Security Engineer: Tanium
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 26, 2026. Cyderes ® scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the Role:
Cyderes is seeking an experienced Tanium Engineer to support the implementation, administration, and optimization of the Tanium platform across complex enterprise environments.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Tanium endpoint management, vulnerability management, patching, security operations, and automation. This individual will work closely with internal security teams and enterprise clients to improve endpoint visibility, strengthen security posture, and drive operational efficiencies.
Responsibilities
Deploy, configure, administer, and maintain the Tanium platform across enterprise environments.
Implement and optimize Tanium modules, including Asset, Discover, Comply, Patch, Deploy, Interact, and Threat Response.
Manage endpoint visibility, asset discovery, vulnerability assessments, and remediation activities.
Configure and maintain automated patch management and software deployment processes.
Monitor endpoint health, identify security gaps, and recommend remediation strategies.
Develop and maintain Tanium queries, dashboards, reports, and operational workflows.
Support endpoint security investigations and incident response activities using Tanium Threat Response.
Integrate Tanium with enterprise security platforms, including SIEM, EDR, ITSM, and vulnerability management solutions.
Develop automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies to improve endpoint management processes.
Troubleshoot Tanium platform performance, connectivity, agent deployment, and configuration issues.
Requirements
3+ years of experience in endpoint engineering, security engineering, systems administration, or a related technical role.
Hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and administering the Tanium platform.
Experience with Tanium modules such as Patch, Comply, Asset, Discover, Deploy, or Threat Response.
Strong understanding of enterprise endpoint management and vulnerability remediation.
Experience managing Windows and Linux operating systems in large enterprise environments.
Knowledge of patch management, asset inventory, endpoint security, and software deployment practices.
Experience with PowerShell, Python, or other scripting and automation technologies.