IT Infrastructure Engineer

Tanium; Emeryville (CA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance programs

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Tanium is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and manage our hybrid systems at Tanium. The role emphasizes automation, security, and reliability across on-premises and cloud environments, with a strong collaboration across IT and security teams.

Based in Emeryville, CA, you will participate in on-call rotations, maintain comprehensive system documentation, and communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Tanium offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in systems administration or similar roles in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Linux, Windows and VMware virtualization.
• Experience with Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Scripting with Bash, Python, PowerShell.
• Familiarity with Terraform, Vault, Ansible.
• Docker and Kubernetes experience; CI tools like GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage hybrid systems infrastructure.
• Automate deployment and operations for efficiency, scalability, and consistency.
• Collaborate with business groups to architect technology solutions.
• Keep documentation up to date and ensure secure configurations.
• Support incident resolution and day-to-day admin tasks.
• Participate in on-call rotations and cross-team projects.

Job description

Addison, TX; Bellevue, WA; Durham, NC; Emeryville, CA

The Basics

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.

This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week: Addison, TX; Bellevue, WA; Durham, NC; or Emeryville, CA.

What you'll do

• Embrace Tanium’s mission and core values.
• Act as member of ITInfrastructure Engineering team with a focus on systems management and project delivery
• 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,deployedand configured securelyand in alignment with best practices
• Leverage AI and automation tools extensively for daily tasks , integrations and operation and m anagement of IT and business services
• Follow the change management process for system configuration, installations, and maintenance
• Collaborate withother technicalteams to resolve operational challenges and streamline workflows
• Participate in projectsrelated to i I nfrastructure, business execution, security,etc
• Solve incidents andadministrativetasks related to infrastructure services andother escalations from end-user support.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, processes, andprocedures.
• Effectively communicate technical concepts and solutions to non-technical stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and productive working environment.
• Participateinon-callrotations
• Be a team player who isadaptive, self-motivated, andsolution-oriented

We’re looking for someone with

4+ years as a Systems Administrator, Operations Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Engineer or simil ar, with relevant enterprise experience in the following areas:

• Strong background with Linux, Windows and VM w are( 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

About Tanium

Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. Driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence, Tanium Autonomous IT empowers IT and security teams to make their organizations unstoppable.

Many of the world’s leading organizations trust Tanium’s single, unified platform for endpoint management and security toinnovate faster, stay resilient and move business forward with confidence, at scale. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business – visit www.tanium.com andfollow us on LinkedIn and X.

On a mission. Together.

At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.

As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.

Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.

What you’ll get

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $113,000 to $173,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.

• medical, dental and vision plan
• family planning benefits
• health savings account
• flexible spending account
• transportation savings account
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• life
• accident and disability coverage
• business travel accident insurance
• employee assistance programs
• disability insurance
• and other well-being benefits

Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, or other legally protected categories. If you require a reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening, completing an application, interviewing, or completing any pre-employment testing or requirements, please contact [e-mail] . For more information refer to the “Know Your Rights” poster which is available here - https://www.eeoc.gov/poster .