Tanium Administrator--Work From Office

Job Role : Tanium Administrator

Should be willing to work in rotational shift

Job Summary:

Enforce, Threat Response, Comply, Interact, Patch, Deploy, Certificate Manager, Performance, Investigate, and Impact

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage, administer, and optimize Tanium modules, including but not limited to:

• Enforce

  : Configure and apply security baselines and policies.

• Threat Response & Investigate

  : Conduct real-time threat hunting, forensics, and incident response.

• Comply

  : Monitor and report endpoint compliance against CIS, NIST, and custom baselines.

• Patch & Deploy

  : Design and execute patch deployment strategies and software rollouts.

• Certificate Manager

  : Track, manage, and alert on endpoint certificates across the enterprise.

• Performance & Impact

  : Monitor and analyze endpoint performance metrics and operational impact.

• Interact

  : Build and optimize Tanium sensors, packages, and saved questions for visibility and control.
• Develop

  custom Tanium content

  (sensors, packages, dashboards) tailored to business and security requirements.
• Automate endpoint management tasks using PowerShell, Python, Shell, or VBScripts.
• Integrate Tanium with other tools (SIEMs, ITSM platforms, configuration management, XDR tools).
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and endpoint teams to support compliance, incident response, and operational efficiency.
• Provide documentation, training, and knowledge transfer to stakeholders and internal teams.
• Support lifecycle upgrades and health of Tanium infrastructure and endpoints.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in IT security or endpoint management, with at least 3 years of direct Tanium platform experience.
• Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with multiple Tanium modules listed above.
• Proficiency in scripting languages: PowerShell, Python, Shell (Bash), and VBScript.
• Strong experience building and maintaining custom sensors, packages, and scheduled actions in Tanium.
• Familiarity with endpoint hardening standards, vulnerability management practices, and threat hunting methodologies.
• Experience with enterprise OS platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and integration with Tanium.
• Familiarity with Intune, SCCM, JAMF, or other endpoint management platforms.
• Experience integrating Tanium with ServiceNow, or Sentinel.

Tanium Certified Operator or Tanium Certified Administrator certification.