Senior Cloud Patch & Automation Engineer

NTT DATA, Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA seeks a Cloud Patch Engineer to support enterprise patch management, automation, and vulnerability remediation across Linux, Windows, and cloud environments. The role emphasizes patch lifecycle management, IaC-driven automation, and collaboration with security teams.

Ideal candidates will have extensive IT experience, strong Linux/Windows patching expertise, and hands-on scripting with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Groovy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with at least 5 years in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or patch management.
• Strong experience managing enterprise patching across Linux and Windows environments.
• Hands-on experience with Linux platforms such as RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, or Alpine.
• Experience with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Groovy scripting.
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar automation tools.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). AWS and Azure experience is also valued.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, or OpenShift.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management, security hardening, compliance, and audit support.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, deploy, and maintain operating system patches across enterprise infrastructure.
• Manage the full patch lifecycle, including validation, release readiness, compliance, and operational support.
• Automate patch deployment, reporting, and monitoring using scripting and IaC tools.
• Partner with security teams to remediate vulnerabilities and maintain compliance standards.
• Support cloud and container platforms while improving platform reliability and operational efficiency.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

DevOps practices

Vulnerability management

Tools

RHEL

Rocky Linux

Ubuntu

Alpine

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Groovy

Ansible

Terraform

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GCP

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

GKE

OpenShift

Job description

NTT DATA seeks a Cloud Patch Engineer to support enterprise patch management, automation, and vulnerability remediation across Linux, Windows, and cloud environments. The role emphasizes patch lifecycle management, IaC-driven automation, and collaboration with security teams.

Ideal candidates will have extensive IT experience, strong Linux/Windows patching expertise, and hands-on scripting with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Groovy.