change management team to schedule and implement patching windows while minimizing downtime and impact on operations.

• Participate in change advisory board (CAB) meetings and maintenance window planning.

• Work with application owners and change management teams for patch scheduling.

• Patch Testing / Reporting Documentation:

• Develop and maintain patching testing procedures to ensure a safe deployment of updates.

• Validate post-patching results, ensuring that all systems are functioning as expected and there are no performance regressions.

• Maintain detailed documentation on patching procedures, rollback steps, and patch validation results.

• Update standard operating procedures (SOPs) and knowledge base articles.

• Security Compliance:

• Ensure that all patching activities comply with customer / security policies and industry best practices.

• Work with security teams to ensure timely execution of security patches and compliance with customer audit requirements/ standards.

• Stay informed on the latest security vulnerabilities and advice teams on urgent patching needs.

• Work with security team on vulnerability remediation not limited to patching but also configuration.

Secondary Responsibilities - Windows Server (L3):

• Patch Management:

• Plan, schedule, and deploy Microsoft security and cumulative updates for Windows Servers (on-premises and cloud).

• Manage patching through tools like SecPod, WSUS Azure Update Management.

• Ensure timely and successful patch deployment to Windows servers across various environment (Production/ Staging/ Development)

• Perform rollback or remediation in case of patch-related failures

• Optimize patch cycles to reduce maintenance windows and improve compliance.

• Collaborate with the change management team to schedule and implement patching windows while minimizing downtime and impact on operations.

• Participate in change advisory board (CAB) meetings and maintenance window planning.

• Work with application owners and change management teams for patch scheduling.

• Patch Testing / Reporting Documentation:

• Develop and maintain patching testing procedures to ensure a safe deployment of updates.

• Validate post-patching results, ensuring that all systems are functioning as expected and there are no performance regressions.

• Maintain detailed documentation on patching procedures, rollback steps, and patch validation results.

• Update standard operating procedures (SOPs) and knowledge base articles.

• Security Compliance:

• Ensure that all patching activities comply with customer / security policies and industry best practices.

• Work with security teams to ensure timely execution of security patches and compliance with customer audit requirements/ standards.

• Stay informed on the latest security vulnerabilities and advice teams on urgent patching needs.

• Work with security team on vulnerability remediation not limited to patching but also configuration.

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