Consultant Automation of Patch Management and Deployment Infrastructures

Requirements

We look forward to your application, stating your availability and your hourly rate for remote and onsite assignments.

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• Very good German and good English skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office: MS-Office: Word, Power Point, Visio, Excel, Project, Outlook (CV)
• Certification in Project Management ICB (IPMA) Level D (or equivalent, e.g., PMBOK (PMI) CAPM, PRINCE2 Practitioner): Product training (CV or certificate)
• Administration of Windows Server operating systems in various versions (CV or certificate): 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, or 2022
• ITIL v4 Edition (valid certificate)
• Use of WSUS (Windows Server Update Services)
• Use of KMS (Key Management Service)
• Use of BMC TrueSight Server Automation
• Programming with NSHShell
• Administration of virtual Windows Servers
• Administration of RHEL and SUSE operating systems
• Administration of AIX operating system
• IBM Tivoli Backup Agent / Spectrum Protect for Windows, AIX, RHEL, and SUSE
• IBM Security Identity Manager Agent for Windows
• IBM Bigfix for Windows, AIX, RHEL, and SUSE
• Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows, RHEL, and SUSE
• CheckMK for Windows, AIX, RHEL, and SUSE
• SCOM for Windows
• Script creation Windows (PowerShell and Batch Scripting)
• Script creation RHEL/SUSE/AIX (Bash and ksh Scripting)
• Administration of MS SQL databases
• Support of MS Active Directory
• Process-driven work according to ITIL
• VMware vSphere
• VMware VMTools

Project details

01.01.2027

End: 31.12.2030

Remote (94%), Bonn (5%), Meckenheim (1%).

Support for the automation, expansion, and migration of patch management, software distribution, and activation infrastructures, as well as the deployment and security of server systems in a data center environment.

Administration and expansion of existing patch management infrastructure with BMC TrueSight Server Automation

Expansion and migration of the existing WSUS infrastructure (Windows Server Update Services)

Setup of new KMS (Key Management Service) infrastructure and maintenance of existing KMS systems

Other services to be provided in this context

• Creation of new update / installation packages and their distribution based on an existing architectural concept
• Setup, operation, and administration of multiple KMS and WSUS servers based on an existing architectural concept.
• The implementation of multiple geo-redundant server automation infrastructures in the data center network, as well as the creation of associated rights and role concepts for the project-oriented operation of these infrastructures based on an existing architectural concept.
• Setup of WSUS infrastructure in protected network areas based on an existing architectural concept.
• Migration and consolidation of existing WSUS infrastructure in the data center based on an existing architectural concept.
• Installation and commissioning of Windows Server applications such as web servers and databases based on an existing architectural concept.
• Creation of packages (applications and patches under Windows) for integration into the WSUS server infrastructure and the distribution of packages to the data centers based on an existing architectural concept.
• The activation of Windows Server operating systems and the use of a local KMS service
• The migration and consolidation of multiple existing KMS servers based on an existing architectural concept.
• Setup and maintenance of new KMS servers in secured network areas based on an existing architectural concept, as well as 2nd level administration of the KMS server infrastructures.
• Automation and execution of software and security rollouts on over 5,000 Windows, Linux, and AIX servers with BMC TrueSight Server Automation (BladeLogic).
• Creation and optimization of scripts with PowerShell, Bash, and NSH for the automation of administration, deployment, and troubleshooting processes.
• Security and compliance management including reporting and remediation of deviations.
• Administration and support of Windows servers (Core and VMware vSphere), Active Directory, as well as WSUS and KMS infrastructures.
• Installation and distribution of Windows updates, as well as error analysis and troubleshooting for automated deployments.
• Development of scripts and automations for EMC NetWorker, MS SQL databases, and Active Directory deployments.
• Process-driven processing of incidents, problems, and changes according to ITIL with IBM Maximo Asset Management.
• Start: 2027-01
• Duration: 48 Monate
• Remote: remote
• Location: Bonn, Meckenheim, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German