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Job Title: Senior Unix Patch Engineer – BigFix / RHEL / AIX

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 6 to 10 years (Immediate Joiners)

Project-Specific Prerequisite SkillsLinux, AIX, BigFix Patching

Primary & Secondary Key SkillsLinux, AIX, BigFix Patch Management, Vulnerability Remediation

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Unix Patch Engineer with strong expertise in IBM BigFix to manage enterprise patching compliance and vulnerability remediation across Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and AIX environments.

The ideal candidate will have strong Linux infrastructure knowledge, hands-on experience administering BigFix for Unix platforms, and a proven ability to execute patching activities during planned maintenance windows while ensuring maximum system availability and security.

This position requires coverage during weekends and non-business hours to support planned maintenance activities. When not involved in patching activities, the role will operate during M5 business hours. Key Responsibilities

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 reports 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.

Required Qualifications

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.

Solid 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 is preferred.

Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Success Measures

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. Interested candidates kindly share your updated CV to [email protected] or WhatsApp to (phone hidden). Thanks & Regards,

Aruna.M

📌 Senior Linux/AIX Patch Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 ZettaMine Labs
📍 Bengaluru