Remote Patch Management Engineer - Windows & Linux

Humana; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Remote; USD 81,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plan

Job summary

Humana seeks a Systems Engineer - Patch Management to execute, monitor, and improve enterprise patching and vulnerability remediation for Windows and Linux servers and workstations. You will collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, vulnerability management, and change management teams to keep systems secure and compliant.

The role involves deploying updates with MECM/SCCM, Ansible, PowerShell, and Bash; managing deployment windows, remediation SLAs, and automation to reduce manual

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in systems administration, infrastructure operations, patch management, or a related technical role.
• Hands-on experience supporting Windows Server and/or Linux environments.
• Experience with enterprise patch management and automation technologies, including MECM/SCCM, Ansible, PowerShell and/or Bash.
• Experience troubleshooting operating system patching, deployment, and remediation failures.
• Understanding of vulnerability management, CVEs, and patch compliance concepts.
• Working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, networking, server infrastructure, and virtualization technologies.
• Experience working within formal change management and production support processes.
• Ability to analyze patch compliance data, identify remediation priorities, and drive issues to resolution.
• Ability to work independently on Level 2 incidents and remediation activities while escalating complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Execute scheduled patching for Windows and Linux servers and workstations across environments.
• Deploy OS and security updates using MECM/SCCM, Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, and related tools.
• Monitor patch deployments and validate successful installation within maintenance windows.
• Maintain patching groups, deployment schedules, and device targeting.
• Support accelerated patching and remediation of critical vulnerabilities with shortened timelines.
• Track patch compliance and remediation progress against SLAs and security requirements.
• Identify and remediate non-compliant, missing patches, offline systems, or recurring failures.
• Troubleshoot patching and deployment failures including client health and connectivity issues.
• Perform manual remediation when automated patching fails.
• Validate system health and patch compliance after remediation.
• Provide patching status, exceptions, and remediation reporting.
• Develop and support automation to reduce manual patching.
• Improve deployment success rates and reduce failure conditions.
• Maintain patching documentation and runbooks.
• Escalate complex issues to senior engineering teams when needed.

Skills

Windows & Linux systems

Patch compliance analysis

Independent work on incidents

Automation mindset

Tools

MECM/SCCM

Ansible

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Humana seeks a Systems Engineer - Patch Management to execute, monitor, and improve enterprise patching and vulnerability remediation for Windows and Linux servers and workstations. You will collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, vulnerability management, and change management teams to keep systems secure and compliant.

The role involves deploying updates with MECM/SCCM, Ansible, PowerShell, and Bash; managing deployment windows, remediation SLAs, and automation to reduce manual