Vulnerability Remediation Engineer

Job Title: Senior Vulnerability Remediation Engineer (Linux)

Location: Remote (New Orleans)

Duration: +Long term

Support a large-scale vulnerability remediation program across enterprise Linux hosting environments. This role focuses on executing patching, configuration remediation, operating system hardening, and operational support at scale across corporate and operational technology (OT) environments. The emphasis is on remediation execution rather than vulnerability identification, with Ansible and scripting used to drive consistent, efficient outcomes.

Responsibilities:

· Remediate vulnerabilities across Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, and related Linux environments.

· Deploy operating system patches, security updates, package upgrades, and approved configuration changes.

· Perform operating system hardening and compliance remediation while protecting platform availability.

· Develop, test, and maintain Ansible playbooks and reusable automation for large-scale remediation.

· Use shell scripting, Python, and other appropriate languages to automate repeatable operational tasks.

· Troubleshoot patching, dependency, repository, configuration, service, and automation failures.

· Coordinate with security, infrastructure, application, and operations teams to schedule changes and validate remediation effectiveness.

· Support remediation activities across VMware and Nutanix-hosted server environments.

· Document implementation steps, validation evidence, exceptions, rollback actions, and remediation outcomes.

· Maintain operational stability and follow applicable controls when supporting corporate and OT environments.

Qualifications:

· Hands-on Linux system administration and enterprise vulnerability remediation experience.

· Experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, or comparable distributions.

· Strong experience with Ansible, including playbook development, testing, deployment, and troubleshooting.

· Proficiency with Bash or other shell scripting; Python automation experience is strongly preferred.

· Experience with Linux patch, package, repository, and configuration management in large-scale hosting environments.

· Experience with security baselines, operating system hardening, compliance remediation, and post-change validation.

· Working knowledge of VMware and Nutanix virtualization platforms.

· Experience supporting production infrastructure through formal change, incident, and problem-management processes.

· Ability to communicate clearly, document work accurately, and collaborate across technical teams.

Tools and Technologies:

· Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

· Rocky Linux

· Ubuntu

· Ansible

· Bash and shell scripting

· Python

· VMware

Nutanix

Linux package, patch, and configuration management tools