Job Title: Patch Analyst 1
Location: San Antonio, TX.
Employment: Contract (6 months)
Industry: Energy and gas
Compensation: $ 34.1 -$ 41.22 per hour
Schedule: 40.00 hours /week
About the Opportunity:
- Track and document security releases from receipt through assessment, implementation, validation, or mitigation, including reporting on SLA adherence for implementation and mitigation deadlines.
- Coordinate with relevant teams and application owners to evaluate security releases and schedule implementation activities.
- Document service and change requests with appropriate dates and evidence of release assessment, approval, and implementation within configuration management and change control processes.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Monitor mitigation plans and implementation deadlines to ensure policy-aligned extensions and escalate to management when releases are at risk of missing required timelines.
- Ensure patch management processes and activities are documented accurately and remain compliant with client Energy policies and regulatory requirements.
- Generate recurring patch compliance and vulnerability remediation reports, including aging reports for open vulnerabilities and mitigation items.
- Maintain accurate metrics reflecting patch distribution performance, compliance status, SLA adherence, and risk exposure.
- Utilize automated software tools to evaluate applicable patches, validate remediation status, and report findings.
- Utilize reporting tools to develop clear, actionable operational reports.
- Support audit and regulatory activities by compiling and validating required documentation artifacts.
- Participate in patch compliance and coordination meetings, providing clear and concise status updates.
- Assist with process improvement initiatives related to patch tracking, reporting, and compliance workflows, as well as special reports and projects.
Work with SMEs to apply patches to applicable devices consistent with established procedures, ensuring operational constraints are respected What You'll Bring:
- High School Diploma or GED
- 3+ years of experience in administering or supporting Windows and Linux server environments.
- 3+ years of experience in generating patching or compliance metrics to measure effectiveness and consistency.
What Sets You Apart:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems.
- Understanding of software development lifecycle and experience managing patch lifecycle activities.
- Relevant professional experience administering vulnerability remediation processes.
- Knowledge of operationalizing security requirements.
- Understanding of configuration management and change control processes.
- Proficient in Excel (pivot tables, formulas, structured data analysis).
- Ability to execute assigned responsibilities independently within defined workflows.
- Strong documentation discipline in audit-sensitive or regulated environments.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and escalate appropriately when risks arise.
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in regulated critical infrastructure environments.
- IT auditing or security background.
- Cyber vulnerability management experience.
- Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable/Nessus).
- Experience with reporting dashboards or data visualization tools (Power BI).
- Entry-level security certifications such as Security.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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May 05, 2026