Patch Management Lead

JOB TITLE: Patch Management Lead

DEPARTMENT: Cybersecurity / Patch

Management LOCATION: Hyderabad

TYPE OF POSITION: Permanent

Interested can reachout @ [email protected]

JOB SUMMARY

The Patch Management Lead will own enterprise patch management operations, including patch planning,

prioritization, deployment governance, maintenance-window coordination, patch compliance reporting, and

remediation alignment with vulnerability management.

The role requires solid hands-on and leadership experience

with Tanium, Automox-to-Tanium transition, Tenable, Rapid7, TruOps, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, CyberArk, Okta, and

related infrastructure/security platforms.

Tanium Patch is positioned for patching and monitoring patch status across Windows, Linux, and Mac environments, while Rapid7 InsightVM and Tenable One Vulnerability Management provide

vulnerability context for remediation prioritization.

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead enterprise patch management operations across Windows, Linux, macOS, servers, workstations, and

endpoint environments.

- Own patch planning, prioritization, deployment schedules, maintenance windows, change coordination, and

patch compliance reporting.

- Manage and support transition from Automox to Tanium, including process alignment, operational

handover, reporting changes, and patch workflow stabilization.

- Use vulnerability data from Tenable and Rapid7 to prioritize high-risk patching activities.
- Coordinate with endpoint, infrastructure, application, IAM, and business teams to plan patch deployments





with minimal operational disruption.

- Track critical and high-risk patches, zero-day response items, emergency patching, and out-of-band patch

requirements.

- Review patch success/failure reports, troubleshoot deployment gaps, and drive remediation for failed or

pending patches.

- Use Tanium dashboards and reporting to monitor patch applicability, deployment status, reboot status, and

compliance.

- Coordinate with CyberArk and Okta teams where patching activities affect privileged access, identity

services, access controls, or administrative accounts.

- Work with endpoint security teams using CrowdStrike and SentinelOne to understand endpoint health and

risk exposure.

- Track risk acceptance and patch exceptions using TruOps or Cyberfusion-related workflows. • Define patch management SOPs, runbooks, maintenance-window calendars, escalation paths, and reporting templates. • Lead patch review meetings, stakeholder updates, and client-facing operational calls during USA hours. • Mentor engineers and review patch execution quality, documentation, reporting, and escalation handling.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, TOOLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Education:



Diploma/bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology or equivalent experience.

Experience:

- 6–10 years in infrastructure operations, endpoint management, patch management, vulnerability

remediation, or cybersecurity operations.

- At least 2 years in a lead or senior engineer role.
- Experience with enterprise patching tools, change management, and US client-support model preferred.

Tools & Technologies:

- Primary Patch Tool: Tanium,Tanium
- VM Input Tools: Tenable, Rapid7
- Endpoint Security: CrowdStrike, SentinelOne
- Risk / GRC: TruOps, Cyberfusion
- Identity / PAM: Okta, CyberArk
- Other: ITSM/ticketing tools, Excel, dashboards, reporting platforms

Certifications: ITIL Foundation, Security+, Microsoft/Azure certifications, Tanium certification, CEH, CySA+, or

equivalent.

TECHNICAL SKILLS SOFT SKILLS OTHER SKILLS

Enterprise patch management

using Tanium and Automox.

Leadership and mentoring. Compliance and audit support (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS).

Vulnerability-driven remediation

using Tenable and Rapid7.

Executive communication. Risk exception and compensating control management.

Windows, Linux, macOS, server,

and endpoint patching.

Stakeholder management. SOP, runbook, and process creation.

Change Management, Release Management, and ITIL processes. Problem-solving and escalation handling. KPI/KRI and dashboard reporting.

Reporting, compliance tracking,

and automation.

Client-facing communication. US-hours support and distrib

📌 Patch Management Lead (Hyderabad)
🏢 Shi
📍 Hyderabad