Senior Technical Architect

Maximum Salary (US): 198000Minimum Salary (US): 114000Job Summary 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. Key Responsibilities 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. Skill Requirements 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. Other Requirements