Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Tanium Platform Engineer to support and enhance a large enterprise environment. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on platform administration, custom content development, automation, and operational support.
This is not an entry-level Tanium administration role. We are looking for candidates who have built and maintained Tanium content in production environments and are comfortable troubleshooting complex endpoint management challenges.
What We're Looking For
The strongest candidates will have demonstrated experience administering Tanium in large enterprise environments and developing custom Tanium content rather than simply operating existing modules.
Required Experience
Proven experience administering the Tanium platform in an enterprise environment
Hands-on experience with:
Tanium server administration
Module configuration
Platform maintenance
Custom content development
Experience creating and maintaining:
Custom Sensors
Packages
Saved Questions
Strong experience with PowerShell and/or Python for automation and endpoint management
Experience integrating with the Tanium REST and/or GraphQL APIs
Strong troubleshooting experience across Windows, macOS, and Linux
Experience supporting production environments, operational incidents, and platform escalations
Working knowledge of endpoint security concepts, including telemetry validation, indicators of attack (IOAs), and alert tuning
Experience using Git for source control of scripts, automation, or platform content
Preferred Experience
Candidates with one or more of the following will be viewed favorably:
Experience with Tanium modules such as:
Patch
Deploy
Asset
Comply
Threat Response
Discover
Velociraptor administration, VQL development, or DFIR/live response experience
Experience with endpoint security tools such as CrowdStrike, Jamf Protect, or Sysmon
Exposure to logging technologies including Logstash, Beats, Elasticsearch/Kibana, or ClickHouse
Experience working with Docker or Kubernetes
Experience using AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, etc.)
Tanium certifications (TCA, TCO, TCP, or module-specific certifications)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Must Have
Apache Kafka
API Integrations
Certificate Management
Data Visualization and Metrics
Endpoint Security Engineering
GitHub
Incident Triage & Escalation
Linux Systems Administration
Logstash / Beats Pipelines
Platform Reliability & Monitoring
Postgres Database
Python Scripting and Automation
Runbook & Documentation Development
Security Logging
Tanium Platform
Telemetry/Observability (Grafana & Telegraf);
Windows Admin
Nice To Have
Ansible
Apache Hadoop , Apache Hive, Apache Spark, Apache spark ecosystem, Big Data
DevOps based tools like Terraform
DevOps Tools like Jenkins
Docker Containers
Velociraptor Incident Response
Notes:
Remote
