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Patch Engineering & Platform Management\nDesign, test, certify, and maintain operating system patching solutions, patch catalogues, and platform enhancements.\nSupport OS patch engineering, patch tooling integration, and automation capabilities across infrastructure and cloud platforms.\nValidate, test, and release patches to meet production, compliance, security, and operational requirements.\nManage patch lifecycle activities, including patch availability, validation outcomes, release readiness, and operational handover.\nDevelop and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and documentation related to patch governance and platform maintenance.\n2. Security, Risk & Compliance\nIntegrate vulnerability assessment, security validation, and compliance checks into patch management and platform engineering processes.\nEnsure operating system and platform configurations comply with internal policies, regulatory expectations, risk controls, and audit requirements.\nCollaborate with cybersecurity and risk teams to assess vulnerabilities, prioritize remediation, and strengthen the security posture of infrastructure platforms.\nSupport compliance evidence, operational reporting, and audit activities related to patching, platform maintenance, and vulnerability remediation.\n3. Automation & Continuous Improvement\nDevelop automation for patch deployment, validation, rollback checks, monitoring, reporting, and release readiness activities.\nUse Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and scripting to reduce manual effort and improve repeatability across patching operations.\nIdentify opportunities to optimize patching processes, improve release frequency, and support timely vulnerability remediation.\nContribute to standardization of tools, processes, and engineering patterns across infrastructure platforms.\n4. Collaboration & Stakeholder Management\nAct as a technical point of contact for platform, infrastructure, security, application, and operations teams.\nWork with stakeholders to understand patching requirements, production dependencies, service constraints, and compliance expectations.\nProvide technical guidance and best practices for patch governance, automation, platform stability, and release management.\nOperate effectively within a cross-functional Agile team and contribute to knowledge sharing, mentoring, and engineering excellence.\nRequired:-\nSenior-Level Experience:\n10+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in platform engineering, infrastructure operations, DevOps, or patch management.\nExperience managing enterprise-scale patching activities across Linux and Windows operating system platforms.\nProven ability to design, test, certify, and release infrastructure or platform changes in production environments.\nOperating System & Patch Management:\nStrong knowledge of OS patch engineering, patch catalogues, patch validation, release readiness, and lifecycle management.\nHands-on experience with Linux platforms such as RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Alpine, or similar distributions.\nExperience with Windows Server patching, operating system maintenance, and enterprise platform support.\nAutomation, Tooling & CI/CD:\nStrong scripting experience using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Groovy, or similar automation languages.\nExperience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent platforms.\nExperience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar technologies.\nCloud & Container Platforms:\nHands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with Azure or AWS experience beneficial.\nKnowledge of container platforms including Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, OpenShift, or similar technologies.\nUnderstanding of cloud-native deployment patterns, image lifecycle management, and platform reliability practices.\nSecurity & Compliance:\nStrong understanding of vulnerability management, security hardening, compliance controls, and audit support.\nExperience working with cybersecurity, risk, and operations teams to remediate vulnerabilities and improve platform compliance.\nAbility to prepare evidence and support governance activities related to patching and platform operations.\nCore Competencies:\nExcellent communication, collaboration, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvement.\nStrong ownership mindset with the ability to manage priorities across production, compliance, and operational demands.\nThe 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.\n“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. 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