Global Linux Patch & Lifecycle Programme Lead

Qube Research & Technologies; London; Hybrid; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative investment manager focused on data-driven, secure technology platforms. The Infrastructure team coordinates patching, lifecycle management, and remediation across a global Linux estate to ensure security, stability, and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Security, and Compliance to deliver auditable patching, asset tracking, and automation improvements while managing third-party

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating patching, vulnerability remediation, or infrastructure lifecycle programmes within Linux environments.
• Good understanding of Linux operating systems and infrastructure environments.
• Experience working with vulnerability management processes and remediation workflows.
• Familiarity with infrastructure change management and release processes.
• Strong stakeholder management across Engineering, Operations, Security, Compliance, and business teams.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and service providers.
• Experience maintaining asset inventories and lifecycle data using JIRA Assets or similar tooling.
• Strong organisational, planning, and reporting skills.
• Ability to balance security remediation priorities with operational and business requirements.
• Experience producing management reporting, risk updates, and programme status communications.
• Understanding of patch orchestration, automation tooling, and infrastructure automation practices.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code concepts and tooling.
• Experience working within financial services or other business-critical technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate Linux patching and security lifecycle activities across the global Linux estate.
• Plan and execute patching activities with multiple teams to meet business requirements.
• Coordinate patching schedules, priorities, dependencies, and remediation actions across stakeholders.
• Support change management to ensure auditable patching delivery.
• Maintain documentation on patching policies, schedules, ownership, processes, and escalation routes.
• Collaborate to improve automation, tooling, reporting, and patch deployment processes.
• Coordinate patching activities delivered by third-party providers and ensure compliance with standards.
• Partner with Security and Compliance to track remediation progress for audits.
• Manage asset and lifecycle data using JIRA Assets or similar tools.
• Produce regular reporting on patching progress, risks, exceptions, and upcoming activities.
• Identify blockers and risks and coordinate mitigations.

Skills

Linux patching

Patching coordination

Vulnerability remediation

Linux OS understanding

Change management

Stakeholder management

Vendors management

Asset inventories

Reporting skills

Patch orchestration

IaC concepts

Financial services experience

Tools

JIRA Assets

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative investment manager focused on data-driven, secure technology platforms. The Infrastructure team coordinates patching, lifecycle management, and remediation across a global Linux estate to ensure security, stability, and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Security, and Compliance to deliver auditable patching, asset tracking, and automation improvements while managing third-party