IT Infrastructure Engineer, Tanium
$113-173k
+ equity
3+ days a week in office (Emeryville, CA)
Security & systems management platform
Be an early applicant
Security & systems management platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$113-173k
+ equity
3+ days a week in office (Emeryville, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide manageability and security at scale for anything with a chip.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years as a Systems Administrator, Operations Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Engineer or similar
- Strong background with Linux, Windows and VMware(or similar) systems administration and deployment
- Direct administration experience with Cloud Computing & Networking Environments. Azure (preferred), AWS, and GCP
- Experience with Bash, Python and PowerShell scripting
- Experience with TCP/IP networking and troubleshooting
- Experience with backups, high availability and overall infrastructure resiliency for cloud and on-premises technology required
- Familiarity with monitoring and management of enterprise systems running on physical and cloud infrastructure required
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code toolsets – e.g. Terraform, Vault
- Experience with Configuration Management toolsets - Ansible (Preferred)
- Experience with SAN storage arrays and troubleshooting
- Ability to estimate and manage cloud usage costs and identify and operationalize cost control mechanisms preferred
- Familiarity with CI tools - GitHub Actions (preferred)
- Familiarity with Docker and other container technologies (Kubernetes, Amazon ECS/EKS)
- Demonstrated ability to work with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, GRC, Product Engineering and other teams to drive architectural decisions for cloud and on-premises technologies
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly skilled IT Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in Systems Administration to join the IT Engineering team at Tanium. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and managing our hybrid systems infrastructure to ensure the availability, security, and maintenance of our systems
- Embrace Tanium’s mission and core values
- Act as member of IT Infrastructure Engineering team with a focus on systems management and project delivery
- Perform infrastructure deployment, management, planning, scaling, scheduling, etc
- Drive and enhance automation wherever possible in the name of efficiency, scalability, and consistency
- Work with a variety of key business groups to architect and implement technology and solutions
- Be accountable for ensuring all technology is documented, deployed and configured securely and in alignment with best practices
- Leverage AI and automation tools extensively for daily tasks, integrations and operation and management of IT and business services
- Follow the change management process for system configuration, installations, and maintenance
- Collaborate with other technical teams to resolve operational challenges and streamline workflows
- Participate in projects related to iInfrastructure, business execution, security, etc
- Solve incidents and administrative tasks related to infrastructure services and other escalations from end-user support
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures
- Effectively communicate technical concepts and solutions to non-technical stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and productive working environment
- Participate in on-call rotations
- Be a team player who is adaptive, self-motivated, and solution-oriented
Our take
For millions of companies, cyber security is high on the agenda, especially as remote working has become the norm. Tanium offers a security and systems management platform that allows real-time data collection at an enterprise scale. It covers customers such as AutoNation, GoDaddy, and Whirlpool who use the company’s software to stay abreast of the ever-increasing level of sophisticated cyber attacks.
A valuable tool for enterprises and government organisations, Tanium partners with leading platforms and service providers across the world like Google Cloud, Oracle and Verizon. In doing so, it allows security and IT teams access to accurate information on the state of endpoints, helping it to realise new levels of business resilience.
The company continues to innovate its offering through both further development and partnerships. For example, it collaborated with Salesforce to support IT service management, remote monitoring and management, and cybersecurity capabilities. It also made its autonomous operating system generally available to all commercial cloud customers in 2026, with more than 1,300 organisations adopting it in the first six weeks.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$150m
LATE VC
Oct 2020
$150m
LATE VC
Total funding: $805.7m
Company benefits
- Equity awards
- Generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan
- Family planning benefits
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Transportation savings account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Business travel accident insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Disability insurance
Company HQ
Lakeview, Kirkland, WA
Leadership
David Hindawi
(Executive Chairman)Before co-founding Tanium, David founded BigFix Inc, a systems management tool that IBM acquired, and Software Ventures, a leader in telecommunications software. They have several software patents in network communications and systems management.
Orion Hindawi
(Executive Chairman)Before co-founding Tanium with their father, David, Orion worked as the VP of Technology for BigFix, the systems management tool founded by their father. Previously served as CEO for Tanium.
Dan Streetman
(CEO & Board Member)Previously served as CEO for both Allvue Systems and TIBCO. Experience as EVP of Worldwide Sales & Marketing for BMC Software and as SVP of Worldwide Alliances & Channels for Salesforce.
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