Senior Patch Management Executive (Banking, 1-year renewable contract)

Evolution Recruitment Solutions Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolution Recruitment Solutions Pte Ltd is seeking a senior IT infrastructure leader to own enterprise patch management, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure change governance across Windows, Linux, Unix, databases, and cloud environments.

You will supervise change reviews, risk assessments, testing, deployment, and rollback planning, while driving automation, orchestration, and IaC initiatives in a regulated banking/financial services setting, partnering with Cyber Security and Risk

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT infrastructure experience.
• Experience in large-scale enterprise or regulated environments, preferably banking/financial services.
• Hands-on knowledge of Windows Server, Linux/Unix, cloud platforms, and enterprise patch management technologies.
• Experience with patching and configuration tools such as SCCM/MECM, BigFix, Chef, Ansible.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure change management, risk assessment, testing, implementation, and rollback planning.
• Proven experience managing operational risks, stakeholders, vendors, and complex infrastructure change processes.
• Experience driving automation, orchestration, IaC, and process transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management and security risk remediation in enterprise environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with cross-team collaboration.
• Certs such as CISSP, CISM, ITIL, Microsoft, or Red Hat are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide patch and vulnerability management programmes across Windows, Linux, Unix, database, and cloud environments.
• Oversee infrastructure change governance, including change reviews, risk assessments, testing, implementation, and rollback planning.
• Coordinate patch deployments across complex and interconnected systems while ensuring service availability, security, and compliance.
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives using orchestration and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Partner with Cyber Security teams to identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities and manage associated security risks.
• Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and recovery activities related to patch deployments and infrastructure changes.
• Establish and improve patch management, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure change governance processes.
• Monitor patch compliance, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure changes against internal security policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Manage and coordinate with internal technology teams, vendors, and external partners to ensure timely and effective implementation of infrastructure updates.
• Act as a key stakeholder for audit, compliance, vendor management, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Prepare and present management reports on patch compliance, vulnerability status, operational risks, change activities, and remediation progress.
• Drive continuous improvement across infrastructure operations, security, automation, and change management processes.

Skills

Patch management

Vulnerability remediation

Infrastructure change governance

Automation

Orchestration

Infrastructure-as-Code

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Audit & compliance

Security risk remediation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

SCCM/MECM

BigFix

Chef

Ansible

Job description

Dear Applicant,

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide patch and vulnerability management programmes across Windows, Linux, Unix, database, and cloud environments.
• Oversee infrastructure change governance, including change reviews, risk assessments, testing, implementation, and rollback planning.
• Coordinate patch deployments across complex and interconnected systems while ensuring service availability, security, and compliance.
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives using orchestration and Infrastructure-as-Code tools to improve deployment efficiency and reduce operational risks.
• Partner with Cyber Security teams to identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities and manage associated security risks.
• Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and recovery activities related to patch deployments and infrastructure changes.
• Establish and improve patch management, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure change governance processes.
• Monitor patch compliance, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure changes against internal security policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Manage and coordinate with internal technology teams, vendors, and external partners to ensure timely and effective implementation of infrastructure updates.
• Act as a key stakeholder for audit, compliance, vendor management, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Prepare and present management reports on patch compliance, vulnerability status, operational risks, change activities, and remediation progress.
• Drive continuous improvement across infrastructure operations, security, automation, and change management processes.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of IT infrastructure experience, with significant expertise in enterprise patch management, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure change governance.
• Strong experience in large-scale enterprise or regulated environments, preferably within banking or financial services.
• Hands-on knowledge of Windows Server, Linux/Unix, cloud platforms, and enterprise patch management technologies.
• Experience with enterprise patching and configuration management tools such as SCCM/MECM, BigFix, Chef, Ansible, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure change management, including risk assessment, testing, implementation, rollback planning, and service continuity.
• Proven experience managing operational risks, stakeholders, vendors, and complex infrastructure change processes.
• Experience driving automation, orchestration, Infrastructure-as-Code, and process transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management and security risk remediation in enterprise environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage with Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Risk, Audit, Compliance, vendors, and senior management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to manage complex operational issues and risks.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, ITIL, Microsoft, or Red Hat are advantageous.