Network & Security Engineer (Patching)

About the role

Nxera is looking for a System Engineer to design, implement, maintain and support its growing infrastructure. You will join an IT team that builds scalable, highly available systems and network architectures, and will take care of the day-to-day upkeep of the global backbone and internet peering infrastructure, including regular patching, migration, upgrades and augmentation of systems supporting internal and external customers.

Key responsibilities

• Perform daily IT operations support for infrastructure, systems (network devices, servers, virtualization), data backup and storage, and IT assets.
• Manage vulnerability remediation across Windows/Linux servers, virtualization, databases, storage, network devices and third-party applications.
• Run vulnerability assessments, implement security patches and remediation, and track progress to meet security policies and compliance requirements.
• Work with the software development team on escalations, project implementation, redundancy and high-availability solutions.
• Manage IT vendors, outsourced partners and third-party service providers, and ensure systems comply with Nxera IT policies, including audits and remediation of non-compliance.
• Plan and run annual VAPT and ITDR, manage tech refreshes and upgrades, and manage software and hardware assets.
• Use predictive management (maintenance, capacity planning, reporting), troubleshoot servers, software, networks, security and applications, and maintain access controls, software licenses and security awareness training.

Required profile

• At least 5-8 years of experience in system operations and/or system design.
• University degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and a self-motivated team player.

Required skills

• Solid working knowledge of VMware, Windows, Unix, Kubernetes and other systems administration.
• Enterprise patch management tools such as HCL BigFix, Tanium, WSUS, SCCM/MCM or equivalents.
• Vulnerability management, CVE assessment and remediation across Windows, Linux and VMware.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure and GCP; experience integrating services and good understanding of internet technologies.