Windows Patching & Automation Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Write, maintain and troubleshoot PowerShell scripts for patch deployment, diagnostics, remediation and reporting
• ▹Support monthly Windows security patch rollouts, antivirus and .NET updates
• ▹Investigate Windows update and MSU installation failures using event logs, CBS logs, installer logs and error codes
• ▹Analyze logs and telemetry across multiple systems to find failure patterns and blockers
• ▹Use Kusto Query Language (KQL) to investigate deployment results and monitor patch and vulnerability compliance
• ▹Verify installed updates, packages, OS and runtime versions
• ▹Build, validate and publish patching components and packages with safe deployment practices across rings
• ▹Maintain dashboards, monitoring and compliance reporting
• ▹Coordinate with partner teams to resolve exceptions and blockers

Requirements

• ▹Hands-on experience with PowerShell scripting and automation, including writing, modifying and debugging scripts
• ▹Understanding of PowerShell's object-based pipeline and common filtering methods such as Where-Object
• ▹Strong debugging and troubleshooting across multiple systems using logs and telemetry
• ▹Working knowledge of Windows update mechanisms

Soft skills

About the company

Blueprint is a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, helping organizations across AI, cloud, data and product development.