Automation Engineer - Patching

Unisys•USA Remote, CT

About The Position

Unisys is seeking an Automation Engineer with 3–5 years of experience to replace repetitive manual tasks across Windows, Linux, storage, and backup teams with reliable, reusable automation. The role focuses on automating patch management using tools such as Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, HashiCorp Vault, Terraform, and the JFrog Artifactory suite, including Xray, Catalog, and Curation. U.S. citizenship and residency are required. The role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology, so applicants should be eligible for any required U.S. Government authorizations. The successful candidate will work with operations teams to understand patching cycles, identify and prioritize automation opportunities, and develop, test, deploy, document, and track patch management automation. They will also analyze ticket trends and report on automation coverage and reductions in manual effort and ticket volume.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and residency.
A BA/BS degree or equivalent experience.
3–5 years of experience in infrastructure operations, patch management, or related engineering roles, including patching automation.
Hands-on experience using Ansible, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and HashiCorp Vault to support production patch management workflows.
Experience analyzing patching tickets and incident data in ServiceNow or a similar ITSM tool to identify recurring issues and opportunities to improve patch delivery.
Ability to gather patching requirements from operations teams and translate patch cycles and procedures into repeatable workflows.
Working knowledge of Windows and Linux systems administration, storage, and backup operations, with experience supporting patch management across these environments.
Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar languages to automate patching tasks and validation.
Eligibility for any required U.S. Government authorizations if access to export-controlled commodities or technology is required.

Responsibilities

Partner with Windows, Linux, storage, and backup teams to understand patch management cycles and identify opportunities to automate patching activities.
Analyze ServiceNow patching tickets to identify recurring manual tasks and quantify their frequency and effort across Windows, Linux, storage, and backup environments.
Prioritize patch management automation opportunities based on patch severity, operational risk, and impact across supported systems.
Develop reusable Ansible playbooks and roles to automate patch management procedures.
Use Terraform to maintain repeatable infrastructure configurations that support patch management workflows.
Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines to package, test, and safely deploy patch management automation to production.
Manage secrets, credentials, and certificates required by automated patching workflows through HashiCorp Vault.
Use JFrog Artifactory, including Xray, Catalog, and Curation, to manage and secure artifacts used by patch management pipelines.
Validate automated patching workflows against existing manual procedures before replacing manual patching activities.
Track and report patch automation coverage and reductions in manual patching effort and related ticket volume across Windows, Linux, storage, and backup systems.
Document patch management procedures, Ansible playbooks, and pipeline configurations for Windows, Linux, storage, and backup environments.
Review patching ticket trends regularly to identify recurring manual work and keep the patch automation backlog current.