Senior Specialist - Architecture

Role Description

Senior Unix Patch Engineer BigFix RHEL AIX

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled 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 deep Linux infrastructure knowledge 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 will require coverage over weekends and nonbusiness hours to support planned maintenance When not patching this will be a M5 business hour role

Key Responsibilities

Manage endtoend 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 reporting 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 handson experience administering IBM BigFix for UnixLinux environments

Proven experience patching RHEL 7 8 and 9 servers using BigFix

Experience patching and maintaining IBM AIX systems

Strong 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 ShellBash is preferred

Excellent analytical communication and problemsolving skills

Preferred Skills

Experience with enterprise vulnerability management tools such as Qualys

Knowledge of ITIL processes change management and incident management

Experience working in highly regulated enterprise environments

Working Conditions

Must be flexible to work nonbusiness hours weekends and scheduled maintenance windows to support production patching activities

Participate in planned and emergency patching zeroday events as required

Ability to support accelerated vulnerability remediation initiatives while maintaining high operational quality and compliance

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