Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Management

- Develop, implement, and maintain the organisation’s patch management policies and lifecycle strategies.
- Lead and supervise a dedicated team of patch administrators and engineers.
- Set patching schedules (maintenance windows) to minimise business disruption while maintaining security compliance.
- Coordinate cross-functional efforts between Security, Infrastructure, DevOps, and Application teams.

Operations & Deployment

- Oversee regular patching cycles across diverse environments (Windows, Linux, cloud infrastructure).
- Test patches in non-production environments to evaluate compatibility and prevent outages.
- Manage emergency/out-of-band patching procedures for Zero-Day and critical vulnerabilities.
- Define and execute rollback procedures in case a patch causes system downtime or application failure.

Vulnerability Assessment & Reporting

- Partner with the Cyber Security team to prioritise vulnerabilities based on CVSS scores, threat intelligence, and asset criticality.
- Track patch compliance, success rates, and system coverage across all servers.
- Produce regular operational reports, dashboards, and executive updates regarding patch readiness and posture.
- Identify non-compliant, unpatched, or end-of-life (EOL)



assets and drive remediation plans.

Compliance & Governance

- Ensure patch management processes align with industry standards and frameworks.
- Maintain audit-ready records, change logs, and evidence of patch deployments.
- Lead quarterly and annual patch compliance audits.

Qualifications & Requirements Education & Experience

- Equivalent work experience.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in vulnerability management, patch deployment, or systems administration.
- Prior experience in a leadership, lead, or senior engineer capacity.

Technical Skills

- Expertise in centralised enterprise patching tools (e.g., Manage Engine, Ansible, Red Hat Satellite ).
- Deep understanding of enterprise operating systems (Windows Server, Linux/Unix distributions).
- Experience with vulnerability scanning engines ( Tenable/Nessus ).
- Familiarity with ITSM and Change Management platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira ).
- Scripting capability (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automated patch tasks.

Soft Skills

- Robust communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent problem-solving, crisis management, and decision-making capabilities.
- Ability to negotiate maintenance windows with business units effectively.

📌 Patching Lead Engineer (Navi Mumbai)
🏢 Zlendo Technologies
📍 Navi Mumbai