Windows SRE & Patch Management Specialist — PowerShell, AWS

Synechron is seeking a Windows Administration Specialist to support the reliability security and scalability of Windows-based platforms across on-premises and AWS environments.

The role will own Windows administration patch management automation observability and operational improvement. Success will be measured through improved patch compliance reduced operational risk reliable service performance and increased automation.

• Windows Serverand 2022 administration
• PowerShell scripting and automation
• Enterprise patch management using Ivanti or an equivalent platform
• AWS services including EC2 AMIs Systems Manager and patch baselines
• Monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog Dynatrace Splunk or Sumo Logic
• ITSM tools such as ServiceNow or equivalent
• CI/CD tools such as Jenkins Buildkite or equivalent

• WSUS SCCM/MECM or comparable patching platforms
• Terraform CloudFormation DSC or Ansible
• Git-based source control and infrastructure-as-code workflows
• Linux administration fundamentals

• Design maintain and secure highly available Windows Server environments.
• Own the full Windows patch management lifecycle including assessment scheduling deployment validation reporting and remediation.
• Operate and optimize Ivanti or equivalent patching solutions.
• Automate provisioning configuration patching compliance checks and operational tasks using PowerShell and IaC.
• Monitor Windows systems investigate incidents and resolve performance stability and security issues.
• Improve Windows hardening vulnerability remediation and patch compliance.
• Support Windows workloads build agents and services within CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with SRE platform application and security teams from design through production.
• Document standards procedures recovery steps and operational decisions.
• Contribute to blameless postmortems and continuous improvement initiatives.

Expected outcomes:

• Consistent and measurable patch compliance
• Reduced unresolved vulnerabilities and configuration drift
• Improved system availability and incident response
• Increased automation and reduced manual operational effort
• Clear current and reusable technical documentation

Essential:

• PowerShell scripting for administration reporting and automation
• Basic scripting practices including error handling logging testing and version control

Preferred:

• Python or another automation language

Essential:

• Ability to review operational data patch reports logs and compliance metrics

Preferred:

• Basic SQL knowledge
• Experience managing configuration or asset data

Essential:

• AWS EC2 AMIs Systems Manager and patch baselines
• Windows workload management in cloud environments

Preferred:

• CloudFormation or Terraform
• Experience designing resilient and cost-aware cloud infrastructure

Essential:

• Windows Server administration and Active Directory fundamentals
• PowerShell modules and Desired State Configuration concepts

Preferred:

• Ansible or other configuration management frameworks

Essential:

• CI/CD integration for Windows applications and build agents
• Git-based workflows
• Infrastructure-as-code and configuration management principles
• Incident change and problem management practices

Preferred:

• Experience with SRE practices service-level objectives and post-incident reviews

Essential:

• Windows security hardening
• Vulnerability remediation and patch compliance
• Access control encryption endpoint protection and audit requirements
• Maintenance window planning and risk-based change management

Preferred:

• Familiarity with recognized security and compliance frameworks

• Typically 35 years of experience in Windows Server administration site reliability infrastructure engineering or a related role.
• Demonstrated experience managing Windows patching at enterprise scale.
• Practical experience with Ivanti or comparable patch management platforms.
• Experience supporting production systems across on-premises and AWS environments.
• Experience automating operational tasks with PowerShell.
• Financial services or other regulated-industry experience is preferred.
• Equivalent experience gained through technical training certifications internships or progressively responsible infrastructure roles may be considered.

• Review system health alerts patch status vulnerabilities and operational dashboards.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance windows and patch deployments.
• Test deploy validate and report on Windows updates.
• Investigate incidents performance issues failed deployments and compliance gaps.
• Develop PowerShell scripts and automation for recurring tasks.
• Manage AWS-based Windows instances images and Systems Manager configurations.
• Participate in stand-ups incident reviews change reviews and planning sessions.
• Collaborate with SREs engineers application teams security teams and service owners.
• Contribute to CI/CD improvements documentation standards and operational runbooks.
• Make decisions within approved change security and availability controls escalating material risks when required.

• Degree diploma or equivalent practical experience in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
• Relevant certifications are preferred such as Microsoft Windows Server AWS ITIL or security certifications.
• Completion of role-relevant training in Windows administration PowerShell cloud operations security and patch management.
• Ongoing learning is expected through technical training knowledge sharing certifications and hands-on experimentation.
• Ability to participate in scheduled maintenance activities or incident response where required by the operating model.

• Critical thinking: Analyze technical evidence identify root causes and select proportionate solutions.
• Problem-solving: Resolve incidents systematically while reducing the likelihood of recurrence.
• Leadership and teamwork: Share expertise mentor peers and work effectively across disciplines.
• Communication: Explain technical risks plans and outcomes clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Respond constructively to changing priorities technologies and operating conditions.
• Innovation: Identify opportunities to automate simplify and improve reliability.
• Time management: Prioritize work according to service impact security risk compliance deadlines and operational capacity.
• Operational responsibility: Support sustainable practices by reducing manual effort unnecessary infrastructure use and repeat incidents.

SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.

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