Cloud Patch Engineer

Job Description

• Skill Set :

  Cloud Platform Operations (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud)

• Total Experience :

  10.00 to 15.00 Years

• No of Openings :

  1

• Job Post Date :

  17/09/2026

• Job Expiry Date :

  31/10/2026

• Domain :

  IT

• Location :

  JACKSONVILLE [United States]

• Job Reference No :

  4107708

Job Summary

Cloud Patch Engineer

Location:- Jacksonville, FL (Day1 Onsite)

Type- FTE

Salary:- $150K- $160K Per Annum

JD:-

1. Patch Engineering & Platform Management

• Design, test, certify, and maintain operating system patching solutions, patch catalogues, and platform enhancements.
• Support OS patch engineering, patch tooling integration, and automation capabilities across infrastructure and cloud platforms.
• Validate, test, and release patches to meet production, compliance, security, and operational requirements.
• Manage patch lifecycle activities, including patch availability, validation outcomes, release readiness, and operational handover.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and documentation related to patch governance and platform maintenance.

2. Security, Risk & Compliance

• Integrate vulnerability assessment, security validation, and compliance checks into patch management and platform engineering processes.
• Ensure operating system and platform configurations comply with internal policies, regulatory expectations, risk controls, and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and risk teams to assess vulnerabilities, prioritize remediation, and strengthen the security posture of infrastructure platforms.
• Support compliance evidence, operational reporting, and audit activities related to patching, platform maintenance, and vulnerability remediation.

3. Automation & Continuous Improvement

• Develop automation for patch deployment, validation, rollback checks, monitoring, reporting, and release readiness activities.
• Use Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and scripting to reduce manual effort and improve repeatability across patching operations.
• Identify opportunities to optimize patching processes, improve release frequency, and support timely vulnerability remediation.
• Contribute to standardization of tools, processes, and engineering patterns across infrastructure platforms.

4. Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a technical point of contact for platform, infrastructure, security, application, and operations teams.
• Work with stakeholders to understand patching requirements, production dependencies, service constraints, and compliance expectations.
• Provide technical guidance and best practices for patch governance, automation, platform stability, and release management.
• Operate effectively within a cross-functional Agile team and contribute to knowledge sharing, mentoring, and engineering excellence.

Required:-

Senior-Level Experience:

• 10+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in platform engineering, infrastructure operations, DevOps, or patch management.
• Experience managing enterprise-scale patching activities across Linux and Windows operating system platforms.
• Proven ability to design, test, certify, and release infrastructure or platform changes in production environments.

Operating System & Patch Management:

• Strong knowledge of OS patch engineering, patch catalogues, patch validation, release readiness, and lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience with Linux platforms such as RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Alpine, or similar distributions.
• Experience with Windows Server patching, operating system maintenance, and enterprise platform support.

Automation, Tooling & CI/CD:

• Strong scripting experience using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Groovy, or similar automation languages.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar technologies.

Cloud & Container Platforms:

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with Azure or AWS experience beneficial.
• Knowledge of container platforms including Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, OpenShift, or similar technologies.
• Understanding of cloud-native deployment patterns, image lifecycle management, and platform reliability practices.

Security & Compliance:

• Strong understanding of vulnerability management, security hardening, compliance controls, and audit support.
• Experience working with cybersecurity, risk, and operations teams to remediate vulnerabilities and improve platform compliance.
• Ability to prepare evidence and support governance activities related to patching and platform operations.

Core Competencies:

• Excellent communication, collaboration, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to manage priorities across production, compliance, and operational demands.

The pay range for this role is $150,000 - $160,000* per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance and paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law). Ask our recruiters for more details on our Benefits package. The exact offer terms will depend on the skill level, educational qualifications, experience and location of the candidate.

“Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities. Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at [email protected].”