Emerging Patch Management Specialist

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services company, seeks a Junior Patch Management Specialist to support the patch lifecycle for desktops, laptops, and remote endpoints. You will help identify patches, coordinate testing, deploy updates, and monitor status to reduce vulnerabilities in enterprise environments.

You will work with cybersecurity staff and senior admins to ensure compliance with standards, maintain baselines, and document results for audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 0–3 years of related experience in systems administration, IT support, or cybersecurity in an enterprise environment.
• Understanding of basic patch management concepts and familiarity with tools like WSUS or SCCM.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Current secret security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Apply foundational patch management principles to identify, test, and deploy OS and application updates across enterprise endpoints using standard patch management tools.
• Support coordination of routine and emergency patch cycles, including pre-deployment testing, change approvals, maintenance window planning, and rollback procedures.
• Monitor vulnerability and patch compliance reports, interpret risk levels, and remediate non-compliant systems with senior admins.
• Use basic network and systems administration concepts to understand dependencies between endpoints, servers, and networks during patch deployments.
• Assist with automated patch workflows, including scheduling, targeting device groups, validating installations, and documenting results for audits.
• Maintain documentation for patch baselines, deployment procedures, known issues, and SOPs for repeatable, compliant operations.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and vulnerability management staff to align patching with current threats and policies.

Skills

Patch management

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field

Tools

WSUS

SCCM

Job description

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services company, seeks a Junior Patch Management Specialist to support the patch lifecycle for desktops, laptops, and remote endpoints. You will help identify patches, coordinate testing, deploy updates, and monitor status to reduce vulnerabilities in enterprise environments.

You will work with cybersecurity staff and senior admins to ensure compliance with standards, maintain baselines, and document results for audits.