Sr. Unix Patch Engineer

Title: Senior Unix Patch Engineer (BigFix / RHEL / AIX)
Duration: 6 month contract (could extend / convert)
Location: Remote, EST
Schedule: Will include a fixed, non-business hour schedule including nights and weekends (will have flexibility / give time off during week)

• Manage end-to-end operating system patching for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, RHEL 9, and AIX servers using IBM BigFix.
• Deploy security patches and emergency fixes in accordance with organizational patching SLAs and vulnerability remediation timelines.
• Configure, administer, and maintain BigFix content, Fixlets, baselines, actions, and reporting for Unix platforms.
• Integrate newly onboarded Unix systems into the BigFix infrastructure and ensure complete endpoint reporting and compliance.
• Monitor patch deployments, troubleshoot failures, and perform remediation to achieve high patch compliance across the environment.
• Generate compliance, vulnerability, and executive reporting using BigFix dashboards and reporting capabilities.
• Partner with Unix infrastructure, application, security, and operations teams to coordinate maintenance windows and minimize business impact.
• Perform root cause analysis for patch deployment issues and implement preventive improvements.
• Maintain patching documentation, standard operating procedures, and operational runbooks.
• Support automation initiatives to improve patch deployment efficiency and reduce manual effort.

• Strong hands-on experience administering IBM BigFix for Unix/Linux environments.
• Proven experience patching RHEL 7, 8, and 9 servers using BigFix.
• Experience patching and maintaining IBM AIX systems.
• Strong understanding of Linux server infrastructure, operating systems, filesystems, networking, and system administration.
• Experience integrating Unix endpoints into BigFix and validating agent health, reporting, and compliance.
• Knowledge of enterprise vulnerability remediation processes and security best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting patch failures and resolving deployment issues.
• Strong scripting knowledge (Shell/Bash) preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with enterprise vulnerability management tools such as Qualys.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes, change management, and incident management.
• Experience working in highly regulated enterprise environments.

• Must be flexible to work non-business hours, weekends, and scheduled maintenance windows to support production patching activities.
• Participate in planned and emergency patching (zero-day) events as required.
• Ability to support accelerated vulnerability remediation initiatives while maintaining high operational quality and compliance.

• Achieve and maintain patch compliance targets across Unix platforms.
• Meet enterprise vulnerability remediation SLAs.
• Ensure successful execution of maintenance windows with minimal production impact.
• Maintain accurate BigFix reporting and endpoint compliance.
• Contribute to improving automation, operational efficiency, and overall security posture.

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