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Patch Research Engineer
Apple macOS Patch Catalogue Engineer — Patch Content Development
Location: Pune, India
Experience Required: 3–8 years (Patch Management / Vulnerability Content Development / macOS Systems Administration)

Role Overview
We are seeking a skilled Apple macOS Patch Catalogue Engineer to design, develop, validate, and maintain macOS patch metadata and deployment catalogues in support of enterprise patch management solutions. This role is responsible for building and sustaining an in-house macOS patch content repository covering both Apple OS updates and third-party applications — ensuring accurate detection logic, reliable installation behavior, compliance reporting, and consistent deployment across enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities
1. Patch Catalogue Development
Research and analyze security advisories published by Apple Inc. for macOS and related products.
Create structured, schema-compliant macOS patch metadata (version,



architecture, detection, installation, and compliance fields).
Build and maintain a centralized macOS patch catalogue repository.
2. macOS Update & Security Monitoring
Continuously track current releases of macOS and other supported Apple and third-party products.
Monitor Apple security bulletins and release notes to identify patch-relevant changes as they are published.
3. Detection & Compliance Logic
Develop and validate detection logic using macOS system profiling commands and utilities.
Apply working knowledge of OS builds, application bundles (.app), and package receipts (.pkg) to construct accurate version-detection rules.
Write and maintain automation scripts in Bash, Zsh, and Python to support content generation and validation.
4. QA & Validation
Perform lab-based testing across all supported macOS versions and architectures.
Validate installation success, rollback scenarios, dependency handling,

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