Senior Network Patch Architect (Hybrid/Remote)

Gdh Consulting, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (3 medical options)

401(k) plan

Employee referral program

Wellbeats membership

Job summary

GDH is seeking a Patch Management Architect to lead the development and implementation of enterprise patching across LAN, WAN, wireless, security, and cloud environments. The role focuses on defining standards, automation, and governance to ensure timely, secure updates while maintaining network availability.

You will partner with security, operations and project teams to optimize processes, document runbooks, and train operations staff. A hybrid schedule is offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise network engineering or architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical patching strategy and standards for diverse network platforms.
• Establish software version baselines, golden images, validation, and rollback procedures.
• Design automation and tooling for inventory management, vulnerability assessment, compliance, and scheduled updates.
• Assess risks and prioritize patching activities based on vulnerability severity, exposure, and business importance.
• Partner with security, operations, and project teams to implement and improve patching processes.
• Document standards, runbooks, and metrics; provide training to operational teams.
• Evaluate and select tools and technologies for automation, vulnerability management, and inventory.
• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies related to network patching.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance patch management efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies.

Skills

Enterprise network engineering

Network architecture

Firmware/software upgrades planning

Vulnerability management

Network automation (Python/Ansible/Net

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Palo Alto Networks

F5

Ansible

NetBox

NetBrain

Job description

GDH is seeking a Patch Management Architect to lead the development and implementation of enterprise patching across LAN, WAN, wireless, security, and cloud environments. The role focuses on defining standards, automation, and governance to ensure timely, secure updates while maintaining network availability.

You will partner with security, operations and project teams to optimize processes, document runbooks, and train operations staff. A hybrid schedule is offered.