Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – Linux, Patching & Vulnerability Management (CI/CD Platforms)

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre in Bengaluru is seeking a DevOps Patch Management Engineer to take ownership of the patching lifecycle for critical tools and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in patch management, security compliance, and DevOps toolchains.

Responsibilities include collaborating with InfoSec, executing the patching lifecycle for various DevOps systems, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Candidates should possess strong Linux system administration skills and a solid background in scripting.

Qualifications

• Experience in a DevOps role, Infrastructure, or System Administration.
• Strong Linux system administration skills, especially RHEL or Ubuntu.
• Hands-on experience with patching and maintaining various DevOps tools.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the patching lifecycle for critical DevOps tools and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with InfoSec to assess vulnerabilities and apply security patches.
• Work with teams to plan patch windows and ensure compliance.

Skills

DevOps

Linux System Administration

Patch Management

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD Pipelines

Scripting (Bash, PowerShell)

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub

SonarQube

Docker

Jira

Kibana

Job description

Founded in 2020, RESG/DDS (Digital and Data Services) is the transversal IT department serving the IT Sector and Business Lines.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a DevOps Patch Management Engineer to take ownership of the patching lifecycle for critical DevOps tools and infrastructure across our physical servers, private cloud, and hybrid environments. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience in patch management, vulnerability remediation and DevOps toolchains.

Patch Management

• Own and execute the end‑to‑end patching lifecycle for tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, Docker, Nexus, JFrog Artifactory, Ansible, TeamCity, Jira, DeployIT and other DevOps systems.
• Maintain an inventory of tools, track versioning, and assess patch availability from vendors and the open‑source community.
• Apply patches to both physical and virtual infrastructure with minimal downtime using automated and manual processes.

Security and Compliance

• Collaborate with the InfoSec team to assess CVEs and critical vulnerabilities.
• Implement security patches based on priority and threat severity.
• Maintain audit trails of all applied patches and ensure systems meet compliance standards.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Hands‑on experience in using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or shell scripting.
• Update golden images, AMIs, and IaC templates with patched versions.
• Ensure cloud VMs (AWS, Azure) are patched using native or third‑party tools.

Testing and Validation

• Validate patches in pre‑production/staging environments before rollout.
• Develop rollback and contingency plans in case of patch failures.
• Monitor systems post‑patch using observability tools and logs to ensure service health.

Collaboration and Change Management

• Work closely with DevOps, Platform, and Application teams to plan patch windows.
• Submit and execute Change Requests (CRs) following ITIL processes.
• Provide regular reports to stakeholders on patch status and outcomes.

Required Skills

• Experience in DevOps, Infrastructure, or System Administration in an agile environment.
• Strong Linux system administration skills (RHEL, Ubuntu, etc.).
• Experience in patching and maintaining tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, Docker, Nexus, JFrog Artifactory, Ansible, TeamCity, DeployIT and other DevOps systems.
• Hands‑on experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with patching tools.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Kibana, ELK and others).
• Solid scripting knowledge (Bash, PowerShell) and working experience in Jira and Unity.
• Knowledge of ITIL practices for change and release management.

Knowledge of System Security & Compliance Management

Knowledge of system security & compliance management.

Why Join Us

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.