Operations Engineer

Aurecon; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Wellbeing

Recognition

Family support

Community volunteering

Career development

Job summary

Aurecon in Metro Manila, Philippines is seeking an IT Operations Engineer to own patching, vulnerability remediation, and administration of engineering apps. You will plan remediation activities, coordinate with Application Owners, Security and Infrastructure teams, and drive timely deployment across environments.

The role requires 3–5 years of relevant experience, a IT-related degree, Azure administration experience, and a proactive approach to automation, reporting and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of IT operations or security experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field.
• Experience managing 3rd-party Windows Desktop and Windows Server applications.
• Experience administering Azure-based infrastructure and services.
• Knowledge of patching, vulnerability management and audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and execute application remediation activities.
• Prioritize remediation based on risk and business impact.
• Deploy patches across environments in a timely manner.
• Track full vulnerability lifecycle: identification to closure.
• Validate fixes and capture remediation evidence for audits.
• Collaborate with Application Owners, Security and Infrastructure teams.
• Develop automation scripts for patch deployment and remediation workflows.
• Produce regular reporting on patch compliance and remediation progress.

Skills

Vulnerability remediation

Azure administration

Windows Server

IT security

Network concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT

Tools

Intune

Entra ID

Job description

The IT Operations Engineer role is primarily responsible for application patching and vulnerability remediation, ensuring remediations are planned, prioritised, communicated and executed effectively. This resource owns and directly executes vulnerability remediation, manages version upgrade testing and administers and supports various engineering technical applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and execute application remediation activities
• Ensure clear prioritisation based on risk, exploitability, age of vulnerabilities and business impact
• Ensure timely deployment of patches and vulnerability mediation across environments
• Track and report full vulnerability lifecycle (identification : remediation : validation : closure)
• Validate fixes and capture remediation evidence to meet audit and security requirements
• Serve as the primary point of contact for patching and vulnerability remediation
• Engage with Application Owners, Security and Infrastructure teams.
• Drive agreement on remediation approach, timelines, and outage planning
• Identify opportunities for standardisation and use automation where available to perform remediation tasks
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tooling for patch deployment and remediation workflows
• Produce regular reporting on patch compliance, vulnerability posture and remediation progress

Qualifications (Required)

• Having at least 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Experience managing and administering 3rd-party Windows Desktop and Windows Server applications, including application configuration, maintenance, user provisioning, licence management and troubleshooting
• Experience administering Azure-based infrastructure and services
• Practical knowledge and experience performing application remediation and vulnerability management
• Fundamental knowledge of various server and infrastructure technologies, including Windows Server environments, cloud platforms, networking concepts and storage management

Desirable

• Experience supporting Engineering Applications
• Familiarity with application lifecycle management, including upgrades and decommissioning activities
• Experience implementing and configuring SSO for 3rd-party applications using Entra ID
• Experience with Intune
• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate certification
• Background in IT Service Management (ITSM) and Agile Methodology

Benefits

• Flexibility - balance what matters most to you
• Wellbeing - we prioritise your health
• Recognition - your impact matters
• Family - support for modern families and carers
• Community - give back through volunteering days
• Career development - learn, lead and shape your career