Senior Patch Management Analyst

The Group Technology Infrastructure (GTI) Central Patch Management Function is responsible for the overall oversight and governance of the Bank’s Patch Management process. In addition to the overall oversight, the GTI Central Patch Management Function provides specialist, independent governance and reporting services for a defined subset of on-boarded Asset Types within the Patch Management scope.

The GTI Central Patch Management Function:

• Is responsible for the content, publication, communication and clarification of the Patch Management KOD, supplementary KOD, Knowledge Articles and related training materials.
• Defines the requirements and guidelines for the creation, maintenance, verification, and quality assurance of patch deployment reporting.
• Defines the guidelines and specific requirements for undertaking Patch Management related risk assessments if required patches cannot be deployed into production.
• Provides timely and consistent responses to external questionnaires and regulatory queries relating to Patch Management.

What we’ll offer you:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family.
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits.
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year.

Your key responsibilities:

• You will be required to work closely with technology units to ensure accurate, complete and consistent patch reporting is established, sustained and timely and regularly provided.
• You will assist the technology units in the identification of efficiency improvements that can contribute towards improving the rate, success and consistency of the patching undertaken by the technology units.
• Establishing and operating new governance procedures and controls.
• The identification, establishment and adherence of new or enhanced KPIs and related IT risk/senior management reporting.
• The establishment of new and/or enhanced governance capabilities and associated reporting.
• The creation of new or enhanced patch management standards and guidelines.

Your skills and experience:

• A very good understanding of patch management and a broad technical understanding of IT infrastructure technologies.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and confidence to challenge professionally and ‘speak up’.
• Experience in undertaking risk management activities e.g. operating/performing control governance duties, identifying new risks etc.
• Good data analysis skills – be able to analyse provided reports.
• A strong team player ethic, working with dispersed teams across multiple countries.
• Experience in IT in large environments, operational experience and technical education.

How we’ll support you:

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities.
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards).

About us:

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion. We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.