11 Oct
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Weekday AI (YC W21)
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Hyderabad
11 Oct
Weekday AI (YC W21)
Hyderabad
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Experience: 4+ yrs
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Job Type: Full time
We are looking for an experienced Patching & Vulnerability Management Specialist to strengthen enterprise security by identifying, prioritising, remediating, and continuously monitoring vulnerabilities across Linux and Windows environments .
The role requires strong hands-on expertise in patch management, vulnerability assessment, remediation, Linux/Windows administration, PowerShell, and Shell scripting . The ideal candidate will be comfortable working across infrastructure and security teams to reduce exposure, maintain secure systems, and ensure timely remediation of vulnerabilities in production environments.
Requirements Key Responsibilities
- Manage the complete patching and vulnerability-management lifecycle across enterprise IT infrastructure
- Identify, assess, prioritise, and track vulnerabilities across Linux and Windows servers and systems
- Analyse vulnerability scan results and determine appropriate remediation actions based on severity, exploitability, asset criticality, and business impact
- Develop and execute regular security patching schedules for operating systems and infrastructure components
- Coordinate with infrastructure and application teams to plan and implement patches within agreed maintenance windows
- Perform pre-patch assessments, dependency checks, implementation, and post-patch validation
- Monitor patch compliance and ensure critical and high-severity vulnerabilities are remediated within defined SLAs
- Investigate failed or incomplete patch deployments and coordinate corrective actions
- Use PowerShell and Shell scripting to automate patching, validation, reporting, system checks, and repetitive operational tasks
- Maintain accurate records of vulnerabilities, remediation status, patch compliance, exceptions, and risk acceptance
- Generate vulnerability and patch-compliance reports for technical and management stakeholders
- Support vulnerability remediation across physical, virtual, cloud, and other infrastructure environments where applicable
- Identify recurring vulnerabilities and recommend process or configuration improvements to prevent reoccurrence
- Work with security teams to support vulnerability assessments, security audits, compliance requirements, and remediation programs
- Validate that security patches have been successfully installed and systems remain stable after remediation
- Support emergency patching activities for actively exploited or critical vulnerabilities
- Manage patching exceptions and coordinate appropriate risk mitigation or compensating controls
- Develop and maintain operational documentation, patching procedures, runbooks, and remediation guidelines
- Continuously improve vulnerability-management and patching processes through automation and standardisation
What Makes You a Great Fit
- 4+ years of professional experience in patch management, vulnerability management,
system administration, infrastructure security, or a related field
- Strong hands-on experience managing Windows and Linux environments
- Proven expertise in patching and vulnerability remediation across enterprise infrastructure
- Strong understanding of vulnerability assessment, severity classification, remediation prioritisation, and security SLAs
- Experience analysing vulnerability scanner outputs and coordinating remediation across technical teams
- Strong proficiency in PowerShell and Shell scripting for automation and system administration
- Good understanding of Windows Server, Linux administration, operating-system security, and patch dependencies
- Experience with patch-management and vulnerability-management tools or enterprise security platforms
- Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to investigate failed patches and complex remediation issues
- Experience creating patch-compliance dashboards, vulnerability reports, and management-level status reports
- Understanding of security hardening, configuration management, endpoint/server security, and infrastructure best practices
- Strong knowledge of change-management processes, maintenance windows, testing, rollback, and production deployment practices
- Ability to work effectively with Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, Application, and Operations teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple vulnerabilities, remediation activities, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
- Proactive mindset with a strong focus on security, automation, compliance, and continuous improvement
📌 Patching & Vulnerability Management (Hyderabad)
🏢 Weekday AI (YC W21)
📍 Hyderabad