Windows Administrator

Tata Consultancy Services; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Pune is seeking a Patch Management Engineer specialized in Windows to own end-to-end patch lifecycle for servers, desktops, VMs, and cloud workloads.

You will plan, test, deploy, and report patches while coordinating with application owners, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders; requires 4–12 years in infrastructure operations or patch management and strong knowledge of WSUS, SCCM/MECM, Intune, AD/GPO, Hyper‑V, VMware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent
• 4-8+ years of relevant experience in Infrastructure Operations, Security Operations, or Patch Management
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end patch lifecycle for servers, desktops, virtual machines, network devices, etc
• Plan and execute monthly, quarterly, and emergency patching activities
• Deploy OS and application patches across Windows, Linux, and cloud environments
• Coordinate patch schedules with application owners, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders
• Patch Cataloguing and Classification, Prioritize patch deployment based on risk levels, and business impact
• Track remediation of critical and high-risk vulnerabilities within agreed SLAs
• Testing & Change Management: validate patches in test/pre-production environments before production rollout
• Raise and manage change requests in ITIL processes
• Conduct impact assessments and rollback planning for patch deployments
• Participate in CAB reviews
• Develop and maintain patch automation scripts and workflows
• Identify opportunities to improve patch compliance and reduce operational effort
• Support initiatives related to platform modernization and security enhancement

Skills

Windows administration

Powershell

Patch management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent

Tools

WSUS

SCCM/MECM/ConfigMgr

Intune

Active Directory

GPOs

Hyper‑V

VMware vSphere

Tanium

Job description

Interview Mode : Weekend Walkin (Face to Face )

Interview Date : 05th Sep -26(Saturday )

Note : Only apply Pune Location candidates

Role : Windows admin

Experience : 4 to 12 years

Location : Pune

Patch Management Engineer / Patch Management Specialist (Windows)

The Patch Management Engineer is responsible for planning, coordinating, testing, deploying, and reporting operating system and application patches across enterprise infrastructure environments. The role ensures systems remain secure, compliant, and resilient against vulnerabilities while minimizing business disruption through effective patching strategies and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 4-8+ years of relevant experience in Infrastructure Operations, Security Operations, or Patch Management.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience managing patching across global infrastructure environments.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of Windows Server (2016/2019/2022) Administration and Powershell
• Good knowledge of WSUS (Windows Server Update Service) , Microsoft SCCM/MECM /Configration Manager , Microsoft Intune .
• Knowhow of Active Directory , Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Windows workloads on Hyper‑V , VMware vSphere, including VM lifecycle management , Tanium.

Key Responsibilities

Patch Management Operations

• Manage end-to-end patch lifecycle for servers, desktops, virtual machines, network devices, etc
• Plan and execute monthly, quarterly, and emergency patching activities.
• Deploy OS and application patches across Windows, Linux, and cloud environments.
• Coordinate patch schedules with application owners, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders.
• Patch Cataloguing and Classification , Prioritize patch deployment based on risk levels, and business impact.
• Track remediation of critical and high-risk vulnerabilities within agreed SLAs

Testing & Change Management

• Validate patches in test and pre-production environments before production rollout.
• Raise and manage change requests in accordance with ITIL processes.
• Conduct impact assessments and rollback planning for patch deployments.
• Participate in CAB (Change Advisory Board) reviews.
• Develop and maintain patch automation scripts and workflows.
• Identify opportunities to improve patch compliance and reduce operational effort.
• Support initiatives related to platform modernization and security enhancement.